This program is one day a month for 6 months.
How Am I Supposed To Be A LEADER?
Take a breath. Don’t worry. We got your back.
Dr. Joe Serio, instructor of the Transformational Leadership Academy, will teach you how to face all of the uncertainties that come with being a leader and a lot more!
Great leadership starts on the inside, developing more confidence and using proven tools and techniques to get you back in the game when you fall down. We’ll show you ways to deal with the fears and stressors around leadership. Then, we’ll take you outside of yourself and explore effective and even transformational ways to interact with others, whether they’re your co-workers, your boss, or the public. There will be a heavy focus throughout the program on communicating effectively, the most critical skill leaders must develop.
DATES
February 14
March 14
April 11
May 16
June 13
July 11
The Academy is six months, one class per month. Participants are signing up to attend all of the dates listed above.
Whether you are in a formal leadership role or not, leaders can help transform the culture of a workplace and can be valuable assets to their organizations.
It’s Difficult Being A Leader.
“But, but…I have no idea what I’m doing!”
You probably had questions like:
“How do I deal with all these different personalities at work?!”
“How do I deal with conflict?! I’m not good at talking to people!”
“How do I encourage Negative Nancy and Pissed Off Peter?!”
There are other, even more profound messages in your head about leadership that you’re going to have to face. Messages like:
“I don’t know how to do this!”
“I don’t think I’m cut out to be a leader!”
“What if I totally screw this up?!”
“I’m too scared!”
THE ACADEMY PROGRAM
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Fear and resistance are the most powerful influences in one’s life. They play a major role in self-awareness and self-perception, decision making, quality of relationships, performance at work, and a lot more.
This module explores fear and resistance as they impact thoughts, beliefs, actions, and consequences, among other things, and illustrates how fear is a decisive factor in shaping your supervision and leadership style. Sections include: the roots of fear; identifying and reducing fear; understanding fear and productivity; and a seven-step success plan for managing fear. And we’ll discuss how fear interferes with your communication.
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Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to recognize and understand emotions in yourself and in others, and to use this awareness to manage behavior and relationships. EI plays a central role in all aspects of supervision and leadership.
A variety of topics will be discussed, including the four pillars of EI, the five components of EI, basic parts and functions of the brain and their role in determining our emotional responses; strategies for effectively controlling those emotional responses; and identifying and improving low emotional intelligence.
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Stress is ever-present in the office. Good stress helps us perform better; bad stress blocks the path to great leadership. Over time, unremitting negative stress takes its toll on attitude, relationships, performance, physical and emotional health, outlook on life, and a lot more. This module includes discussion of the physiology and neuroscience of stress, nutrition, health, exercise, diet, and sleep. It addresses resilience and presents strategies for reducing stress in order to develop more effective supervision and leadership.
Fear, low emotional intelligence, and high stress show themselves frequently in procrastination, perfectionism, absenteeism, lateness, failure to complete paperwork in a timely manner, and countless other ways. It’s easy to see how these can impact one’s ability to manage time in an effective manner. This module also helps participants create a system for managing time under any circumstances and shows how to address procrastination, uncover the myth of multitasking, how to set goals and stay on course, and how to handle interruptions.
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Vision is critical in determining where you want to go, but without the how and why in place, it won’t matter what your vision is. You’re not likely to get there. Lack of clear guiding principles and expressed values integrated into every aspect of work life can leave personnel spinning their wheels believing that nothing can change.
This module outlines the fundamentals of organizational culture and basic elements that need to be present for outrageous success. Examples are given from organizations that have realized results they never thought possible. This module includes considerable discussion among participants with their colleagues. Ideas on handling the most difficult leadership issues in an organization are discussed.
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Managing conflict is a core function of leadership. It is not an exaggeration to say that everything depends on it. Poor conflict management impacts attitudes, morale, overtime, sick leave, stress levels, and virtually every other aspect of work and home life.
This session will help you identify your key triggers or conflict hot buttons and cooling strategies; assess an interpersonal conflict from various perspectives; recognize specific destructive behaviors that are ineffective for conflict engagement; and help you develop a 3-month action plan for strengthening your conflict management competency.
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Leadership is an opportunity to grow as an individual and help improve your team. This module will identify five leadership traits. Our discussion will revolve around how you demonstrate those traits and strengthen them. You’ll hear from industry leaders about how they themselves have evolved.
We will explore a leader’s responsibility in keeping it simple, prioritizing, delegating, empowering, and innovating. Last and most importantly is taking care of your team. In this dynamic world, it is imperative to your team’s success that you are aware of and attentive to their mental and physical well-being.
WHAT YOU WILL RECEIVE
Each participant will receive:
A bound workbook for each module
Books :
Overcoming Fear: 50 Lessons on Being Bold and Living the Dream
Emotional Intelligence: 50 Lessons on Knowing Who You’re Dealing WithBeing Resilient: 50 Lessons on Leaving Chronic Stress Behind
Time Management: 50 Lessons on Finding Time for What’s Important
Public Speaking: 50 Lessons on Presenting Without Losing Your CoolScripts for handling a variety of situations
48 hours of training
Program certificate
PROGRAM COST
Academy tuition is $1,597 per person. This includes all workbooks, books, certificate, morning refreshments and snacks.
MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR
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Joe Serio, Ph.D., is a popular and entertaining trainer who delivers insightful and thought-provoking material. His content is rich in practical, proven techniques for effective communication with a wide variety of personality types. Joe holds a doctorate in criminal justice with a specialization in leadership and organizational behavior.
He is the author of books on emotional intelligence, fear and resistance, resilience, time management, public speaking, and others. His communication skills have been tested in a wide variety of settings including growing up in a large family, driving a taxi in New York, investigating the Russian mafia in the former Soviet Union, living in China, and working in government agencies.
TRAINING ROOM & PARKING:
Training will be held in Community Rooms A and B. Guests can enter through our Green Door located under the large WCCAC logo visible from the main street. Entrances can be accessed on Wilco Way. There is a large parking lot near the Green Door that guests can use. We ask that guests only enter through the Green Door as we are a secure facility, and our other doors are used for our client services. Click Here For Map & Instructions to Green Door.
CONTACT:
If you need to reach the training center on the day of the training, please call Sandi Bronte at 512-943-3712 or SBronte@wilcocactx.org.
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