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This workshop is intended to fill the gap left by most business education by systematically helping people to increase their personal capacities necessary to become an effective leader—someone who others willingly and enthusiastically want to follow. 

This program is Powered by The Human Element—a systematic approach for improving the way people work together leading to greater accomplishment of goals and better individual, team, and organizational performance. The Human Element was created by Dr. Will Schutz and is based on over 50 years of research and application of his FIRO Theory (Fundamental Interpersonal Relations Orientation). It combines the best of both behavioral science and experiential adult learning, using a theoretical framework, scientifically validated assessments, experiential methodologies, and feedback. By dealing with root causes rather than superficial behaviors, The Human Element approach promotes profound changes in individual self-regard resulting in increased emotional and social intelligence, enhanced creativity, greater personal clarity, focus and conviction, more authenticity, increased trust, and greater personal satisfaction.

Leadership Powered by The Human Element is an interactive workshop loaded with practical tools. It is designed to give participants maximum practice for developing their capacity to lead by helping them become more aware, lead others more effectively, get out of their own way, and reduce their unproductive, defensive behaviors.

Workshop Agenda

Day 1
Getting out of your own way

• The high cost of blaming others
• What people don’t like about themselves and each other
• Identifying what “pushes your buttons”
• Reducing defensiveness in the midst of difficult circumstances

Communicating openly and candidly

• Candor, the fastest route to problem resolution
• Communicating what you know: your experience
• Conveying messages through sharing rather than advice
• Practicing real listening and asking good questions

Day 2
Being fully accountable

• Understanding the choices we make
• The unconscious reasons for our choices
• Eliminating blame and shame
• Personal responsibility and accountability

Increasing self-awareness

• Personal behavioral and relationship patterns
• Three basic behavioral areas common to all people (FIRO Theory)
• How behaviors impact individual effectiveness
• Increasing personal and interpersonal effectiveness through feedback and reflection

Day 3
Connecting human behavior and motivation

• Emotional drivers of behavior
• How others see you
• Emotional traps that sabotage the workplace and undermine productivity
• Understanding behavioral flexibility and rigidity

Changing ingrained behavioral patterns

• The origins of our perceptual distortions
• Cleaning your perceptual lens in order to see situations more accurately and make better decisions

• The impact of past experiences on current behavior
• Letting go of self-limiting beliefs

Day 4
Unleashing leadership and team potential

• Business simulation exercise using all key tools
• Working through interpersonal conflict
• Engaging in difficult conversations
• Recovering after mistakes

Day 5
Improving relationships and team atmosphere

• Creating an effective team culture through appreciation
• Supporting others
• Improving relationships and building trust
• Leading better by treating yourself well

Benefits
The aim of this workshop is to maximize leadership potential. Outcomes:

• Improved leadership effectiveness, focus and capacity to adapt
• Increased capacity to manage emotions and decrease reactivity
• Experience with new ways of working with and leading others
• Increased understanding of human behavior and its relation to leading
• Better understanding of how one is perceived by others
• Improved understanding of what motivates people