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April: Influence-ability: Turning Observations to Action

Posted on February 29, 2012 by 1 Comment
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Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2012       Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Influence is the ability to create action in others! No matter your role or level in an organization, as a professional you need to be able to build rapport, relationships, and the desire of others to work with you to accomplish tasks and goals. In this webinar, you will Learn the elements of successful influence Learn the importance of clarity in support and action desired in others How to observe the behaviors and preferences of others as cues to what may create motivation to act And much more... As part of this webinar, participants will be able to share specific challenges in creating support and action. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees: Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees: Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer   … [Read more...]

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July: Coaching-Based Leadership

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Coaching, leadership, success

Wednesday: July 25, 2012              Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Coaching-based leadership – integrating coaching approaches into one’s leadership style – is essential for keeping pace with the ever-increasing rate of change. The old command-and-control approach that seeks compliance breaks down in chaotic environments. Coaching creates engagement, so that people can face chaos with confidence. Coaching creates teachable moments and fosters learning organizations. Learn some simple, yet powerful ways to use coaching approaches in your day-to-day interactions. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees: Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees: Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer … [Read more...]

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A Fresh Look at Leadership Development

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Leave a Comment
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Date: Wednesday, November 14th, Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT Leadership development is a booming $60 billion-a-year industry. This webinar is designed to support those charged with providing leadership development as they navigate the vast array of workshops, programs, instruments, assessments, publications, and services -- and avoid falling into traps and pitfalls that impede successful outcomes. We will explore three key decision points related to implementing leadership development and provide an opportunity for participants to identify action steps within each of the following three realms: Creating an integrated process of leadership development rather than a series of events or programs Extending beyond developing individual leaders to growing the organization's capabilities for leadership Incorporating 21st Century leadership insights and concepts and the latest research, rather than relying on traditional management or individual influence and compliance gaining Join us in this conversation with peers and colleagues to put some fresh thinking around how you deliver leadership development and begin to pinpoint some strategies and actions for implementation! After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar. System Requirements PC-based attendees: Required: Windows® 7, Vista, XP or 2003 Server Macintosh®-based attendees: Required: Mac OS® X 10.5 or newer … [Read more...]

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Top 10 Strategies for August

Posted on August 2, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Strategic Communications In thinking about this month's Top Ten Strategies for Tuesday on strategic communications, we’ve consulted two great references: • "Why Transformation Efforts Fail," an article by John Kotter published in Harvard Business Review (April 1995) • Leading in Times of Significant Change and Uncertainty: Straight Talk from Senior Leaders, a book by Joe Raia, founder and President of Glimmer Glass Consulting and Training.  This book contains some great quotes and practical advice from senior leaders on how to more effectively lead during times of change. I will provide more information on some of the 10 suggestions for strategic communication during this month's webcast, which we're hosting on August 25 and will focus on low-cost, high-impact organizational development tools.  I encourage all of you to attend the session to learn about how organizations are strategically communicating and managing during these times of change. 1. Make sure that town hall meetings and one-on-one conversations provide not only a forum for senior leaders to explain strategy, but also serve as a place where specific questions can be answered. “As the business evolves during these changing times, a premium will be placed on the leaders’ communication with their employees. It is critical that employees have easy access to the leaders and that the leaders are prepared to answer questions. . . .” 1  During times of change, it is so important that leaders be as honest and transparent as possible and share as much information as possible. 2. Several specific suggestions for disarming the rumor mill: • Communicate early and often • Be as honest and transparent as possible • Share as much information as possible “Fear of the unknown generates more anxiety than anything else. . . . Sharing information is crucial.  Give people what they need to form opinions and to make decisions—based on facts, data and reality . . … [Read more...]

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3 Great Questions for Thursday

Posted on July 20, 2011 by Leave a Comment
Strategic Thinking

Questions of Engagement   1. What are you doing to engage your employees in managing their own performance?   2. What do you do to create a culture of excellence in your organization?   3. What consequences do you enforce when employees and managers do not meet performance and conduct expectations?       We'd love you to share your answers below.   Maureen Caughran   Strategic Partnerswww.spisolutions.com  … [Read more...]

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Three Great Questions for Thursday

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Leave a Comment
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Questions of Leadership There is no doubt about it -- leaders in organizations are under increasing pressure to  produce results and meet multiple demands. In a recent survey conducted by PPS International Limited, nearly 75% of respondents rated "The ability to balance or integrate conflicting demands" as critical to leadership success. It's doubtful that this comes as a surprise to anyone in organizations: If you represent Human Resources, you see the challenge in the questions you get from your internal partners. If you are a leader--you feel the pressure and demands from your staff and your manager. If you are an individual contributor--you know the support you expect from your own supervisor, who is often carrying his or her own project load. Given these demands, consider that your leadership development efforts can support the stretched-thin manager in meeting these demands by answering for them three main questions: 1. What is expected of me as a leader in this organization now and into the future? Regardless of tenure, title, or track, leaders want to know what the standard for performance is. They want a picture of success that is prioritized and achievable. Through your leadership development process, you can provide leaders with a success profile and support this with tools and skills to achieve it. 2. How well do I meet these expectations? A robust leadership development process not only presents the picture of success, but provides a way for individuals to gauge how they are doing. Through formal and informal assessment and feedback processes, participants in leadership development efforts find their strengths and Achilles' Heels. 3. How can I become more efficient and skillful?  A comprehensive leadership development process ensures that leaders can perform skills that make their lives easier. Leadership development that is focused on concepts rarely results in behavior change. However, a skill-building … [Read more...]

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Linkage’s Leadership Institute: Oct 26 – 29 in Washington, DC

Posted on August 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Linkage Leadership Institute

Linkage, a partner of Strategic Partners, is offering clients of Strategic Partners the opportunity to attend the Linkage Leadership Institute. The mission of the Institute is to develop better leaders so that they can reach higher levels of success and produce better results for their organizations. The Institute accomplishes this mission by developing essential competencies and skills, introducing new approaches and global best practices, and inspiring personal commitment to development that lasts a lifetime. The core of the experience is a four-day immersion program that integrates the best learning methods employed by university executive education programs and leadership academies to deliver accelerated growth. The Institute will be led by leading faculty who will work to challenge your existing leadership framework and provide new insight for sustainable behavioral change. Participants of past sessions include managers and leaders who have sustained high performance in current and past jobs, demonstrated the ability to take on increased responsibility, high levels of proficiency for baseline leadership skills and competencies, perceived long term commitment and dedication to their organization, and been targeted as successor candidates. The GSA rate is $3,595. Standard tuition is $3,995. Download the Linkage Leadership Institute brochure for more information. … [Read more...]

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