Leadership Development Workshop: Day 1
Leadership Development Workshop: Day 1 Leading from Within: From Style to Strategy ____________________________________________________________________________________
OVERVIEW: This first day will focus entirely on YOU and the value of your role as a leader in the field of revitalization and community development. The workshop will consist of several interactive sessions and engaging presentations that will help you to define your strategy to lead effectively and achieve successful results. We will start by exploring leadership styles and tools, including emotional intelligence, the most important leadership skill. Then getting very practical, we’ll explore principles of time and stress management to help you manage the fast-paced world we work in. The experiences and insights of this workshop will help you make the coming year of your leadership journey your best year yet! ____________________________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTOR: Patricia Clason Patricia Clason, a professional speaker for more than 35 years, is the owner and director of a learning and coaching consulting firm in Milwaukee. Patricia is the author of Claim Your Unlimited Potential, more than 50 human resource development programs, and co-author of Speaking of Success, with Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Stephen Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Successful People) and Ken Blanchard (Gung Ho! and Raving Fans). Patricia works with organizations, individuals, and associations to help them skillfully create more harmonious and efficient working environments. Patricia is an instructor at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee teaching several courses, including Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Values, and the Public Manager, Ethics and Values in the Nonprofit Sector, Controlling the Time Robbers, and Coaching for Peak Leadership Performance. ____________________________________________________________________________________
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Define and develop a leadership style congruent with your values 2. Understand the principles of emotional intelligence and time mastery and gain tools for developing related skills 3. Assess your stress levels and gain tools for minimizing stress in the workplace
AGENDA 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Check-in
10:30 – 10:35 a.m.
Welcome
10:35 – 10:45 a.m.
Personal Definition of Leadership – first draft
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Constancy of Values – choosing your core values
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Approaches to Leadership Manager vs. Leader Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership Styles
11:45 – 12:00 p.m.
Personal Definition of Leadership – second draft Definition Actions to Integrate this style
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Working Lunch Pick a peer coach, eat lunch together and share insights and actions
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Emotional Intelligence The five domains of emotional intelligence and why they are important in leadership
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Time Mastery Principles of Time Mastery, Time Lies, Left/Right Brain, Compulsive v. Choice Time, Using a System, Overwhelm, Procrastination, Delegation, Goals, Priorities, Perfect Plan
3:15 – 4:10 p.m.
DeStress - Lighten up your life – 10 key areas of stress management
4:10 – 4:30 p.m.
Action Plan – Set integration goals, share with your peers
Leadership Development Workshop: Day 2 Engaging, Empowering, and Leading People to Action ____________________________________________________________________________________
OVERVIEW: The second day of the workshop will focus on your role as an agent to lead others to action in order to achieve the vision and goals of your organization. The day will include team building exercises and tools to strengthen your ability to apply your own leadership style while recognizing the various common grounds and challenges in working with people who use different styles and have different perspectives. Interactive and motivational sessions will provide insightful strategies to enhance your efforts to empower people and maximize the value of their engagement. ____________________________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTOR: Rodney “Buck” Hillestad Rodney (Buck) Hillestad is founder and president of Hillestad Learning Technologies, a training and development company specializing in training design and delivery, along with leadership/managerial, and team skills. Before founding Hillestad Learning Technologies in 1998, Buck accumulated over 20 years of managerial and training experience with a major construction equipment manufacturer in multiple venues including sales & marketing, manufacturing and information systems. He has designed and delivered training to hundreds of training professionals, supervisors, managers and scores of high-performance teams in a variety of industries. He currently teaches Essential Skills for Supervisors, Building a High-Performance Team, Negotiation Skills, Train the Trainer, and Return on Investment for Training ____________________________________________________________________________________
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Identify and apply effective leadership traits and characteristics 2. Recognize productive teamwork behaviors and optimize their application to daily workplace activities 3. Distinguish the stages of team development and growth 4. Delegate tasks to subordinates following a proven model 5. Appreciate the value of feedback and learn how to make it most effective
AGENDA 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Introduction & Logistics
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Effective Leadership Traits
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Good boss/bad boss exercise
Trait identification and debrief
Productive Feedback
How to make feedback most valuable
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 – 10:35 a.m.
Effective Delegation
10:35 – 11:25 a.m.
Competence and Commitment
Leading A High Performing Team
Farmer exercise
Discussion of team behaviors identified in exercise
11:25 – 12:05 p.m.
Stages of Team Development
12:05 – 12:15 p.m.
