In such a dynamic and competitive era in which we operate, the value of effective leaders and facilitators with significant capabilities cannot be underestimated. Significant leadership is endowed with the ability to inspire, connect with motivation to harness and influence for the best results. The ability to see ahead and lead a way, understand the essence and meaning of leadership, along with effective communication methods and self-awareness allow people and the entire organization to realize their potential. Leadership, awareness and communication are the foundations for every manager and leader in an era where people are at a high level, uncertainty is routine, renewal and change at a high speed and the desire and need to achieve significant achievements while collaborating. These three foundations are the basis for executive and team training processes and workshops that I build according to the needs of the organization. All of them can be worked on, improved upon and developed to a higher level together with me in training processes for managers and teams.
Communication is a very significant factor in progress and success. How can we upgrade, improve and adapt communication to our current needs in order to allow ourselves proper dialogue with all levels, possibilities to present comfortably and to be active and meaningful partners as we want in every meeting. We have habits of years concerning the manner of speaking, voice, tone, intonation and body language that we can work on and which can be perfected. But not only that.
These are external factors that rest on a deep and ingrained perception of our communication ability and influence, biases we have about the world and ourselves, the belief in how much we are listened to, if at all, and by whom and from what status, and what all of this says about us.
Deep communication work is about understanding the self as it interacts with the world, perceptions, and habits beyond technical tools and skills. The goal is to create effective and authentic communication that is tailored to who we are today and who we aspire to be, and to free ourselves from irrelevant habits, fears, and stuck beliefs from the past.
Craft the person you want to become
Develop an understanding of the elements that influence the ability to communicate correctly, effectively and efficiently – emotional intelligence, listening, presentation and discourse, harnessing and influencing. Learn and practice communication skills critical to management work – correctly communicating goals, decisions, challenges and successes. Expand your understanding of how to create behaviors and language that build trust and promote relationships, whether remotely online or physically and up close. Ultimately, this is what allows you to bring out the leader in you fully and meaningfully.
How we speak and listen to each other is the medium through which a more positive future is created or denied
What EQ is all about
EQ skills in effective communication
Regulate emotions: self-control, stress management, and rapport
Reframing events: identify situations to apply EQ
What it really means to listen, why it’s important
Learning to listen with the right intent, be aware of oneself, be present
Difference between active listening and listening to respond
Communicating effectively in meetings
Managing difficult conversations
The nature of the questions we ask either keeps the existing system in place or brings an alternative future.
Questions hold the power to make us think, create answers we believe in, and motivate us to act upon our ideas. it connects us to the idea.
Questions redefine the relationship between people and make us peers, and valued as equals, curious about other’s opinions makes them feel valuable.
Learning different kinds of questions and how to use them will put you in a better leadership position.
positive thinking delve into the art of effective communication, highlighting the potential to unlock success, foster meaningful connections, and bring about positive change
Positive thinking focuses on optimism, resilience, and the belief in one’s abilities
It shifts us from a perspective of dwelling on obstacles to seeking opportunities, enables overcoming setbacks with determination and perseverance, enhances mental well-being, increases self-confidence, and inspires others
Effective communication skill fosters understanding, collaboration, and healthy relationships. It involves the words we use, active listening, non-verbal cues, and empathy to build bridges of connection, resolve conflicts, and inspire positive change
Build trust with transparency and open communication
Create tools and routines to help the team communicate
Understanding team communication, group dynamics, and the role of the leader
Skills to encourage team members to bring their voice, share opinions, and be courageous to bring new ideas and perceptions.
Mapping individual communication styles and understanding the implication of the interaction
Improve engagement and connection
Create better communication and relationship with people with different communication styles
Impactful presence with body gestures, eye contact, tone, energy leveling, strategic pause, etc
Setting boundaries: learn the power of saying “no” and Building long-term, trust-based relationships with peers clients and all
Learn how to convey messages, influence, and be impactful at all levels
Understand the impact of DEI on employee engagement. Equip leaders with skills to support their teams and organization
Understanding cultural values and challenges of working with others from different backgrounds
Build the ability to uncover biases, raise awareness and recognize unfair processes and learn how to actively promote inclusion and belonging
Use empathy as a tool to improve leadership style
Despite what they say…leaders are not born, they are made. Desire and purpose build our leadership from the inside out. Wanting to lead and influence people and teams to achieve shared goals in an effective way, in a way that builds a future and relationships while collaborating.
