Leadership development is essential to effective productivity and job performance. Leaders that take time to work on themselves, and their teams, are more likely to achieve their business objectives. This occurs because leadership development is all about cultivating the necessary skills to be effective today, and in the future.

The best leaders invest in talent as a top priority. They leverage leadership development programs to increase peoples’ insights, awareness, and deepest capabilities. As leadership and management consultants, our role is to serve as the conduit to unlocking peoples’ full potential.

Here are three ways leadership consultants can help you develop the talents and skills of your people:

1. Leadership Retreats: Allows a team to get away from the hustle and grind of the work environment to focus on their growth and development. A strong leadership retreat should be 2-3 days and includes topics such as: building greater self-awareness, identifying and leverages strengths and capabilities, understanding how values and beliefs impact leadership, learning about the talents and skills of members on your team, and so forth. You should look for retreats that challenge you, and your team, to grow as people leaders.
2. Leadership Workshops: Are great tools for focusing on particular behavioral leadership outcomes. Typical workshops can be half-day or full day and take leaders through various components of their leadership style, and ability to impact others. Some of the best workshops tend to focus on team building, improving your social and emotional intelligence, vision setting, organizational culture, and leveraging the capabilities of others. You should look for workshops that are outcomes driven, and leave your team feeling that they can take tangible action after the program to grow as leaders.
3. Leadership Seminars: For the quick and fast-paced work environment, leadership seminars allow for a quick review of leadership and management capabilities. Good seminars can focus on conflict management, influencing without authority, negotiation, trust building, and giving and receiving feedback. Seminars can take place face-to-face or through the use of technology (e.g., webinars, go-to meetings). You should look for seminars that are research-based and lead to improvements in work-related outcomes.

For more information on how to take your leadership to the next level through leadership retreats, workshops, or seminars, contact Bandelli & Associates at abandelli@bandelliassociates.com.

We look forward to working with you as you cultivate the leadership skills needed to drive success!