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Leadership and the Power of Acknowledgment ®
How to Engage, Motivate and Inspire

Presented by Judith W. Umlas

Phoenix, AZ • November 10, 2011

Conference site location coming shortly

ABOUT JUDITH

Judy Umlas    Judith W. Umlas is Sr. Vice President of Learning Innovations at International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global corporate training company. She is the publisher of IIL Publishing, New York and the author of the ground-breaking book, The Power of Acknowledgment. She has delivered keynote addresses at many Project Management Institute (PMI) chapter meetings and Professional Development Days, and has led virtual training sessions for numerous associations and interest groups, as well as for many corporations.
    She recently delivered a keynote address at the International Project Management Association’s 2009 Conference to 800 project managers in Helsinki, Finland. She speaks on The Power of Acknowledgment all over the world, leading weekly one-hour free webinars (www.iil.com/webinars/) and two- and three-hour virtual courses on this ground-breaking topic (http://www.iil.com/poa).
     She has trained thousands of people through her leading edge virtual training sessions and traditional classroom courses. For example, she trained executives at The World Bank, the New York Police Department and the US Department of Justice.
    She recently led a virtual session for Recognition Professionals International. She has worked in television production, marketing and corporate business development for over 30 years — at CBS, PBS, cable television and IIL.  Her writing credits include articles published in Working Woman magazine, The New York Times, Chicago Tribune, and many other newspapers and magazines.


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$550
 
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Judy Umlas PDUs, CEUs

Traditional One-Day Classroom Course
Prerequisites: There are no prerequisites for this course
Course Level: Basic/Intermediate

Leadership and the Power of Acknowledgment
ABOUT THE PROGRAM

Effective leaders must find ways to enhance people’s level of engagement, commitment and support, especially in the difficult periods all organizations experience at one time or another. Engaged employees work with passion and feel connected and loyal to their organization. This yields higher productivity, sales, and results. Non-engagement in the workplace results in poor performance, limited productivity, and an erosion of the bottom line. People need consistent affirmation of their value and contribution to the organization in order to know that their efforts are appreciated. This can be accomplished through acknowledgment.

Leaders can tap into the power of personal commitment and dedication by acknowledging people in an authentic, heartfelt manner. Those leaders who model true acknowledgement behavior will inspire others to do the same and to want to dramatically increase their levels of contribution to the organization, making the power of acknowledgment transformational.

This program is highly interactive and includes a Leadership Acknowledgment Self-Assessment Survey™, case studies, role playing, action take-aways, the Knock Your Socks Off Exercise for Leaders, and create a vision statement for their organization. Participants will receive The Power of Acknowledgment by Judith W. Umlas and a workbook.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The ideal participants for this program include:

  • Senior and middle level managers who want to improve their leadership skills by using acknowledgment to enhance their interpersonal and communication capabilities
  • Junior managers who are being prepared for higher levels of leadership
  • Those with hands-on supervisory or managerial experience and responsibility
  • Employees who have a current or impending role as an organizational change agent
PERFORMANCE FOCUS
  • Linking effective leadership and employee engagement
  • Strengthening interpersonal relationships
  • Motivating teams and corporate stakeholders
  • Developing personal leadership capabilities
  • Assessing personal acknowledgment skills
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

This workshop is designed to assist the participant in accomplishing these objectives:

  • Understanding the need for acknowledgment to create a culture of appreciation in the workplace
  • Understanding the benefits of acknowledgment in the workplace
  • Overcoming the barriers to using acknowledgment
  • Demonstrating the language and subtleties of authentic and heartfelt acknowledgement behavior
  • Describing the principles of acknowledgment in the context of your personal leadership style
  • Describing how to coach teams, managers, and other corporate stakeholders in using the power of acknowledgment to produce breakthrough results
Course Overview
GETTING STARTED
  • Introductions
  • Course goals and objectives
  • The Leadership Acknowledgment Self-Assessment Survey™
THE WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT CHALLENGE
  • Employees who are engaged, not engaged and actively disengaged
  • The costs of non-engagement
  • Meeting the workforce engagement challenge
ACKNOWLEDGMENT, ENGAGEMENT AND LEADERSHIP
  • Acknowledgment and its benefits
  • Recognition versus acknowledgment
  • “Challenging people” case study
  • Blanchard and Covey: how acknowledgment fits into these leadership models
  • Leadership and acknowledgment
EMPLOYING THE POWER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT
  • The 5 C’s — Consciousness, Courage, Choice, Communication, Commitment
  • Overcoming barriers to acknowledgment
  • The seven principles of acknowledgment
  • The acknowledgment process
APPLYING THE POWER OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT IN YOUR PERSONAL LEADERSHIP STYLE
  • Case study
  • Creating your Power of Acknowledgment Personal Leadership Action Plan™
  • Creating a Vision Statement for your organization that incorporates acknowledgment
    into your corporate culture
SUMMARY
  • What was learned and how this can be implemented into our work environments

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