Management Programs

How often have you seen leaders develop an agenda, mobilize support, but fail to follow through and keep the plan on track to completion? As detailed in The Proactive Leader I, a proactive leader must develop an effective agenda, build support, and gain traction. Then, your challenge is to make sure things move forward - how to think in terms of contingencies, how to adjust your agenda and reformulate your position, while keeping others in your corner. You will learn to apply the rules of managerial competence that you need to maintain the coalition and sustain momentum.

Key Topics

• Negotiate for Consensus - Retain supports while winning resistors over to your side.
• Lead Your Coalition - Balance your directive and facilitative leadership styles to advance your coalition.
• Sustain Your Initiative - Keep your idea on track and relevant to the organization by managing the four dimensions of momentum:
• Structural momentum to maintain resources and capacity
• Performance momentum to monitor results and make adjustments
• Cultural momentum to motivate and maintain focus
• Political momentum to deal with conflict and anticipate opposition

Who Should Attend

Leaders and managers at public, private, and not-for-profit organizations who are charged with devising and executing business plans, strategies, and corporate initiatives.

Instructor

Samuel B. Bacharach