The Leader’s Crash Course

Leadership basics in an afternoon…

All sessions are free - come for 1, 2, 3, or all 4

  • Crash Course on Personality

    1:00 - 1:45 pm | Online

    The single best thing you can do as a leader is know thyself.

    There are lots of personalities and frameworks out there and perhaps you already have a favorite of your own. But have you heard of the Five Factor Model - the current standard for academicians and researchers who study personality?

    I’ll provide some context for different thoughts on personality through the ages and then show you why the Five Factor model is worth considering if you really want to grow and develop as a leader.

  • Crash Course for New Leaders

    2:00 - 2:45 pm | Online

    Congratulations, you’ve been promoted! Your technical skills got you noticed and leaders think you have potential. But the world is filled with leaders who found leading people a lot more challenging than not leading people.

    There are million things to think about as a new manager, but I’ll give you some tips on three that make everything easier - employee engagement, employee performance, and employee retention. Why those? Because what get’s measured gets done and organizations generally measure them.

  • Crash Course for Change Leaders

    3:00 - 3:45 pm | Online

    The life of a leader is never dull. New bosses to please, shifts in strategy to manage, reorgs to lead your people through, disruptions in technologies and processes. It’s a lot. If you don’t have a way to manage change and transition - and you sense that your organization doesn’t either - you’ll always be fighting fires and falling short.

    I’ll introduce you to the personality and the psychology of change and give you some tools that can help it go a bit more smoothly. You’re people will thank you for it.

  • Crash Course for Plateaued Leaders

    4:00 - 4:45 pm | Online

    Has your career or the career of someone you love hit a wall? Maybe through:

    • a lower-than-expected performance appraisal?

    • a smaller raise than peers?

    • being passed over for promotion or passed by others you used to lead?

    The organization may be sending you a message that they’re evaluating you differently than other leaders.

    If so, it’s time to begin the hard work to see what’s blocking you from being the leaders that others want to follow.