The Power of Speech Acts: Make Things Happen with Active Language Choices
Session Description There are seven different types of speech acts that drive all communication. Expressions, factual statements, directives, requests, apologies, declarations, and commitment statements fall into two categories. One category is passive with words that do not always create forward action. The other is a generative category that produces results. This session highlights the power of using all seven with a fluency that creates purposeful and effective change in the workplace. Learning Objectives Learning the distinctions of speech actsIdentifying the dominant discourse within your organizationDiscovering how your preferences for language may be working or hinderingCreating awareness of how using all seven of the speech acts with fluency can produce powerful results Methodology Instruction/LectureIndividual activitiesLarge group discussion and Q&A Target Audience Leaders at all levelsStaff at all levels
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Clarifying Your Team’s Purpose and Strategy
Session Description Truly effective leaders can focus their teams on a clear purpose and help individuals on their teams understand how their work connects to the organizations mission and strategy. The problem in many organizations, is that workers know the tasks that make up their job descriptions, but they don’t often know how their work contributes to the objectives of the organization. In this full day workshop, participants gain a clear understanding of their own purpose and how their team fits into the organization’s strategy and mission. Participants then learn how to create a crystal-clear strategy for achieving team goals as they relate to the organization’s mission and success. Learning Objectives Communicate the link between the work of your team to the organizations mission and objectivesCreate an understanding for your team of their jobs and how they link to the organization’s key goalsApply a Resource generator model based on the drivers of your organizationCreate a Team Purpose Statement that will motivate and inspire your team Methodology Self and team assessmentLectureDiscussionIndividual reflection, paired and group exercises Target Audience Leaders at all levelsHigh-potential individual contributorsProject/Program managers
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Session Description While all managers should develop a coaching skillset, anyone can learn to be a coach and apply coaching principles in any direction. This course will provide fundamental concepts that will help build an organization of coaches regardless of title, using coaching strategies to deepen thinking and promote personal and professional growth. Learning Objectives Understand the behavioral differences between managing and coaching.Learn to recognize when coaching, managing or both are appropriate responses to a situation.Use job descriptions as foundations for analyzing what to coach and what to manage.Explore basic mentoring concepts.Learn basic coaching skills and how to use them.Learn basic accountability strategies. Methodology LectureDiscussionReflective Group Activities and Action PlanningTarget Audience Leaders at all levels