In Crash Course for Creative Leadership, you'll learn...
- How to gain control of your schedule and priorities and free up energy for what’s really important
- How to inject fun and excitement into hard work and long hours
- 5 characteristics of highly innovative teams
- How to fire up employees with passion that makes the impossible possible
- And much more!
Organizations are crying out for leaders who are bold, innovative, flexible and adept at performing “out of the box.” Is that you?
In this one-of-a-kind leadership event, we’ll show you how to exercise your creativity. Challenge old assumptions. Lead teams in totally new directions. Foster creative thinking and problem solving in every employee. Ho-hum leadership that gets less-than-stellar results will be a thing of the past—you’ll be able to step up to the plate and start innovating and enjoy the results your new skills bring to your career.
WORKSHOP AGENDA
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How to step up to the plate and start innovating+
- Priceless advice on how to become a catalyst for action in your organization
- What creative leaders do that’s so different—and so incredibly effective
- Developing the qualities of a 21st century leader
- The secret to shining in a crisis mode
- How to gain control of your schedule and priorities and free up energy for what’s really important
- Yes, you can be visible and approachable—without becoming “just one of the folks”
- Secrets revealed! How true leaders gain the respect of employees and the support of superiors
- How to stay open to criticism—there’s no better reality check!
- How to trick your brain out of the conventional thinking rut
Your workplace: Fun, energized, excited+
- The magic that occurs when you give employees room to learn—and permission to make mistakes
- How to inject fun and excitement into hard work and long hours
- A great blueprint for building a “Yes we can do that!” culture
- How to follow through and follow up to turn great ideas into results
- How to boldly question the status quo—and step back while employees accomplish the extraordinary
- Cool ways to transform your organization into a talent magnet
- A sure-fire cure for the “we’ve always done it this way” disease
Communication styles for greater respect and rewards+
- How gifted communicators reach out, make people feel good and inspire pride
- How to listen between the lines for blazing flashes of insight into people and problems
- How to be clear as a bell when you speak and write
- How to give employees the “green light” to begin thinking and acting in new and creative ways
- You’ve got a vision—now express it in a way employees can understand, relate to and internalize
- How to really connect with employees—both individually and in groups
- Radical new ways to turn pointless meetings into idea machines
Rekindle the can-do spirit in your team+
- Micromanaging doesn’t work! How to “let go”—and let creativity reign
- How to wake up stale teams and sweep away mental cobwebs
- 5 characteristics of highly innovative teams
- How to delegate … empower … and make it stick
- Down with flip charts: How to lead truly productive brainstorming sessions
- No one wants to underperform, but so many do—now you’ll know why
- How to fuel teams to keep pressing on until they succeed
Be masterful at coaching, counseling and disciplining+
- Combating your worst performance headaches with new success: Absenteeism, tardiness, negativity, low productivity and more
- How to give meaningful feedback that turns around complainers, whiners, backstabbers and do-nothings
- How to expect the best out of people—and get it
- Important! How to keep healthy disagreements from turning ugly
- Dealing with the harsh reality that you may be part of the problem!
- How to build on people’s strengths rather than trying to fix their weaknesses
- The all-time best ways to zap damaging turf battles
- How to criticize and correct without demoralizing
The motivation factor: Turn it on+
- How to fire up employees with passion that makes the impossible possible
- How to give away the credit—and gain the undying loyalty of employees
- Great tips for boosting sagging morale
- How to surround yourself with problem solvers
- Motivation in a nutshell: Give them the power to succeed—and fail
- How to put the magic of compliments to work
- A short list of highly motivational phrases for leaders