Wrap up
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Break – Lunch on own
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks: The Value of Leadership to Transform Communities Norma Ramirez de Miess, National Main Street Center
OVERVIEW: This first day will focus entirely on YOU and the value of your role as a leader in the field of revitalization and community development. The workshop will consist of several interactive sessions and engaging presentations that will help you to define your strategy to lead effectively and achieve successful results. We will start by exploring leadership styles and tools, including emotional intelligence, the most important leadership skill. Then getting very practical, we’ll explore principles of time and stress management to help you manage the fast-paced world we work in. The experiences and insights of this workshop will help you make the coming year of your leadership journey your best year yet! ____________________________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTOR: Patricia Clason Patricia Clason, a professional speaker for more than 35 years, is the owner and director of a learning and coaching consulting firm in Milwaukee. Patricia is the author of Claim Your Unlimited Potential, more than 50 human resource development programs, and co-author of Speaking of Success, with Jack Canfield (Chicken Soup for the Soul), Stephen Covey (Seven Habits of Highly Successful People) and Ken Blanchard (Gung Ho! and Raving Fans). Patricia works with organizations, individuals, and associations to help them skillfully create more harmonious and efficient working environments. Patricia is an instructor at the University of Wisconsin in Milwaukee teaching several courses, including Emotional Intelligence, Ethics, Values, and the Public Manager, Ethics and Values in the Nonprofit Sector, Controlling the Time Robbers, and Coaching for Peak Leadership Performance. ____________________________________________________________________________________
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Define and develop a leadership style congruent with your values 2. Understand the principles of emotional intelligence and time mastery and gain tools for developing related skills 3. Assess your stress levels and gain tools for minimizing stress in the workplace
AGENDA 10:00 – 10:30 a.m.
Check-in
10:30 – 10:35 a.m.
Welcome
10:35 – 10:45 a.m.
Personal Definition of Leadership – first draft
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Constancy of Values – choosing your core values
11:00 – 11:45 a.m.
Approaches to Leadership Manager vs. Leader Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership Styles
11:45 – 12:00 p.m.
Personal Definition of Leadership – second draft Definition Actions to Integrate this style
12:00 – 1:00 p.m.
Working Lunch Pick a peer coach, eat lunch together and share insights and actions
1:00 – 2:00 p.m.
Emotional Intelligence The five domains of emotional intelligence and why they are important in leadership
2:00 – 2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15 – 3:15 p.m.
Time Mastery Principles of Time Mastery, Time Lies, Left/Right Brain, Compulsive v. Choice Time, Using a System, Overwhelm, Procrastination, Delegation, Goals, Priorities, Perfect Plan
3:15 – 4:10 p.m.
DeStress - Lighten up your life – 10 key areas of stress management
4:10 – 4:30 p.m.
Action Plan – Set integration goals, share with your peers
Leadership Development Workshop: Day 2 Engaging, Empowering, and Leading People to Action ____________________________________________________________________________________
OVERVIEW: The second day of the workshop will focus on your role as an agent to lead others to action in order to achieve the vision and goals of your organization. The day will include team building exercises and tools to strengthen your ability to apply your own leadership style while recognizing the various common grounds and challenges in working with people who use different styles and have different perspectives. Interactive and motivational sessions will provide insightful strategies to enhance your efforts to empower people and maximize the value of their engagement. ____________________________________________________________________________________
INSTRUCTOR: Rodney “Buck” Hillestad Rodney (Buck) Hillestad is founder and president of Hillestad Learning Technologies, a training and development company specializing in training design and delivery, along with leadership/managerial, and team skills. Before founding Hillestad Learning Technologies in 1998, Buck accumulated over 20 years of managerial and training experience with a major construction equipment manufacturer in multiple venues including sales & marketing, manufacturing and information systems. He has designed and delivered training to hundreds of training professionals, supervisors, managers and scores of high-performance teams in a variety of industries. He currently teaches Essential Skills for Supervisors, Building a High-Performance Team, Negotiation Skills, Train the Trainer, and Return on Investment for Training ____________________________________________________________________________________
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1. Identify and apply effective leadership traits and characteristics 2. Recognize productive teamwork behaviors and optimize their application to daily workplace activities 3. Distinguish the stages of team development and growth 4. Delegate tasks to subordinates following a proven model 5. Appreciate the value of feedback and learn how to make it most effective
AGENDA 8:30 – 8:45 a.m.
Introduction & Logistics
8:45 – 9:45 a.m.
Effective Leadership Traits
9:45 – 10:00 a.m.
Good boss/bad boss exercise
Trait identification and debrief
Productive Feedback
How to make feedback most valuable
10:00 – 10:15 a.m.
Break
10:15 – 10:35 a.m.
Effective Delegation
10:35 – 11:25 a.m.
Competence and Commitment
Leading A High Performing Team
Farmer exercise
Discussion of team behaviors identified in exercise
11:25 – 12:05 p.m.
Stages of Team Development
12:05 – 12:15 p.m.
Wrap up
12:15 – 1:15 p.m.
Break – Lunch on own
1:15 – 2:30 p.m.
Concluding Remarks: The Value of Leadership to Transform Communities Norma Ramirez de Miess, National Main Street Center
