- Leadership training can be unsuccessful and expensive. More than 14 billion dollars was spent on corporate leadership development in the US in 2013, yet less than 15% of these programs were effective.
- The longer you wait to improve leadership skills, the longer it will take to improve your managers' reputations with their teams – and improve performance, retention, and engagement.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Get results from your leadership training by holding your teams accountable through team-based development and support.
- Focus on quick-wins or “low-hanging fruit” to see leadership skill improvements fast, and make teams more effective and engaged today.
- Apply training immediately and iterate as you go. By doing so, participants are significantly more likely to use techniques and get value from the training.
Impact and Result
Use Info-Tech’s collaborative team-based approach to leadership development. Our proven methodology and process focus on easy-to-implement tactics that will achieve results for your leaders within two months. This blueprint focuses on improving skills in six critical areas:
- Leadership brand
- Communication
- Inspiring staff
- Meeting effectiveness
- Conflict resolution
- Strategic time management
Workshop: Fast Track Your Teams’ Leadership Skills
Workshops offer an easy way to accelerate your project. If you are unable to do the project yourself, and a Guided Implementation isn't enough, we offer low-cost delivery of our project workshops. We take you through every phase of your project and ensure that you have a roadmap in place to complete your project successfully.
Module 1: Identify Leadership Skills Opportunities
The Purpose
- Get your IT leadership team on the same page regarding the importance of development, goals, and metrics, and determine which leadership skills to focus on.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Buy-in for leadership development achieved.
- Metrics and goals for leadership skill development identified.
- Self-assessment of participant leadership skills complete.
Activities
Outputs
Make the case for leadership development.
- Leadership Reference Book
Brainstorm key pain points.
Prioritize leadership skills which enable the corporate strategy.
Identify leadership metrics.
Create a Leadership Vision Statement.
Complete a self-assessment of leadership skills.
- Leadership Skills Assessment Tool
Identify skills to develop.
Module 2: Build Leadership Skills
The Purpose
- This tailored program will focus on building skills in critical leadership competencies based on participants priorities.
- It will follow a structured approach, providing tangible advice to improving in four of the leadership areas.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Introduction of leadership skill and identification of critical pain points and opportunities.
- Complete a current state assessment on your effectiveness in the specified skill.
- Tactics for improving skill identified and implemented.
- Next steps outlined.
Activities
Outputs
Identify leadership skill pain points.
- Leadership Reference Book
Identify opportunities for improvement.
Determine tactics for improvement.
Create a plan for implementing tactics.
Module 3: Communicate Results
The Purpose
- Leverage the information you learned to identify opportunities for using the tactics you have chosen and for reviewing your progress.
Key Benefits Achieved
- Communication and action plan developed.
- Identified opportunities for using tactics learned.
Activities
Outputs
Review lessons learned.
- Leadership Reference Book
Determine implementation steps.
Build and finalize communication presentation.
Implement tactics.
Conduct implementation retrospective.
Review metrics.
- Metrics Tracking Tool