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Leadership In The Team Environment

Leadership In The Team Environment

This stimulating workshop prepares managers and supervisors to lead the Lean Manufacturing journey.  It emphasizes Charismatic- Transformational leadership that inspires vision, motivation, and teamwork.  

Through exercises, roles and discussion, participants learn about motivation and Maslow's Hierarchy. They learn about leadership types and styles. They explore "Emotional Intelligence" and how to enhance it. 

The classic Oscar-winning film, "Twelve O'clock High" culminates this two-day seminar. Participants analyze the situation and follow General Frank Savage as he turns the 918th Bomb Group from losers to winners. 

Program Summary

Format Onsite Workshop Who Should Attend?
Time 2-Day Managers  
Production Supervisors   Team Coaches  
Functional Managers
Cost $5500 (Includes Travel)
Participants 5-35
Next Step Call us at 816-931-1414

Participants Will Learn...

  • Why Lean Manufacturing requires Charismatic-Transformational leadership. 

  • Maslow's hierarchy of needs and what really motivates people. 

  • How teams fit with Lean Manufacturing and why they need the same type of leadership as the 918th Bomb Group 

  • About Personality Types and how they help you understand yourself and others. 

  • How different personality types can avoid conflict. 

  • About Emotional Intelligence and how it affects your success. 

  • How it raise your Emotional Intelligence Quotient (EIQ). 

  • How to improve the EIQ of your organization. 

  • Reduce passive resistance that often stymies progress towards Lean Manufacturing. 

Program Outline

1. Motivation In The Lean Environment

Carrot & Stick

Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs

Theory X and Theory Y

How Teams Fit

2. Special Issues With work Teams

Managing The Boundaries

Shepherds Vs. Sheepherders

3. Knowing Yourself & Others

Meyer-Briggs Personality Types

What Is Your Personality Type?

Dealing With Other Personality Types

4. Emotional Intelligence

What Is Emotional Intelligence?

Your Emotional Intelligence Quotient (Exercise)

Raising Your EIQ (Exercises)

5. Leadership Styles

Identifying Styles (Exercise/Video)

When Does Style Matter?

6. Leadership Models

Leading Versus Managing

What Do Effective Leaders Do?

Shakespeare & Leadership (Exercise/Video)

Assessing Your Leadership Level (Exercise)

7. Twelve O'clock High

Applying The Lessons of The 918th


Lombardi

Maslow Hierarchy

Team Stages

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