Becoming the Leader Others Want to Work For

Becoming the Leader Others Want to Work For

June 18, 2024 01:00 PM EST 60 Minutes

Presented By: Pete Tosh

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Description

The ‘Leader Others Want to Work For’ has switched their script from:

  • It’s about ‘me’ - to it’s about ‘them’
  • A ‘me’ mentality - to a ‘we’ & ‘us’ mentality
  • Being the center of attention - to shining the spotlight on others
  • Individual success - to make their team successful
  • Personal advancement - to help each team member reach their potential

Employee-centric leaders are constantly:

  • Communicating - through their words, behaviors & priorities
  • Influencing - through logic, explanation & connection

Building relationships with their team through:

  • Direction – clarity around the vision
  • Alignment – clarity on the ‘line of sight’
  • Commitment – everyone wants what’s best for the team

Successful leaders recognize that they:

  • Need their team more than their team needs them
  • Get paid more for what their team does than what they do
  • Should do everything in their power to help their team be as successful as possible
  • Succeed when their team succeeds!

The ‘Leader Others Want to Work For’ meets their employees’ engagement needs causing them to:

  • Expand discretionary effort & do more than they are asked to do
  • Be motivated toward the organization’s success
  • Take pride in their work & suggest improvements
  • Appreciate the ‘line of sight’ between their jobs & the organization’s performance
  • Believe their leader wants them to be successful

Leaders can impact employee engagement by 20%. Engagement is based more on employees’ relationship with their leader – than their perception of the organization. Leaders are the key to enhanced employee engagement.

Leaders can view their employee touch-points as interruptions or opportunities to:

  • Listen & learn
  • Build the relationship & coach
  • Satisfy engagement needs & improve performance

The employee performance needs most correlated with business results are:

  • Receiving clear job expectations
  • Having adequate materials & equipment
  • Being able to utilize their talents
  • Receiving recognition & praise
  • Feeling cared about, personally
  • Having their development encouraged

Areas Covered:-

Having the perspective of a leader by switching your individual contributor:

  • Script
  • Skill set
  • Relationships
  • Do-it-all attitude
  • Focus

Meeting employees’ engagement needs:

  • The business case for increasing engagement
  • Why most organizations have a significant opportunity to increase employee engagement
  • Companies currently benefitting from employee engagement initiatives
  • The significance of leadership

How effective leaders utilize their employees’ talents

Why Should You Attend:-

The individual contributor’s script is to:

  • Keep your head down
  • Work harder than everyone else
  • Push to get things done
  • Utilize your technical skills
  • Be a subject matter expert
  • Rely on yourself in order to be successful

Many people are promoted to leadership positions because they:

  • We're highly competent as an individual contributor
  • Had a track record of exceeding expectations
  • Displayed a special set of technical skills

This is an excellent start - but leaders can’t rely solely on their individual contributor skills.

When you become a leader, your team wants to know that:

  • Their best interests are your priority
  • You are more invested in your team than in your personal success

Because when your team is successful, you are successful

A leader’s success is no longer determined by just the work they do. Not empowering others is saying: “I think my way is better and/or I don’t think the work will get done.” The job of a leader is to enable his/her direct reports to perform to their potential

So, ‘Becoming the Leader Others Want to Work For’ requires:

Having the perspective of a leader by switching your:

  • Script
  • Skill set
  • Relationships
  • Do-it-all attitude
  • Focus

And meeting your team’s engagement needs

Who Should Attend:-

  • Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Supervisors
  • Directors
  • Executives
  • Human Resources Professionals
  • Department Heads
  • Project Managers
  • Team Coordinators
  • Senior Leaders

Know Your Presenter

Pete Tosh is the Founder of The Focus Group, a management consulting and training firm that assists organizations in sustaining profitable growth through four core disciplines: Implementing Strategic HR Initiatives Maximizing Leadership Effectiveness Strategic Planning Enhancing Customer Loyalty The Focus Group has provided these consulting and training services to manufacturing and service organizations across the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East. Pete has worked closely with the leadership teams of organizations such as Exxon, Brinks, EMC, State Farm, Marriott, and N.C.I. YKK and Freddie Mac Prior to founding his own firm 25 years ago, Pete had 15 years of experience — at the divisional and corporate levels — in Human Resource and Quality functions. Pete held leadership positions — including the VP of Human Resources and Quality — with Allied Signal, Imperial Chemical Industries, Reynolds Metals, Charter Medical, and Access Integrated Networks. Pete holds a B.A. degree in Psychology from Emory and Henry College and a master's degree in both Business Administration and Industrial Psychology from Virginia Commonwealth University. Pete is also co-author of Leading Your Organization to the Next Level: the Core Disciplines of Sustained Profitable Growth.