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EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT
BUILDING A MATURE WORKFORCE
THE LEADERSHIP MIRROR - MATURE LEADERSHIP PROGRAM
High-Impact Leadership Program - Take a Look at Yourself in the Leadership Mirror & Learn to Listen
This two-day program has everything to build self-aware and a well-functioning team, a mature workplace where individuals:
Can put their problem on the table and find the solution.
Are comfortable with the truth and use that for the benefit of everyone.
Commit to the long-term.
Are not ruled by emotions.
Learn to play with differences gracefully and with outcomes.
Responsible for their performance.
Know their own and their team's strengths and dynamics.
This program gets the team to look in the mirror and understand how they function. It is designed to address issues nobody wants to address and to build self-awareness that is often missing from leadership programs. Using Gallup's Strengths and Personality (The Big Five) assessment participants deep dive into individual and team characteristics. This program has been extremely useful not only for the teams within organizations but also for the individuals in their personal lives.
RESILIENT LEADERSHIP WORKSHOP
Harvard Business School Case Study
In this 1-Day program, leaders will gain insight into leading through adversity through the example of explorer Ernest Shackleton and his historic Endurance expedition.
They will discover lessons in building a team, learning from bad bosses, and cultivating empathy.
It has both inspirational lessons and things we don’t want to do. This duality makes Shackleton such a compelling case, knocking him off a mythologized pedestal of leadership into the messy stew of humanity, where good and bad, success and failure coexist.
Resilient leaders have the ability to sustain their energy level under pressure, cope with disruptive changes and adapt. They bounce back from setbacks and overcome major difficulties without engaging in dysfunctional behaviour or harming others.
Key learning
Part of Shackleton's story is about leading under moments of great uncertainty when the game is constantly changing.
It is all about:
- Positive outlook
- Team cohesion
- Honesty
- Engagement
ONLY FOR ALPHA MALES
ALPHA: HIGHLY INTELLIGENT, CONFIDENT & SUCCESSFUL. WE GET YOU FROM A - B
THE ELITE CLUB
This is not for everyone. I get to pick and choose my clients for this program because it is for very specific people whom I know I’m best equipped to serve and whom I’ll enjoy working with. I'll gladly refer you elsewhere if you’re not in this lane.
Alphas are dangerous, highly intelligent, confident, and successful men who aren't happy unless they're the top dogs.
So why do they need coaching or taming?
Because their strengths can make them very challenging and frustrating to work with. Their strengths need to be brought under control. The alphas I've worked with think very fast, have opinions about everything, and they rarely admit that those opinions might be wrong or incomplete. Taming or balancing out their strengths is essential, especially when alphas are wounded. Hurt alphas can cause severe damage to the people around them in the form of dominance, aggression, and control.
As the alpha progresses to executive senior roles (CEO, COO etc.) more pressure the alpha feels to perform and the more he tends to shift his leadership style from constructive and challenging to intimidating or even abusive. Unfortunately, most organisations aren’t good at helping alphas make the required transition, which can be the greatest challenge of their careers.
Alphas require skilled coaches because it’s difficult for them to ask for help or even to acknowledge that they need it. They’re typically stubborn and resistant to feedback. After all, they haven’t gotten where they are by being self-reflective. As much as they love talking about accountability, they often fail to see that their own communication style, rather than someone else’s shortcomings, is what’s creating the roadblock. They’re uncomfortable showing vulnerability or taking a break from constant action.
Alphas are alone!
They are often labelled as arrogant, bullies, unemotional, cut-throat, and even narcissists. I often find non of that is true. They are isolated (often because of their strengths) & misunderstood especially in a world where masculine energy is becoming a reprehensive trait.
But we need these men not only in organizations but in societies too. We need decision-makers, people who are comfortable with high-level responsibilities and who can pick up their own and other people's burdens and carry them because this is what alphas do.
Don't change alphas. Tame them! That is a much better version of them.
CLIFTONSTRENGTHS-BASED LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
USING CLIFTONSTRENGTHS ALLOWS TEAMS TO MOVE BEYOND AN UNDERSTANDING OF COMMON "TYPES" OF PEOPLE ON A TEAM. IT ALLOWS MORE SPECIFIC INSIGHT INTO THE NATURAL TALENT OF THE INDIVIDUALS AND THE COLLECTIVE STRENGTHS OF THE TEAM.
THE ONLINE CLUB 1:1 & TEAM COACHING
Strenghts-Based Career, Life & Leadership Coaching if you just need a brief on your Gallup Strengths report
You received your CliftonStrengths report now what? The report itself doesn't explain much. You will read a lot of things but it will not tell you how to apply your strengths and how to manage those at the bottom of the report. This is when you need a coach to talk you through the report. Access 1:1 or team coaching from the comfort of your home or office. The personalised timings will ensure that your needs are met. Don't just have the report! Make sure you understand it!
THE PREMIUM CLUB: IN-PERSON OR ONLINE COACHING - MINIMUM 3 MONTHS COACHING PARTNERSHIP
Strengths & Personality Assessment Based Career and Executive Coaching
This is one of my most popular services, with a minimum of 3 months of focused attention on you. It has made a big difference and provided the highest level of excellence for many of my clients. Coaching happens in an environment that you are comfortable with.
Take a look at your personality & strengths and together we figure out the way forward in relation to your goal.
