Succession Planning
Session Description Much of your leadership style may be unique, but that doesn’t mean you can’t pass on its essence. Strategic leadership means planning for continuity when a major departure occurs. This course will teach you how to build an effective succession plan and lead key members of your team to build theirs as well. Learning ObjectivesUnderstanding the value of succession planningUnderstanding how to plan for your successionUnderstanding how to lead key team members in building their succession plans Methodology LectureDiscussionTarget Audience Mid- to senior level leaders
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5 Strategies to Maintain Employee Engagement Through Turbulent Times
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Building Effective Relationships at Work
Session Description: “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” – African proverb It’s rare at work that we can achieve everything we want to on our own. Working with other people and building effective relationships at work is the key to success – ours and our team’s. In this session, we will explore what makes some relationships work better than others, how trust can be built quickly and effectively, strategies for identifying and investing in our most important relationships as well as some tips for what to do when it all goes wrong! Learning Objectives: Identifying the relationships at work that are most important to usLearning techniques to create rapport and build trustExploring how to defuse common tensions and resolve misunderstandings earlyUnderstanding what to do to make authentic investments in the relationships that really countMethodology: Highly interactiveSharing strategies, tips, and toolsFacilitated group discussionsIncludes introduction to DiSC behavioral styles modelAction planning for accountability and sustainable changeTarget Audience: Leaders at all levelsHigh-potential individual contributorsStaff at all levels
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