Successful leaders provide and nourish human chemistry–that special spark that distinguishes the extraordinary contributor from the ordinary employee. The elements of this elusive quality reside deeply within all of us and, in the right setting, can be discovered and developed. By taking people into previously unexplored realms, we can help them realize a wide new range of choices.
LIOS is committed to excellence in the education of senior executives, managers, union officials, change agents (internal and external), organization development practitioners and other leaders. The program helps leaders at all levels learn to utilize their own strengths to bring about significant change in their work environments. It is specifically designed to help participants gain the skills and knowledge necessary to support the business strategies of their organizations. The foremost goal of the program is to help leaders acquire the strong set of interpersonal skills and deep self-awareness necessary to bring an authentic and connected presence to their workplace.
Successful leaders provide and nourish human chemistry–that special spark that distinguishes the extraordinary contributor from the ordinary employee. The elements of this elusive quality reside deeply within all of us and, in the right setting, can be discovered and developed. By taking people into previously unexplored realms, we can help them realize a wide new range of choices. LIOS is committed to excellence in the education of senior executives, managers, union officials, change agents (internal and external), organization development practitioners and other leaders. The program helps leaders at all levels learn to utilize their own strengths to bring about significant change in their work environments. It is specifically designed to help participants gain the skills and knowledge necessary to support the business strategies of their organizations. The foremost goal of the program is to help leaders acquire the strong set of interpersonal skills and deep self-awareness necessary to bring an authentic and connected presence to their workplace.
This is a program for leaders and managers who want to be both supportive of and influential with others and who believe their personal development is central to achieving organizational objectives. Effective leaders are willing to suspend blame in
favor of getting results and are able to keep relationships intact while giving and receiving feedback non-defensively. Such effective leaders easily initiate open dialogue and are willing to work in partnership with others.
LIOS has three core focuses:
- Use of Self (Developing unique presence)
- Group Process and Intact Workgroup Development (Boss and direct reports)
- Whole Organization Change (Systems thinking)
Learning Outcomes
LIOS graduates upon completion of the program will achieve the following learning outcomes:
The program uses those three core focus areas to develop four essential elements of leadership and change:
- Balanced Leadership – Graduates learn how to use their authority to walk a narrow path between the twin pitfalls of dictatorship and abdication.
- The graduate will be able to lead and navigate their unique situation with confidence and clarity.
- Essential Interactive Skills – The graduate is able to communicate effectively with their bosses, peers and those who work for them.
- The graduate will be able to adeptly work up, down, and across the organization with a wider range of people and mindsets.
- Effective Teamwork – The graduate will be able to create healthy, well-functioning work groups which are the backbone of organizational success.
- Graduates will be able to help workgroups work better together and meet their goals.
- Sustaining Change – Graduates, on a daily basis, make sustaining change a normal (and essential) part of their routine.
- Graduates will be able to navigate in changing environments, while staying connected to goals, people, and the environment.
In this program, graduates will learn practical skills they can use immediately in their work environment. Graduates will become proficient in implementing advanced methods for:
- Developing learning cultures within their organizations
- Applying systemic thinking to workplace issues
- Leading large-scale change interventions tied to measurable goals
- Managing conflict creatively
- Leading teams toward higher productivity while maintaining a humane working environment
- Balancing management authority with employee involvement.
- Managing projects and other cross-functional work
- Coaching individuals to develop their full capacity and to effectively resolve problems
- Improving on-the-job work processes
- Creating effective groups
- Applying a wide range of process consulting interven