LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING PROGRAMS

Leadership Development Coaching improves leadership skills and effectiveness, focusing on personal and professional growth, unlocking potential, developing competencies, and building confidence in navigating Leadership roles.

LEADERSHIP TRAINING PROGRAMS

Two of Leslie’s most popular offerings will unlock the potential of your Leaders and Leadership Team, and help empower the Leaders of Leaders within immersive and result driven experiences.

FIVE DYSFUNCTIONS OF A TEAM | Unlock the potential of your leadership team with this dynamic 1-day workshop tailored to propel your leadership team towards high performance. This session delivers actionable insights and proven strategies, guiding your team to elevated trust, conflict resolution, commitment, accountability, and results. Based on the influential leadership principles outlined in Patrick Lencioni's best-selling book, "The Five Dysfunctions of a Team," this workshop is meticulously designed to equip your leadership team with practical tools and methodologies, elevate team dynamics, foster a culture of trust, and drive commitment and accountability for unparalleled results. This workshop serves as a catalyst to propel your team closer to the high-performing powerhouse you aspire to be. By translating the theory of high-performance teams into tangible, actionable steps, this workshop cultivates a cohesive and effective team, primed to conquer challenges and attain enduring success. Elevate your leadership prowess and unlock the full potential of your team through this immersive and results-driven experience. 

LEADING LEADERS | The success of any organization is largely dependent on how its senior leaders inspire and lead the front-line leaders. This training session is meticulously crafted to empower these 'leaders of leaders,' arming them with the tools to elevate organizational performance. Tailored for leaders transitioning from overseeing individual contributors to managing people leaders, this training unveils the nuances in leadership focus and communication needed to empower the leaders you lead. Delving into common assumptions and potential pitfalls, participants gain insight into the essential skills necessary for effective management of people leaders, along with strategies to measure their impact. Immersive and engaging, the program incorporates two comprehensive case studies, providing participants with a deep exploration of key leadership concepts. Elevate your strategic leadership skills and navigate the intricacies of leading leaders with confidence. 

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOPS

Leslie's engaging sessions draw on her extensive experience, offering scalable leadership development topics in various formats, including one-hour workshops, keynote speeches, and training sessions. 

 LEADERSHIP EQ: YOUR LEADERSHIP SUPERPOWER | This workshop is designed to empower leaders by enhancing their emotional intelligence, a crucial skill set often deemed a superpower in the business world. Participants embark on a transformative journey, beginning with the exploration of self-awareness. The session delves into understanding and managing the inner critic, fostering accurate self-assessment through targeted activities. The relational awareness activity facilitates the development of interpersonal skills, emphasizing the importance of trust in leadership. Leadership styles are dissected, allowing participants to identify their unique approach. The workshop delves into the intricacies of building trusting teams, employing a Trust Matrix Activity to strengthen team dynamics. Leslie guides leaders through cultivating authenticity, managing stress, and prioritizing self-care. The Top Ten Truths for Leaders serve as guiding principles for sustainable and impactful leadership. 

 BUILDING A CULTURE OF ENGAGEMENT | Learn how to create a workplace environment that fosters commitment, passion, and high performance. Participants explore strategies to instill accountability within teams, differentiating between fixed and growth mindsets. Success and mastery are emphasized as key drivers, with discussions on motivation and engagement-building practices that elevate individual and team performance. The workshop delves into career development and passion discovery, aligning personal goals with organizational objectives. Change and growth are approached as opportunities, and practical insights are shared on cultivating high-performance teams. Throughout the session, participants are guided through impactful practices that promote a culture of engagement, making this workshop a cornerstone for organizations aiming to optimize their workforce. 

 CREATING AND SUSTAINING HIGH-PERFORMANCE TEAMS | This comprehensive guide to building teams that thrive begins with the essential foundation of team trust, exploring the delicate balance between autonomy and accountability. Recognition and advancement strategies are discussed, providing leaders with tools to acknowledge and elevate team members. Participants engage in powerful conversations, honing one-on-one best practices for effective leadership. The Impactful Leadership Checklist Activity ensures leaders are equipped with a practical toolkit. The Circle of Trust Activity strengthens team cohesion, and a Team Effectiveness Exercise offers insights into optimizing team dynamics. The workshop concludes with a commitment to action, empowering leaders to drive sustained high performance within their teams. 

MANAGING MULTIGENERATIONS | Explore the dynamics of leading multi-generational teams in this enlightening keynote speech. Build valuable insights about understanding, inspiring, managing, and motivating Baby Boomers, Generation X, Millennials, and Generation Z. Learn adaptive leadership approaches, effective communication tailored to each generation, and strategies for recognition and feedback. Attendees will leave with nuanced insights to foster an inclusive and collaborative environment, recognizing the leveraging the strengths of each generation for sustained performance. 

 SUCCESSION-PLANNING | Unlock the secrets of effective succession planning. Discover practical strategies for addressing talent retention challenges, creating a transparent succession culture, and linking holistic succession planning with leadership development. Gain insights on leveraging retiree expertise, reducing voluntary turnover, and implementing key behavioral indicators for organizational health. Join us to transform your leadership pipeline and future-proof your success. 

LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENTS

ONE-ON-ONE OBSERVATION PROGRAM | Experience a personalized developmental immersion as Leslie actively participates in individual meetings with employees, discreetly observing leaders in their natural environment. Following these observations, Leslie provides constructive feedback and targeted coaching, highlighting areas of strength and opportunities for growth.  This program is meticulously crafted to unveil valuable insights and elevate employee coaching across pivotal domains: business outcomes, accountability, skill refinement, collaboration, and coaching focus. Through astute observation, Leslie identifies potential gaps, uncovers blind spots, and explores untapped opportunities for the leader's coaching evolution. More than a mere developmental tool for individual leaders, this initiative seeks to uncover innovative ideas and exemplary practices that can be disseminated throughout the leadership cadre, nurturing a culture of continual improvement. Additionally, actionable recommendations for specific employee coaching are provided, ensuring leaders receive focused guidance for skill enhancement. 

360 DEGREE ASSESSMENT | A 360-degree assessment can be a valuable tool for leaders to better understand themselves, and the impact they’re having on their teams and organization. Feedback and insights about specific skills and behaviours gathered from groups of respondents provide valuable information that is more accurate and actionable than informal feedback. The Humance 360 Assessment measures the impact that leaders have and helps them recognize and leverage individual strengths to drive growth, and identifies areas for improvement by pinpointing the gaps between an individual's profile and the organization's expectations. Armed with data, insights, and clarity, leaders have access to the information they need to set bold personal and professional development goals. This 360 model examines key elements including how the individual is perceived at work, strengths and development needs, potential opportunities for growth, and potential strategies for interacting with different target groups within the organization.

SUCCESSFINDER TALENT ASSESSMENT | As a certified SuccessFinder coach, I can help you grow your self-awareness, understand motivations, decision-making style, and communication preferences. The SuccessFinder report provides a comprehensive behavioural profile with valuable insights; talent profile with insight into individual competencies, including combinations of traits; the Ladder of Leadership, which provides assistance in the identification and development of potential leaders for succession planning and transitioning from one level of leadership to another; role fit comparison of profile to benchmarks in various roles to ensure the perfect person-to-position fit; and assistance with building a career and behavioural development path with concrete actions and measurement tools.