Closing the leadership gap.
In many organizations, there is a leadership gap. The companies have an established group of core leaders but no-one to fill their shoes when the leave or retire.
The MSG Leadership Investment Series (LIS) was developed to address that gap. And do it in a time efficient manner. The results have far exceeded the original expectations. The teams who have participated have new united energy to face the challenges in their organizations and departments. And by working with a shared approach supported by a network of peers, positive change is happening at a faster pace than ever before.
Participants in a LIS learn new leadership skills, tools and concepts from a faculty of experienced managers not just trainers who know the material by rote. Because of their real world experience MSG trainers can coach each participant during the session, helping him or her apply their learning to their immediate situations. In each session they gain the confidence needed to use the tools they’ve learned.
Each LIS is custom designed to include the topics most needed by your companies emerging leaders. From over 30 course topics currently available, series of 6, 12 or 18 can be selected to address whatever gaps currently exist. When ever possible case studies from your organization are used as examples in the sessions. Additional courses can be designed upon request.
Learning sessions are 3 to 4 hours in length so your leaders are not away from their jobs for prolonged periods of time. Sessions can be scheduled weekly, semi-monthly, or monthly to fit the ebb and flow of your business cycle.
And by learning together, your team becomes stronger. During the sessions communication is improved, trust is built and conflict reduced, creating a team that works together. The LIS is recommended for groups of 12 to 24. Sessions can be held at your office or at an off-site location convenient to your team.
"This training has helped me develop several communication skills... and plan and organize daily workloads better. Since the training was conducted on-site in three-hour blocks, we could start practicing the skills... the same day."
Mike Harper, Associate
Hollister
Course Listing:
- Accountability: setting clear expectations and assuring follow-thru.
- The Art of the Question: using questions as a tool for empowerment.
- Budgeting: learn the basics, the process of building a budget and involving key stake holders.
- Coaching for Managers: learn skills to coach your staff to better performance.
- Communication Styles: understand how you and others give and take information, reduce conflict and impact how people adapt to change.
- Core Values: identify your organizations or departments guiding principles.
- Customer Focus: what are customer conditions and how do you deal with them effectively.
- Dealing with Difficult Behaviors: understanding and addressing the issues behind bad behaviors.
- Dealing with Resistance: learn the key to effectively approaching and resolving resistance.
- Discussion, Dialogue, Debate: what to use when and how to guide conversations to the appropriate format.
- Financial Management: focuses on understanding the two primary financial statements and how to use them to manage effectively.
- The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team: understanding the five critical arenas of team effectiveness.
- Building Strong Teams: what are the key elements of teamwork.
- Giving and Receiving Feedback: effective ways to improve performance using clear and supportive language.
- Goal Setting: how to set clear and measurable goals.
- Holding Productive Meetings: the keys to planning and guiding meetings.
- HR 101: the most important HR issues that managers need to be know.
- HR 201: delve further into hiring and firing, harassment, etc.
- Leading Through Change: understanding the cycle of change and the leadership skills needed at each phase.
- Listening Skills: the most effective tool in employee satisfaction and development.
- Motivation Styles: what encourages employees to become motivated to do their jobs.
- Peer Interchange: an effective process to tap into the best thinking of others to improve your work and decision-making.
- Personal Mission Statements: uncovering and claiming each individuals role in the organization.
- Presentation Skills: skills for clearly communicating to your team, the Board and other audiences.
- Project Management: a concise look at project management from initiation to close.
- Situational Leadership: understanding your management approach, the needs of the follower and how to match the approach to the need.
- Strategic Thinking: learn how to think beyond the day to day and provide leadership to move everyone ahead in the same direction.
- Time Management: learn the importance of planning and goal setting.
- Managing by Fact: learn the 5 why’s that lead you to the root cause.
- and more.