Advancing Leadership Skills, For Experienced Managers (November)

November 9, 2020 9:00 AM - November 13, 2020 11:15 AM

Online Course, Link will be sent in advance of the event.

Add to Calendar 11/9/2020 9:00:00 AM 11/13/2020 11:15:00 AM Advancing Leadership Skills, For Experienced Managers (November)

This course focuses on how leaders can foster teamwork and effective collaboration across teams. Participants will learn how to build cultures where people are safe to challenge and engage in constructive conflict in support of the team objectives. We will tap into participants’ deep and current experiences in dealing with change to reinforce the principles which will help them lead teams through change and build change resilience in others.

Course Objectives

  • Identify specific actions you can take to build trust and psychological safety on teams.
  • Learn approaches to fostering collaboration and a One Team attitude across a group or team.
  • Understand the potential challenges of the consensus trap for teams and review the principle of disagree and commit as an important strategy to employ.
  • Consider ways to foster more constructive conflict on teams and at meetings.
  • Gain greater appreciation for the nature of change and the need for effectiveness at leading it.
  • Reinforce key principles for leading change and building resilience and a commitment to apply them to current and future changes.
Course Schedule:
  • Monday, November 9th, 2020 9:00 AM - 11:15 PM
  • Tuesday, November 11th, 2020 9:00 AM - 11:15 PM
  • Friday, November 13th, 2020 9:00 AM - 11:15 PM
 Online Course, Link will be sent in advance of the event.
Executive Communication Coach
Laura Mathis, Executive Communication Coach at The Speech Improvement Company, is an admired speaker and communication coach with over 20 years of experience. She has taught all forms of communication skills, from investor presentations, handling nervousness, conference speaking, content organization, slide deck techniques, and corporate storytelling. She is a sought-after keynote speaker, from executive retreats to her 2012 TEDx talk with over 140,000 views. As a communication specialist, she has trained clients across a wide variety of industries, including business executives from Olympus Corporation, Baylor Scott & White Health, Audax Group, Yeti Coolers, CNBC, Dell, The Davis Companies, Bank of America, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Laura’s clients call on her when they want to make the complex simple, and create dynamic presentations that connect with the listeners.