Event Overview

Delivering results has never been harder.
Economic uncertainty, rapid advances in technology, geopolitical unrest, the debate over remote and hybrid work, talent shortages, and shifting attitudes toward work are all shaping how we lead.

Yet while the world has changed, leadership styles have not.
The more we demand of our people, the more they become exhausted and burn out. Many leaders are caught in this dilemma.

Strategy and technology are in place, so why are results still inconsistent?
This seminar reframes that question through the lens of leadership. It is a place for you to think through your own organization’s challenges and the actions to take.

Drawing on Franklin Covey’s original research, we will identify the factors that hold performance back. We will then introduce what leadership looks like when it combines high expectations with deep care, using the 6 Critical Practices for Leading a Team as our framework. Finally, through discussion with fellow participants, we will explore what you should expect of your organization’s leaders, and how best to support them.

The program includes group discussion and a networking session. We hope you will leave with fresh perspectives and concrete ideas in the context of your own organization.

For HR, Executives and Department Heads Facing These Challenges

This seminar is designed for HR and talent development professionals, executives, and department heads who recognize any of the following.

Results are inconsistent

• Performance varies widely between departments and teams
• Strategy is clear, but execution differs from team to team
• Individuals perform well, but this does not translate into organization-wide results

Leader development and support are not keeping pace

• New leaders struggle to shift from a player mindset to a leadership mindset
• Leadership development is left to the front line or to individual experience
• Work is concentrated on high performers, leaving development opportunities unevenly distributed
• The next generation of leaders is not emerging, and fewer people aspire to lead

People are exhausted

• Team members and leaders themselves are worn out
• The more we demand of our people, the greater the risk of burnout and turnover

The organization’s foundations are shaky

• Roles and expectations are unclear, causing misalignment
• There is little sense of unity or trust between teams and departments

What You Will Gain from This Seminar

1. Understand why results are inconsistent, from the perspectives of people and leadership
   Examine seven factors: ambiguity, over-control, over-centralization, stagnation, burnout, disconnection and individualism. Identify where your organization’s challenges lie.
2. See what an organization that combines high expectations with deep care looks like
   Learn, from research data, what organizations and leaders who sustain high performance have in common.
3. Gain a perspective on reducing variability and lifting the whole organization
   Rather than relying on a handful of top performers, learn how to unlock the potential of the “middle” and stabilize results across the organization.
4. Pick up ideas for preventing burnout and turning people’s energy into results
   View energy not as something to be used up, but as an asset to be nurtured, and consider how to build it into your organization’s systems.
5. Gain a perspective on developing the next generation of leaders
   As fewer people aspire to lead, consider what your organization can do to make the role more attractive and keep your leadership pipeline full.
6. Put your organization’s challenges and next steps into words
   Through discussion with fellow participants, identify your organization’s most pressing challenge and take away actions you can start on right away.