• The 4 Phases of Business Development

• How a Company Makes Money

• Invisible Costs of Running a Business

• The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Business Ownership

• What Real Leadership Looks Like on the Job

At the end of this session, key leaders will have a clear understanding of:

1. The specific challenges that business owners face.

2. The ways key leaders significantly drive a company’s profits and value (or lack thereof).

3. What business owners expect from their key leaders.

4. The importance of “attention to detail” and its impact on quality, consistency, profitability, and leadership strength.

5. The differences between average and elite key leaders.

• Integrity

• Being a Great Follower

• Taking Initiative

• Looking for Opportunities / Solving Problems

• Positive Attitude

• Leading by Example

• Being Accountable (never a victim)

• How Strong Leaders Communicate

At the end of this session, key leaders will have a broadened depth and breadth of leadership understanding and will know where they have specific areas of opportunity for improvement/refinement.

• Mission Planning

• Diagnostic Tools

• Workshop
  

At the end of this session, key leaders will understand the importance of being “intentional” rather than “reactive” as a leader.  They’ll learn how to use a strategic planning template called “Mission Planning” to help them identify and achieve high level objectives.  This is the exact planning that is used at all levels in the United States military.

This session is not just academic; key leaders will conduct their own SWAT analysis and use other tools to determine the most important things they want to achieve that will have the biggest, most favorable impact for your company.

• Emotional Intelligence

• Influence Without Authority

• Servant Leadership

At the end of this session, key leaders will have the ability to recognize, understand, and manage their own emotions and the emotions of others.  They’ll identify where they have opportunities for growth in each of the “4 Components of Emotional Intelligence” and will learn and practice the strategies necessary for self-mastery. Then, we’ll dig into the “Four Principles of Influence” and “Servant Leadership” to help leaders achieve trust and credibility within their teams to have maximum impact on results.

(For self-mastery and effective communications)

At the end of this session, key leaders will:

1. Understand the four distinct behavioral styles and the strengths/weaknesses of each style.

2. Have an awareness of their own styles and how overusing their strengths will lead to weaknesses.

3. Be able to identify other people’s behavioral styles and understand how to more effectively communicate and influence them based on their styles.

• Biggest Mistakes Leaders Make

• Success Leaves Clues

• How to Continue Strengthening your Leadership Using the Masters (Covey & Maxwell)

• Program Review & Summary

• Biggest Takeaways

• Certificates Awarded

At the end of this session, the learning that has taken place over the past six months will be reinforced.  As part of that reinforcement, the “mistakes” made when the fundamentals are not followed will be identified and discussed.  Key leaders will leave this final session with the skills and confidence to bring their leadership to a high-level.  They will also leave with strategies, tools, and resources so they can continue to develop their leadership skills and abilities on their own initiative.