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Flexible leadership skills needed
in today's complex work environments.
 

Getting What's Important Done^tm is leadership training for executives seeking to build a flexible, high initiative culture in middle and lower managers.  This training and keynote speaking program uses our proprietary The 7 Performance Drivers^tm (7PDs), a leadership communication power scale for managers. It teaches leaders how to be flexible yet firm by creating a crystal-clear awareness that leadership is a two-way relationship, not just one-way downward.  Participants learn that each of us has a specific comfort zone for using power & authority and that we need to be skilled at moving up and down the whole scale in order to be effective leaders who get what's important done.  The secret to this program's success is our unique driver:passenger model for coordinating the sharing and shifting of power and authority in order to get people committed to delivering great results.

Download this article: How Effective Middle Managers Get People Onto The Same Page
(This article is highly recommended by Mr. Les Dakens, retired Sr VP, Human Resources, CN Rail, Montreal, Canada.  He writes, “This article explains extremely well a common and challenging difficulty for middle managers, and even senior executives.”

Many leaders genuinely dislike "pushing" people for better results. They don't like being the bad guy.

• Most mid-level managers are the quality controllers who are responsible for their group, department or small business results.  An inability to communicate effectively about changes in expectations and priorities is often the root cause of interpersonal issues and poor performance.

Getting What's Important Done^tm empowers people by teaching that leadership is a two-way street.

• The 7PDs teaches one simple idea that gets people aligned and in-gear:  Agree on who's going to decide and how involved each will be in making key decisions that drive the business forward. 
• If you manage people, they will thank you.  If you deal with peers or with a challenging boss, this will help you get results from others.  This really works.

What is in the Getting What's Important Done^tm leadership training program?

• The 7 Performance Drivers is delivered as a training program and in one-to-one executive coaching.  The training consists of up to four half-day modules that are customized to fit your needs.   Enjoy an exciting business simulation to start off.  Link the training to the real-world with Role Driver "lite" - a customized formal tool that links The 7PDs with each participant's actual job accountabilities.
   
• The tool is easy to learn, yet it breaks debilitating habits with support and reinforcement.  We offer group coaching and one-on-one coaching to engrain this leadership tool.  Its effectiveness comes almost entirely from self-awareness of daily habits that need to shift for greater success as leaders.

Learn the power of 'self-awareness' to create lasting, high-impact leadership change.

• The 7 PDs is a powerful self-awareness tool.  This is what makes it so effective.  Each leader begins to realize their own 'driving' habits as well as their 'passenger' habits - the unconscious, habit-driven ways in which they currently try to get results from others (that don't work very well).

There are 7 paired performance styles that get people in gear:

• Power and authority are the fuel that drives people to excel.  The 7PDs leadership communication tool provides a common language and practical skills that pairs leaders with others using a driver:passenger metaphor.  When you understand what makes a person "drive," you can get them in gear and on track in a way they agree with and embrace.

Get the results you need from others without conflict or resistance. 

• Learn the five steps to shifting power and authority.  Receive 26 tips for influencing behaviour changes in others in an effective way.  Get the actual 7 Performance Drivers communication dashboard - flash-based and/or laminated.  Once everyone understands The 7 Performance Drivers language, people use it day in and day out.

The benefits of Getting What's Important Done^tm are productivity gains and a team that is in sync!

• Overcome common obstacles that cause performance issues at work. 
• Quickly bring the root cause of performance issues to the surface using a common language that is comfortable to use. 
• Get firm commitments on how to things will get done. 
• Save tens of thousands of dollars by avoiding terminations, improving morale, and raising productivity

Middle managers and staff appreciate Getting What's Important Done^tm:

• "Ever wondered why you feel like you are on a different wavelength than your supervisors?  Find out why that might be happening and how you can change it."  Training Manager
   
• "Figuring out what piece of the puzzle you are is greatly beneficial and provides clarity around your role and performance." 
  Project Manager
   
• "I loved the theory behind The 7 Performance Drivers.  It makes so much sense!"  Events Manager
   
• "What I liked best was the no-nonsense approach to why people do what they do when they work together in groups.  There's no talk of 'synergy' or 'paradigms' here -- just plain, honest language that cuts to the core of today's workplace."  Communications Manager
   
• "John's technique is a nice blend of playing devil's advocate and really hearing the different perspectives being offered."  Senior Manager