Read about the Strengths-Bases approach in the Home section and contact us if you are not sure what is contributing to your success and what is holding back from it.
BUILDING TEAMS & CHANGING BEHAVIORS
GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR TEAM BY INTRODUCING THEM TO THEMSELVES
UNDERSTAND MYSELF
PERSONALITY TRAITS BASED SENIOR LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT. ONLY IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT CHANGING YOUR LEADERS' BEHAVIOUR.
The Big Five Personality Assessment
The Understand Myself assessment and report are based on the Big Five Aspects Scale, the scientific model that describes your personality through the (Big Five) factors and each of their two aspects.
An Absolute Must in Leadership Development
Leadership programs are missing the key element of developing leaders' self-knowledge and self-awareness. It is a fatal mistake because you have to interact with yourself and other people in your family, work, and romantic relationships every day. Each has a unique personality, and the likelihood of successful coexistence or management of your team is low if you fail to understand these differences.
People are different, and it can be challenging to understand other perspectives because you see the world through the lens of your own particular personality.
Although personality differences can be frustrating, they are important. Each personality type evolved to solve a different kind of problem. Humans cooperate in societies by solving many kinds of problems together through these diverse personality types.
Through this course, you can learn to understand yourself and others better and to cooperate more effectively with other people.
The program includes:
- Personality assessment
- 1:1 online coaching before the workshop
- 1-day workshop and a 1:1 debrief.
CLIFTONSTRENGTHS WORKSHOP FOR MANAGERS AND LEADERS
A person’s strengths develop and multiply when they are a member of a team.
As a coach, I help teams to develop a common understanding of their individual and team strengths. When people know what makes them talented and unique, they can improve their job performance, build stronger relationships and be better teammates. Your team engagement & productivity will transform within months.
Taking the assessment using the CliftonStrengths 34 option allows individuals and teams to:
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Develop a deeper understanding of your own and the team's strongest CliftonStrengths.
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Learn how to navigate the full CliftonStrengths profile.
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Work better with others by focusing on what you do best and building a strong team dynamic.
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Learn how to coach their teams using Strengths
This course includes:
- Assessment
- 1:1 online coaching and preparatory homework before the workshop
- 1-day workshop
TEAM BUILDING WITH CLIFTONSTRENGTHS
FORGET ABOUT SILLY GAMES - LEARN TO BUILD A REAL TEAM
FIRST LEARN ABOUT YOURSELF AND HOW TO PUT YOUR STRENGTH TO WORK - ONLINE SELF-LED COURSE
You received your CliftonStrengths report now what? The report itself doesn't explain much. You will read many things, but it will not tell you how to apply your strengths and manage those at the bottom of the report. This is when you need a coach to talk you through the process. This will enable you to identify your strengths & weaknesses, understand them, and put them to use immediately. The personalised timings will make sure that your needs are met. Don't just have the report! Make sure you understand it!
This course is for you if you say "Yes" to at least one of the below:
- You want to be better at your job
- You are frustrated at work and that impacts your personal life
- Feel that you are in the wrong job, but you don’t know what the “right” job would be
- You consider leaving your job because you don’t feel fulfilled or it has burned you out
- You are in between jobs trying to figure out what to do next
- Curious about your dominant talent/strengths
- Want to put your talent/strengths to use and achieve greater success in life.
TEAM BUILDING WITH CLIFTONSTRENGTHS - THIS IS AN INVESTMENT YOU WILL GET BACK TENFOLD
Once I began leading team-focused CliftonStrengths trainings, the results were immediate and pretty remarkable. Many sessions ended with members of the team staying to talk, asking questions to learn more about each other. In every session, multiple participants were amazed at what the report was able to tell them, and how accurate it was.
There are numerous options available when it comes to team-building and team development, but here are a few reasons CliftonStrengths is my favorite:
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It's positive. Talents and strengths -- by their very nature -- elicit positive energy because they involve what we do well and what we love to do. In multiple sessions I have led, people have told me, "It was nice to talk about something positive for a change." (The common goal, of course, is to integrate this way of thinking into the culture!)
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It's structured. The prompts and exercises are thought-provoking and produce natural conversation. People who may feel otherwise inhibited, or who would otherwise be unlikely to speak up and share, are provided a safe and facilitated avenue for communication
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It's backed by data! For instance, I love to share that:- - People who focus on using their strengths are THREE TIMES as likely to report having an excellent quality of life and SIX TIMES as likely to be engaged in their role.People who learn to use their strengths every day have 7.8% greater productivity. Teams with managers who receive strengths feedback have 8.9% greater profitability.
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It's inclusive. Themes are neutral (there aren't "bad" or" good" themes to have in your Top 10), and all themes can bring value to a team. By claiming our own individual talent themes, we get to embrace what makes us unique and be celebrated for it. We are celebrating the diversity and inclusion on the team and how that benefits us all.
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It has a developmental focus. Whether you use Name It, Claim It, Aim It, the Individual Development Plan, or any number of other team-bonding activities, CliftonStrengths is not just about knowing definitions but how to intentionally use your strengths every day. It is about empowering people to identify and articulate what they love to do and how they contribute. It encourages them to be purposeful with their own development.
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It's fun. These fun, team-building activities get people up, moving and sharing. If people play to their strengths, they will begin to incorporate more of what they find fun within their jobs.
