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Leadership Development
“As bad as passages may sound, it is
not the event itself that hurts a career
but how you react to it.”
- David Dotlich, Leadership Passages: The Personal and
Professional Transitions That Make or Break a Leader
Natural leaders emerge and break away from the pack at all levels in an organization. As these leaders take on greater responsibility, they naturally need to learn
and grow. The need is not necessarily for new techniques, but rather for a new orientation toward the work they do, the people they serve, and the organization.
The Officium Leadership Development Programs support this process of learning, helping leaders integrate new capabilities, which make them more powerful contributors.
This process builds the personal power needed to inspire others in the manifestation of a greater vision, in a spirit of respectful action.
Our Programs:
- Balance Your Work—Balance Your Life
A balanced life is something we all strive for, but it takes only the slightest change to throw us out of balance again. One reason we seem to be unable to achieve
“balance” is that what we are really looking for is a “feeling”. . . a feeling of being grounded, peaceful . . . with the ability to say, “life is good”. In her book, Do Less, Achieve More,
Chin-Ning Chu states, “When you are on a thrilling, terrifying roller coaster, whether you enjoy the ride or not, you are momentarily a hostage of the
roller-coaster. This feeling of being helpless and frustrated is the same experience as perceiving life's overwhelming demands engulfing you.”In addition, studies
show that executives who “play” make far more effective leaders than those who don’t. Their ability to be creative, remain logical under stress, and solve problems
significantly increases with regular play. Balance doesn't mean you get to have it all,--not all the time. Balance means that you make choices. You get to decide
what’s important for your own fulfillment in the one life you have to live.
- Bringing Out the Best in Your Team
Anyone who has ever been a part of a winning team knows that a great sense of personal satisfaction and camaraderie happens when individuals collaborate and work for the
good of the whole. These successes don't just happen. They evolve from team members using their individual talents to perform so that team and organizational goals
are met. Team leaders need practical tools that keep the team running at peak performance, high efficiency, and world class effectiveness. We ensure team leaders learn
about running productive meetings, facilitating discussions so everyone’s ideas are heard, and resolving group conflict.
- Building Healthy Relationships
At Officium, we believe that interpersonal savvy—having a range of interpersonal skills and approaches and knowing when to use what with whom—is the key to respectful action.
The truth is that leaders can't lead without the ability to build strong interpersonal relationships. In his book, What Got You Here Won't Get You There: How Successful People Become Even More Successful,
Marshall Goldsmith lists twenty of the most common faults in leadership behavior. We work with your people to identify personal issues that get in the way of
how they perceive others, a skill that is vital to leaders being able to deal with situations in a professional manner.
- Coaching Others to Succeed
Michael Jordan once said he wouldn’t play for any coach except Phil Jackson because Phil brought out the best in him. We believe that if you’re a leader, one of your
primary roles is to bring out the best in the people you lead. This role goes beyond delegation and giving feedback. Although our mission isn’t to try to make you into a
professional coach, we know that the best work happens when we coach people. Leader coaches know how to handle performance problems in extraordinarily effective ways,
deliver feedback so others can hear it, and develop self reliant work teams. These actions facilitate individual development that links to your organization's overall
objectives.
- Emotional Intelligence and What It Means to Your Success
Interpersonal savvy—having a range of interpersonal skills and approaches and knowing when to use what with whom is the essence of emotional intelligence.Harvard PhD,
Daniel Goleman, conducted extensive research in successful companies around the world and documents in his book, Primal Leadership: Realizing the Power of Emotional Intelligence,
that the most successful people in business are not those who graduated from ivy-league schools or even those who graduated at the top of their class. Surprisingly, Goleman states that the primary job of a leader is to manage emotions. To be able to perform at this level, leaders need feedback on where they stand on the emotional intelligence continuum. Officium helps them exceed in the four competencies that distinguish star performers—those whose performance is in the top 10-15 percent. They build on strengths they already possess to create behaviors that fit their own style and work for them.
- Developing Leadership Presence
People often want to increase their leadership skills and presence so others begin to see them as trusted business partners. Yet, leadership skills sometimes fall
flat when time has not been taken to build trust with those you’re trying to lead. The key is to act with integrity, which often means that what you say consistently
matches what you do. At Officium, we believe that “presence” begins on the inside. The need among leaders is to grow individual's uniqueness so they become “more of who
they are”. This allows them to take action from a centered, grounded position that others view as a place of integrity and “presence”.
- Navigating Change
Stress is high when you’re going through a transition, especially when you’re trying to get off to a strong start in a new job. When people go through transitions,
especially when they have not been part of the decision-making process, productivity can suffer. Most leaders know that it's prudent to have the “right attitude”, but what
do the people they lead need from them? Officium supports leaders who are interested in learning what works well and what actions should be avoided in times of
transition. Practical advice and tools for dealing with increased stress levels are necessary, especially when dealing with cynics who complain and criticize.
- Political Savvy –The Unspoken Rules
According to Reardon, politics is an art that involves creating options for yourself. Creating options for yourself helps you with guidelines for when and how to step up and get noticed. It helps you understand what battles to fight and what battles not to fight. Being politically savvy reveals a sensitive way to move forward with a strategy for building your career with insight and integrity. It is often a struggle to understand the unspoken rules about how people “get things done” in the maize of corporate hierarchies. Officium offers individuals the ability to read their organization's political climate and act accordingly.
- Stepping Up to Conflict
Conflict is a part of life and typically evolves because people are trying to get their needs and wants met. Marshall Rosenberg, PhD, in his book, Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Compassion,
offers techniques for hearing each other's needs and returning to a mood of compassion, even when circumstances are tough. Holding on to a “sense of duty” (rather than
fear, guilt, blame, or shame) takes thought and skill when dealing with conflict. Being able to stay connected and create a safe place to discuss issues where we come to a
shared pool of meaning takes personal growth, insight, tenacity, and practice.
- Women and Leadership
Rona Lichenberg, in her book, Pitch Like a Girl: How a Woman Can Be Herself and Still Succeed, states, “What if you don't have to change who you are to get what you want? What if you can achieve your most desired professional and personal goals by simply tapping more fully and consciously into the power of the woman you already are?” At Officium, we believe that both sexes can capitalize on their strengths by bringing more of who they are to what they do. Among our natural talents is the ability to build and nurture relationships. Learn how use these natural abilities to increase your power and persuade others to share and support your views.
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