transition to management: the other side of the desk

Transition to ManagementThe Other Side of the Desk

January 20, 2015

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Objectives

• Identify specific leader behaviors linked to the Leadership Guidelines

• Stay balanced and on track in the face of shifting priorities and unpredictable challenges

• Lead with confidence in a virtual world

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Opening Poll

What is driving your organization’s desire to

develop your new leaders?


Opening Chat

What is the toughest challenge new leaders

face?


Leadership Assessment

Have you downloaded and completed the Leadership Assessment tool?

http://netspeedlearning.com/leadership/assessment/

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The Gap

75% of organizations cite leadership

development as important

23% say they are effective at developing

leaders internally

Source: i4cp


Leadership Development

“Given the volatility of the last

year and the accelerated pace of

change in the economy,

companies should be treating

leadership development as both

an urgent survival tactic and a

business opportunity.”

Jay Jamrog

SVP/Research

i4cp


Demographic Shift

• Every single day, more than 10,000 baby

boomers reach the age of 65.

• This will be true every day for the next 19

years.

Lada Nikravan

CLO


Training Your Leaders


NetSpeed Leadership 2®

1. Face-to-face Classroom Training (24, 3-hour modules)

2. Webinar Training modules (24, 90-minute sessions)

3. Post-class online reinforcement tools

4. NetSpeed Administrator™(to report the impact of training)


Gyroscope

A device that keeps you

aligned as you are pulled

in many directions


The Guidelines:

Your Leadership Gyroscope

1. Create an Optimistic Climate

2. Promote Collaborative Relationships

3. Encourage Exceptional Performance

4. Focus for High Impact

5. Cultivate Trust


Leadership Strength


Leadership Guidelines





5. Cultivate Trust


A leader’s mood is contagious and sets the tone for the work climate

Create an OptimisticClimate

How does the leader’s mood set the tone for a team?


Leader Behavior:

I frequently find ways to celebrate the progress made by teams and individuals.

Create an OptimisticClimate

What advice would you give a new manager who wanted to celebrate more?


Leadership Strength







5. Cultivate Trust


Promote Collaborative

Relationships

Open-handed give and take is mandatory in an effective, fast paced, organization

What evidence tells you that open-handed give and take is the norm in an organization?


Promote Collaborative

Relationships

Leader Behavior:

I actively encourage honest feedback and input from others.

5 – Frequently

4 – Sometimes

3 – Occasionally

2 – Rarely

1 – Almost Never


Leadership Strength







5. Cultivate Trust


Encourage Exceptional

Performance

The competitive landscape requires that we set and consistently achieve stretch goals


Leader Behavior:

I address performance problems quickly and constructively.

Encourage ExceptionalPerformance

What is the impact when the leader fails to address performance problems well?


Leadership Strength







5. Cultivate Trust


Focus for High Impact

A disciplined approach enables us to stay on course in the face of unpredictable change

Give an example of a “disciplined approach” inside an organization.


Focus for High Impact

Leader Behavior:

I skillfully plan and execute assignments.

5 – Frequently

4 – Sometimes

3 – Occasionally

2 – Rarely

1 – Almost Never


Leadership Strength







5. Cultivate Trust


Cultivate Trust

Lack of trust cripples an organization’s ability to perform


Cultivate Trust

Leader Behavior:

I assume people have good intentions.

How does this assumption affect the leader’s behavior?


Cultivate Trust

What are examples of trust busters at work?

What are examples trust builders at work?


Leadership Poll

What kind of leader are you?


Virtual Leadership

To maximize this leadership strength in a virtual world, my best advice is….


Three Tracks – 24 Modules

Leadership Development – 8 modules

Performance Management – 8 modules

Professional Development – 8 modules

Available for classroom and virtual delivery


Post-Class Reinforcement

Job Aid Cards

Electronic Magazine

NetSpeed On The Job™

NetSpeed Coach®

NetSpeed Administrator


Insights and Actions

Share one insight or one action you intend to take now.


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Q & A

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