Professional Leadership Training - For Mid and Upper Level Managers

Leaders are expected to know it all!  They are tasked with meeting their company's expectations, creating an environment of unity, and empowering their employees all at the same time. These two Professional Leadership sessions will address an array of topics crucial to success in the workplace.

Session 1 - April 10

• Staying Focused 
  • Do creative work first
  • Allocate your time deliberately
  • Train your mind like a muscle
• The Respectful Leader - Gregg Ward
  • How newly discovered brain science on Respect can help you in every relationship
  • How companies like Adobe, Costco, REI and Southwest Airlines are leveraging respectful cultures to drive off-the-charts results
  • Tools & Techniques for developing Respect & Trust in relationships
  • How to Re-Gain Respect & Trust when they've been lost
• Staying Motivated
  • Focus on high-impact activities
  • Create new challenges
  • Set attainable goals
  • Find a social support network
• "The Other 23" - Busy Professionals Guide to Wellness - L.J. Pocsi
  • ​Trust yourself, with yourself
  • Become self-aware
  • Practice gratitude
  • Focus on your desired outcome

Session 2 - April 19

• Sexual Harassment
  • Personal interactions with others and raising awareness of how others perceive our behavior and attitudes
• Understanding and Developing your Communication Style
  • Recognize your style and the style of others
  • Strengths and blind spots of each style
• Motivating your Employees
  • Broaden awareness of performance improving techniques 
  • Practice the core skills of coaching and counseling, and get feedback on your own performance 
  • Understand the role of a mentor and identify the skills and knowledge required
• Customer Service Excellence
  • Explore motivations and barriers and broaden your awareness of performance-improving techniques
  • Practice the core skills of coaching, counseling and mentoring
  • Find the root cause of problems and identify the desired outcome

Instructors

Richard Marks Founder/President RDM Management Group Richard is the Founder/President of RDM Management Group, a professional sales consulting company which focuses on professional development while intellectually serving others. The core of Richard's practice is based on four key principles: Self Confidence, Self-Discipline, Emotional Intelligence and Motivation. These are the same four key principles which have allowed Richard to gain a 30-year corporate business career. Richard is known for working within a business structure to identify communication gaps and roadblocks that impede the effectiveness of teams and individuals. Full Bio

Gregg Ward, BCC CMC Emeritus CEO/Executive Coach Gregg Ward Group Gregg Ward is the CEO of the consulting, training and coaching firm, the Gregg Ward Group. With over 25 years of professional experience, Gregg helps his clients in North America and Western Europe manage business challenges in the areas of Respectful Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, Executive Presence and Organizational Culture. Full Bio

L.J. Pocsi Founder/Personal Trainer Infinitely Fit New Jersey native, LJ Pocsi enlisted as a Marine Musician in lieu of attending the music conservatory in which she had a full scholarship. In 2010, L.J. returned to San Diego to work for the US Marine Corps as a Family Readiness Officer. At this time, she was overweight and assumed she would stay that way for life regardless of how much dieting and exercising she tried.  Thanks to a work wellness program, L.J. lost weight in a very healthy way using lifestyle change, never dieting. In the process of her 40lb weight loss, she decided she was ready to pay it forward. With the help of friends and family, L.J. set out to become a personal trainer and create her own brand. Full Bio

Cheryl Vance Founder and Principal VictorLee Group, LLC. The Founder and Principal of VictorLee Group, LLC, Cheryl Vance serves as a trusted counselor to executives and organizations focused on maximizing their performance.  Cheryl has previously worked for Fortune 500 companies such as IBM and GE where she helped clients tap into disruptive market trends and technologies to proactively set themselves up for faster time to market.  She has played various leadership roles where she has mentored and coached many successful professionals.