1) Cascading Team and Leadership Development

In this cascading approach we will guide your CEO and the executive leadership team through our tried and tested five-phase team development process. We will then work with each member of the executive leadership team by taking them, as leaders of their own teams, through a similar five-phase process. This approach targets the top levels of the organization (anywhere from 50 to over 100 people). The common language and mindset that grow out of this expanded effort will have a significant impact on the entire culture of your organization. 

The general goal of each 5-phase program is to identify individual and team strengths as well as to address the personal issues, styles or behavioral differences and roadblocks to team success.  The team will learn how to work with each other more effectively by managing work style differences, understanding their common purpose and making decisions based on that purpose.  This training is intended to expedite the team development process to allow the evolution to occur more quickly and smoothly through the application of team concepts. 

 

The Executive Leadership Team and each Leadership Team member as leaders of their own teams would experience the following five-phase process

 

Phase I - Team Leader Coaching - Having a trusting relationship with the team leader where thoughts and feedback can be freely shared is critical to insure the best possible outcome. In a very real sense we are teaming with the leader throughout the process which is every bit as much a developmental opportunity for him or her as it is for the team. In this phase we will begin helping the leader crystallize their vision of where the team needs to go and how it will get there.

Phase II - Pre-Program Assessments, Meetings And Interviews (One or Two Days at Client Location)

Phase III - Shared Exploration And Experiential Training Sessions (Three days offsite)

Foundation Information and Work Style Assessment

·         As a result of these activities participants will be able to:

·         Understand the team leader's vision and everyone's role in contributing to its success

·         Identify their own predominant work style behaviors

·         Increase their own appreciation of different work styles, be able to support other styles when necessary and identify and minimize potential conflicts with others

·         Know their own group's style, areas of strength and blind spots

 Experiential Activity Sessions

At the completion of these sessions participants will be able to:

·         Know and recognize the critical areas for team success (i.e. communication/feedback, planning, leadership, support, positive recognition, commitment, contribution, etc.)

·         Identify individual blind spots and be able and willing to give and receive feedback for improvement

·         Feel more comfort in discussing the assessment of the team's effectiveness

·         Utilize strategies that enhance the team's success

·         View every team experience as a learning opportunity

Phase IV - Follow-Up - Integrating Our Learning into Our Culture and Our Work (Six-Hour Session at Client Location 4 to 8 Weeks after Phase III)

Phase V - Team Leader Post-Program Consultation and Ongoing Support


Click here for a Case Study - Cascading Team and Leadership Development

 

Click on one of our other three Leadership Development approaches to learn more

  1. Cascading Team and Leadership Development
  2. Team and Leader Challenge
  3. Action Learning Model for High Potential Leaders
  4. Leadership Projects Model for High Potential Leaders

For additional information please read a case study and testimonial for the Cascading approach and a case study for the Leadership Projects approach.

  1. Case Study - Cascading Team and Leadership Development
  2. Testimonial - Cascading Team and Leadership Development
  3. Case Study - Leadership Projects Model for High Potential Leaders

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