Management Programs

We all have years of experience in getting things done, and in making business decisions that work. Adapting your decision making style for more effective leadership is not easy since we all tend to default to learned behaviors from prior settings such as family life, school, or other work environments.

Leadership requires a careful balance between taking control of decision making and allowing others the opportunity to learn, grow, and succeed on their own. Too much control, and good independent managers get stifled. Too much delegating, and critical organizational initiatives may fail to meet expectations.

How you frame, delegate, communicate and implement leadership decisions carries an ever-growing risk to you and your organization. This workshop will not only identify your personal decision making style, but also set a course for utilizing your personal strengths and weaknesses to create a bridge between your style and the leadership decisions you need to make to maximize results.

Key Topics

• Validated leadership decision-making model from studies of thousands of managers
• Using situational factors to assess decision-making strategies quickly
• Understanding your dominant decision-making style and its strengths and weaknesses
• Leadership through flexible decision-making: pitfalls and payoffs
• Autocratic, collaborative, or somewhere in between?

Special Feature

Each participant will receive a customized report outlining his or her strengths and weaknesses around group decision-making processes. Participants will also have the opportunity to explore a situation in their own organization and determine which management style would best serve in that circumstance. Registration for this program closes three weeks in advance to allow for completion of individual assessments.

Instructor

Laura Freebairn-Smith