To start, the workshop is a fast track to essential leadership skills.
Course Overview: This engaging and reflective process will help leaders develop key competencies such as empathetic listening, vulnerability, public speaking, and delivering constructive feedback. As a bonus, each participant will leave with a crafted opening joke, perfect for connecting with audiences at meetings or events.
Course Foundation: Supported by the principles of Vertical Leader Development, proposed by the Center for Creative Leadership, this course leverages:
- Heat Experiences: Challenging situations that push participants out of their comfort zones.
- Colliding Perspectives: Engaging with diverse viewpoints to foster growth.
- Elevated Sense Making: Space for personal and professional introspection.
Target Audience: Ideal for new and mid-career managers, as well as teams aiming to enhance leadership skills and group cohesion.
Course Goal: To reduce barriers to leadership development through humor, offering a “fast track” to mastering essential leadership practices in a fun, engaging, and reflective environment.
Learning Objectives:
- Integrate new perspectives by actively listening to others.
- Gain comfort in revealing oneself as a leader.
- Strengthen analytical skills through reflective writing.
- Craft brief, impactful messages using humor.
- Develop confidence in public speaking.
- Enhance ability to give and receive constructive feedback.
Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:
Fostering Reflective Leadership: Encourages critical examination of biases for inclusive decision-making.
Amplifying Diverse Voices: Encourages sharing personal stories to value diverse perspectives in leadership.
Promoting Inclusive Communication: Teaches crafting messages that resonate across cultural and social backgrounds.
Building Empathy Through Vulnerability: Supports the creation of inclusive environments through empathetic leadership.
Creating Safe Spaces for Feedback: Nurtures equity in leadership through empathetic and respectful feedback exchanges.