There are different definitions and different approaches to what leadership is. If we look at the past for a moment, leaders were more in the direction of the independent, all-knowing, and controlling. But today, the dramatic changes in the structure of the world of work, the way of working, the pace and complexity, require new management and leadership approaches, ones that create an enabling and flexible, encouraging and effective workspace. The world needs a new breed of managers, leaders who combine performance and professionalism – “managers”, with higher interpersonal skills than ever – attentive to people in a way that creates connectedness, in a way that encourages creative innovation and collaboration. In other words, managers who are leaders with diverse intelligences. Managers understand the expectation and want to improve, be effective, influential, and work positively and successfully with their team or group. The speed of change does not always allow the time required to develop the necessary skills and perceptions, and therefore constant learning is required.
Growth and change occur in understanding the source of internal leadership (“mindset”) and acquiring leadership skills as it is expressed externally. Leadership actually combines two critical factors: communication – outward, and mindset and awareness – inward.
Leadership includes elements such as broad vision and strategic thinking, understanding the goals and direction of the organization, dealing with challenges and changes on a regular basis, building a team and dealing with the challenges that arise with each individual and with the team as a group, effective public relations, leadership presence at all levels, leading processes and changes, effective and understandable communication with all levels at all levels, introducing creativity and innovation, and assisting people in their personal and professional development.
Situational leadership and other models
Different leadership styles to be used
Tailoring leadership style to situations and individuals
Communication skills that encourage others to share their opinions, active listening, and cultural intelligence
Self-awareness of our personal biases and paradigms
Shifting Paradigms as a managerial tool/skill
Dealing with microaggressions
Situational leadership and other models
Different leadership styles to be used
Tailoring leadership style to situations and individuals
Communication skills that encourage others to share their opinions, active listening, and cultural intelligence
Self-awareness of our personal biases and paradigms
Shifting Paradigms as a managerial tool/skill
Dealing with microaggressions
The importance of preparing for difficult conversations
Authenticity and empathy as skills for effective conversation
Understand the basic assumptions and the best way to convey messages in each conversation’s uniqueness
Feedback
Delegation, performance
Deal with changes
Strategic thinking
Creating psychological safety, trust belonging, and engagement
Develops strategy and prioritization: keep the big-picture perspective, be agile and adaptive
Relationships and Influence: inspire and motivate others; foster sustainable motivation and performance in others
Inspires others, being present and communicating articulately, tap into the “why”
Teach, coach, and mentor not manage day-to-day operations, interacting with people
Fundamentals of DEI
Diversity VS Inclusion
Leveling up EQ, the role of emotions in the culture of inclusion and belonging
Developing a trust-based empathetic leadership style
The Impact of Inclusivity on employee engagement
DEI impact on business achievements
Mindset is a person’s way of thinking and worldview, which influences the way they see, relate to, and act in life. Our mindset is based on our beliefs, perceptions, and values, which are central parameters in determining our behavior and reactions to challenges and events.
Whether in our private lives or in the workplace, our ability to cope and how we react are influenced by the way we think and perceive the world. Our reaction and how we function are derived from the way we interpret and perceive what is happening around us, and therefore the mindset is an acute factor in influencing the results we achieve in a variety of situations, but very critical in stressful situations.
On the one hand, we can refer to a Positive Mindset, which is based on an optimistic, positive thinking approach, which sees events that occur as opportunities. People with a more positive outlook look for the positive in every situation, rely on the belief that they can act and deal with challenges, and are willing to take certain risks from the perception that every experience is a lesson and learning. Their speed of recovery and return to functioning even after failure is high.
On the other hand, people with a negative mindset can be considered to have a mindset that sees more limitations and difficulties. People with a more negative mindset may feel more self-doubting, are worried about negative outcomes of situations, and may have difficulty accepting risks in order not to fail. They may insist on negative attitudes and fail to see the possibilities and solutions inherent in situations.
We are all on the spectrum and may lean more towards one side or the other in certain areas, and yet each of us has a style and way of seeing the world, and as such it influences our choices, our decision-making, our communication to the outside world and our influence on others, our determination, our ability to deal with challenges and events, our recovery from failures, our motivation, our openness to criticism and learning, all of these and more are critical tools for good and progressive leadership.
Leadership has the power and role to influence and lead people. If leadership has a positive mindset, the impact on those involved will be positive and vice versa, and the implications for the organization will be accordingly. Facing challenges bravely can inspire and lead with confidence and understanding. However, leadership with a negative mindset will affect thinking patterns through behavior and the level of solutions.
Our perception can be trained, changed, expanded, and upgraded, provided that we are aware of what is happening to us, understand ourselves and the sources on which our way of thinking is based, and are ready and willing to act to change.
