Leaders are not born – they are developed. A key
component of leadership development is the offering of leadership workshops.
Effective and therefore developed leaders are
able to harness the full capability of their direct reports, successful at
retaining employees and understand how to motivate, engage and problem solve with
their teams.
Well trained leaders have high emotional
intelligence – they know themselves, can control themselves, are able to
recognize others needs and adjust accordingly. The effectiveness of emotional
intelligence, coupled with organization’s leadership competencies, provides the
essential skills necessary for success.
What is a leadership workshop?
A leadership workshop is a workshop
designed to teach participants how to lead effectively and successfully. These
training programs are typically one component of an overall leadership
development process plus sustainment efforts to include webinars, virtual
learning and assessment work, designed to drive retention.
The actual workshop content approach depends
upon a number of factors including, participant level, experience, company
strategy, other initiatives and logistical factors. Best practices recognize
that a single leadership workshop will be ineffective unless it is a component
of an overall leadership development program.
Consistent among leadership workshops is a focus
on equipping the leader to be effective in their current role – by focusing on
the mindset, skills and time application necessary for success. Given the
changing nature of leadership, successful leadership training focuses on real
world application and new leadership skills needed in today’s competitive business
environment.
What happens during a leadership workshop?
JMReid Group leadership
workshops center around the learner, committed to developing a custom
approach for each of our clients. In contrast to one-size-fits-all programs,
JMReid Group adjusts to fit company size, experience, current competency
model and business issues. We do not offer public workshops, since all
leadership skills training is contextual to a specific organization.
That being said, a leadership development
program typically includes content on both essential skills and heightened
personal awareness with topic areas such as:
Trust
Coaching
Decision Making
Time Management
Leadership Style
Motivation
Performance Conversations
Communication Skills
The leadership workshop content is driven by our
discovery process. This includes the execution of parallel interviewing with
focus groups of direct reports, targeted participants, and executive
leadership.
All discovery work leads to a custom leadership
development program that is contextual, engaging and respects the challenges
leaders face within your organization.
Who needs leadership development training?
In the complex and changing world we live in –
it is critical that leaders embrace a “growth mindset” and recognize the value
of constant leadership development. By having all functional and staff leaders
work on their development, it sends a strong message to employees that effective leadership
matters from the executive level to front line leaders.
Team leaders, who are often given different
leadership courses, will also benefit from being in a leadership development
program in order to create a common language within the balance of the
organization.
Leadership training workshops with JMReid Group
We are different than most of our peers. They
believe that content or models are the key.
Adhering to this belief naturally leads to a learning dynamic that is
more teacher driven than learner driven. The model or facilitator becomes the
focus of the leadership development program – not the learner.
We believe that context is king, that leadership
workshops are run solely for the learner who is seeking effective leadership
skills. We design our programs to leverage our clients current leadership
competencies, and equip participants with real world, essential skills they need to
thrive.
To learn more about the JMReid Group approach to leadership workshops, take a look at our different offerings.
