| Leadership is a Process, Not an Event | May 10, 2010 |
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Greetings!
 I hope you had a wonderful Mother's Day weekend, and spent some time celebrating special people in your life.
If you or your mom is in any kind of leadership role, you'll be excited about the new Leadership Series on-demand mini-courses that are coming your way very soon, the first one as early as this week! This series is being developed in response to many of your requests to have ongoing leadership training at your fingertips!
An important motto that I embrace is "leadership is a process, not an event." Lifelong learning and application develops leaders. Your requests for continual training shows it's obvious you agree with this motto. Check out today's leadership tip, and watch your email for more details on the new Leadership Series!
Unleash the leader within!
Teresa Gilbert
Pathways to Excellence, LLC
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MONDAY MORNING LEADERSHIP TIP #162
Leadership is a Process, Not an Event | |
 In my early years of providing training and consulting, I would often get a call from an organization and ask me to come and provide them with general leadership training. There is no such thing as "general leadership training." As you can probably imagine, that request is so broad, I would have no idea where to start!
Gradually I learned to ask three pointed questions that would give me the answers I needed:
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What challenges are you currently experiencing with your leaders?
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What area(s) of leadership is most important to address at this current time?
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What specifically would you like your participants to have or know after the training that they do not know now?
With this information, I could put together a training event that I knew would fulfill the organizations' desires and expectations. To help me know my audience, I often also ask the questions:
As you think about the fact that 'leadership is a process, not an event,' I encourage you to ask the above questions about your own organization. The answers to these questions will give you a snapshot of leadership strengths and weaknesses, and will also help you answer the question of what training and development needs are currently most pressing with your leadership?
A quick, one-day workshop does not develop a leader - but rather thousands of ways, both big and small, that foster the understanding and development of a leader over time. The new Leadership Series on-demand mini-courses are a great opportunity to make a significant contribution to your own growth as a leader, or those seasoned and emerging leaders in your workplace. |
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LEADERSHIP TRAINING |
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Would you like to learn more about leadership topics such as this one?
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Research shows that, the effectiveness of learning is increased fourfold when the participant is partnered with a Coach. A 1997 study showed training resulting in 22% increase in effectiveness, and when combined with coaching, it increased to 88%.
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| ABOUT TERESA |
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Teresa Gilbert is founder of Pathways to Excellence, LLC, a company devoted to inspring excellence in others, empowering them to rise to their potential and "unleash the leader within"! She is also a Consultant, Leadership Coach, and author.
If you liked today's issue, you'll love Teresa's dynamic coaching and training in the form of teleclasses, webinars, and on-site presentations.
While Teresa is best known for her expertise in leadership development, participants share with her that her biggest impact comes from her passion and philosophy of meeting participants where they are...and empowering them to take the next quantum leap to become all they want to be!
This, Teresa says, is the most important key to bringing out the best in all of us!
Teresa specializes in working with rising executives and managers to fully develop their leadership potential. Teresa has a Masters Degree in Education and 25 years experience in the field of management, administration, staff development and coaching.
You can learn more about Teresa and her webinar courses, workshops, and resources at www.leaderschampion.com.
Teresa Gilbert, "The Emerging Leader's Champion"
Pathways to Excellence, LLC
P.O.Box 2562, Carbondale, IL
teresa@teresagilbert.com
Phone: 618-658-2554
Fax: 618-223-5181
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