SLP Training Programs

Dr. Jim Laub is available to provide customized, experiential and application oriented leadership development training for your current executive and/or emerging leaders.  To give you a sense of what is possible, review the Executive (or Emerging) Leadership Program detailed below.  All training integrate the concepts of servant-minded leadership and uses the highest level of active learning in all training sessions.

Executive or Emerging Leadership program

This special one-year program can be designed for executive leaders or emerging leaders and is designed to be delivered over a one-year period.  The schedule, however, can be customized to fit your organization and your schedule.  The curriculum is presented within the three C’s of effective leadership; Leadership Competence, Character and Commitment.

10 Key Leadership Skill Areas

As a Leader, you must know how to …

I. Take the lead

• Making the decision to lead
• Understanding the key skills of leadership (Vision/Action/Mobilization/Change)
• Understanding the key skills of management (Plan/Organize/Supervise/Monitor)
• What leadership means at the Waterford (mission, vision, values)

II. Become a leader

• Personal leadership development
• Understanding your unique gifts and capacities (assessment)
• Awareness of personal weaknesses and pitfalls
• Build an individual Learning Plan (ILP)

III. Assess the situation

• Developing observation and interviewing skills
• Conducting a needs assessment
• Developing analysis skills – interpreting the information
• Utilizing a positive, assets-based approach to assessment

IV. Envision improvement

• Developing a vision
• Communicating your vision
• Creating a shared vision with your team
• Aligning your team to the vision

V. Plan your strategy

• Establishing priorities
• Setting strategic milestones and goals
• Managing your time effectively
• Organize the work (tasks and people)

VI. Implement your plan

• Building a bias for action, for yourself and your team
• Managing your progress
• Running effective meetings
• Celebrating achievements

VII. Mobilize your team

• Building strong relationships
• Identifying each person’s unique contribution (giftedness)
• Building trust & communicating effectively
• Handling conflict within the team

VIII. Achieve key results (individual and team)

• Empowering/motivating others through transformational leadership
• Creating effective job descriptions (negotiating results and support)
• Holding people accountable for performance (reports/performance reviews)
• Utilizing coaching skills to enhance team and individual performance

IX. Partner with others

• Working effectively across departments
• Working with other leaders
• Partnering with vs. Leading over
• Linking to the bigger picture – moving the whole organization forward

X. Celebrate your success

• Affirming and encouraging individuals and the team
• Understanding incentive and rewards
• Taking time to reflect, and learn from, our success
• Programming celebration

Possible one year Program Schedule: (can be customized)

Benefits of this type of program – In contrast to “off-the-shelf” training programs

This Program is:

• customizable – to your organization
• adaptable – can be adjusted as needed
• experiential – related to real life/work problem and issues
• values-based – related to servant leadership concepts that lead to healthy organizations
• results-oriented – focused on outcomes
• conducted through live training workshops