Leader Workout Group®
What is Leader Workout Group®?
Leader Workout Group® is a unique leader development opportunity created on the belief that leaders learn best in community – by engaging the material, and each other, in a meaningful way. With this approach, leaders build long-lasting behavior change that makes a measurable difference.
Much as regular exercise is the key to staying fit, steady reinforcement builds lasting success habits and behaviors. That’s where Leader Workout Group (LWG) comes in. LWG is the place where expert-led professional development and steady business peer-support meet.
Each month, your facilitator presents the learning topic where you’ll get ideas and practical tools to try on the job. As those personal experiments evolve, you can connect with your online LWG community to share results, challenges and questions with each other.
You get to evolve with trusted peers, sharing active problem solving with people who understand you and your unique challenges.
Why Leader Workout Group®?
People who are excellent individual contributors often get promoted to leadership roles. The stumbling block for many is that leadership involves an entirely different skillset. Leadership is a learned skill.
Research consistently demonstrates the immense influence of the manager role. With high turnover a costly and top of mind issue for CEOs, executives scramble to find the solution to keep valuable people engaged and loyal to their organization.
When examining the root of this enduring problem, the search often takes the wrong direction. The quick surgical fix is the prize. The reality is the solution requires time and consistent effort. Reducing high turnover needs to be addressed holistically and strategically. Executives must ask these questions:
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Does my organization’s culture make people want to stay?
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Am I reinforcing the behaviors that create an affirming, strengths-based organization?
The most influential variable in strong organizations is the manager. Executives now are connecting the dots that, to keep good people, they must develop leaders at all levels of their organization.
Leaders Do Have an Impact
For positive or negative, research has shown that leaders have a significant impact on key indicators of a work group’s success. Profitability, turnover, customer complaints, employee complaints, and workplace injuries are just a few variables that can be linked to the actions of the leader. Effective leader development is critical for an organization to succeed and thrive.
Ready to Start Your Journey?
Structured, digestible, interesting, and efficient, The Leader Workout Group® will help support and nurture your growth. Leader Workout Group® consists of twelve learning modules each delivered in 30-day bites. Each quarter follows a different theme focused on key leadership competencies.
Join An Ongoing Monthly Virtual Session
Your group of up to eight meets monthly via two-hour video call. Each session incorporates a practical, “snackable” learning objective.
Set Targets
In the first month, participants set individual targets to personalize and reinforce learning beyond the group time.
Reinforce Learning
Two challenge assignments each month help participants wrestle with the material so that it sticks.
Connect with Peers
Take advantage of interactive, online group breakout sessions, peer feedback and community message board.
Rest Week
The final week of the month is for rest and rejuvenation. Participants are ready to tackle a new subject in the next month.
Get Feedback
One-to-one consultation with your facilitator provides opportunity for clarification, feedback, and problem solving with an experienced professional.
Enjoy the Confidence
See enduring behavior changes like improved leadership and communications skills, as well as a deeper understanding of yourself and others.
Experience Success
The program is designed to work for busy professionals.
Between the workout time and challenge assignments expect about 4-5 hours per month.
How Does It Work?
Check the course schedule here.
