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Summit: Online Leadership Academy for Managers

According to studies done by Gallup, Managers have the greatest impact on employee engagement. They account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement scores across business units. Managers who are not engaged or who are actively disengaged cost the U.S. economy close to $400 billion annually. Everything they do and don’t do creates a domino effect.

Summit: Online Leadership Academy for Managers helps develop high-talented managers who are willing to do the work and enhance their culture. These 5-6-week programs are guaranteed to move the needle.

Upcoming Dates

March 15 – April 19 – Sold Out: Fundamentals: Foundations for Leadership – 6-week series

May 1 – June 14, 2024 – Fundamentals: Foundations for Leadership – 6-week series

Outline of the Program/Expectations:

Summit is an innovative online leadership training program that hones essential leadership skills for managers. Each core module spans 5-6 weeks, with a commitment of 2 hours per week. The program consists of Basecamp sessions and Advanced Summit Training sessions, allowing participants the flexibility to choose sessions á la carte.

Two Ways to Navigate Summit:

Á la Carte: Any program within the BaseCamp section can be taken as a stand-alone course.
Summit: Leadership for Managers Certification Journey:
Step 1 – Management assessments and initial coaching session
Step 2 – Complete and pass any six BaseCamp training sessions
Step 3 – Complete and pass any two Advanced Summit training sessions

Basecamp Sessions:

Fundamentals: Foundations for Leadership
The Art of Self-Leadership
Mastering the Moment: The EQ Advantage in High-Impact Situations
Performance Leadership
Diplomacy: Conflict and Negotiation
Team Leadership and Collaboration
Strategic Leadership and Decision Making
Change Leadership
Effective Communication for Leaders
Ethical Leadership Excellence
Innovative Leadership

Advanced Summit Training Sessions:

Advanced Problem Solving and Decision Making
Developing Culture
Leadership Resilience and Crisis Management

The online training is facilitated engagingly with assessments, experiential processes, practice, weekly action plans, and accountability. This reinforces the learning along with the application.

The Zoom live virtual classroom is held once a week. Each series will be divided into 5-6 sessions, each running 2 hours. We max each group out at 10, allowing for discussion, processing, learning from each other, and accountability. This is a deep dive into the leadership side of what it takes to be a High Talent Manager.

Objectives:

Summit is focused on advancing your managers to higher performance when it matters through engaging, transformative online workshops with a focus on the core leadership skills of what it takes to be a high-level leader.

The online training is facilitated engagingly with experiential processes, practice, weekly action plans, and accountability. This reinforces the learning along with the application. We create the “stickiness” factor!

Who Should Attend:

Whether you’re new to management or a well seasoned manager, if you lead people and want to improve your leadership skills as a manager, this program is for you.

Competencies Covered:

Vision, mission, values (clarity of self and clarity of the team)
Mindset
Image, attitude, demeanor, brand
Successful habits; time management, priorities, goals
Emotional Intelligence
The High Talent Manager
Qualities of a synergistic team
Building trust
Understanding and working with different and difficult personalities
Creating an engaged culture

Psychological safety – what it is and how to create it
Different leadership styles
Leadership credit
Conflict management using the TKI (Thomas Kilmann Conflict Instrument)
Active listening and listening styles
How to give and receive feedback
How to run a meeting
Asking versus telling – become great at asking questions
Managing up
From co-worker to boss – relationship dynamic

What Past Attendees Say

Leadership For Managers has changed my perception of what it is to be a successful manager. In the bold class I learned what it is like to be a leader in a more general sense. In this course I have been equipped with tools I can use as a direct manager. Before joining leadership for managers I was a bit apprehensive as I already have much on my plate, being both a business owner and working directly in/on my business. I then remembered that I needed to get outside my comfort zone and “Run to the Roar” as I learned in bold.

Dylan Rucker, President, DS Heating and Air

The virtual Driven Leadership for Managers program is exactly what our team needed. A way to grow and connect during these unprecedented times. The learning and exceptional facilitation from Mary and Eric is more than just words. The content and discussion is relevant and drives behavior change. The program is helping our managers become big thinkers, strategic partners, and business owners. We value our partnership with Driven Leadership as they continue to support our team, our Mission and business growth.

Tiffany Shimek, SVP People and Culture, JustFoodForDogs

Upcoming Virtual Workshops

Conflict Management

Working with conflict is a necessity as a manager, however, we are rarely taught what to do in challenging conflict situations. This workshop will give you access to your conflict go to behaviors and knowledge on how to shift to using the right approach in all situations.

TKI assessment (in and outside the organization)
Understanding the five conflict modes
Understanding your dominate mode
Recognize the effective and ineffective uses of each mode
How to assess any conflict and what mode to use

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Understanding Personalities, Behavior and Motivation

When managers have clarity about their personality and those they work with, they can change their approach to be heard and get better results. This workshop is a must for managers or employees looking to better their communication and results.

Understanding personalities using DISC
Drivers and motivators
Decision making
Building rapport
The emotions of personality
Identifying personalities and adjusting your approach

Public Speaking for Today’s Audience

The ability to give highly effective speeches will help you run a meeting or presentation from any setting; large or small groups, virtually or live.

Key Competencies:

Engaging a room (virtual or live)
Presence, posture, gesture effectively
Program flow
Purposeful inflection and pausing
Managing Nerves
Confidence in delivery

Execution Roundtable

Having a clear plan, goals with consistent accountability is often difficult to create on your own. In this program, managers are expected to get specific, focus on action and create accountability with their fellow round table managers.