S e m i n a r s   P r a c t i c e   R e s o u r c e s   A b o u t   I C L   C o n t a c t   I C L   H o m e   A c c e l i n n o v a		Collaborative Leadership Seminars   Discussion     Exploration     Ideas     Experience     Practice   All seminars follow the Institute's philosophies, principles and methods: Emphasis on how to implement seminar outcomes in your organization Integration of learning and experience to develop and implement action plans Inclusion of current research, theories, case studies and ideas Follow-up contact and meetings to discuss implementation results, challenges, and successes Critical and systems thinking focus on solution discovery and implementation exploration Bridge the gap between theory and practice.   Introductory Series Seminars: Principles of Collaborative Leadership Collaborative Leadership Case Studies Collaborative vs. Chaos   Collaborative Leadership Application Series Seminars: Identifying and Prioritizing Corporate/Organizational Strategies Communication for Collaboration Finding and Developing Collaborative People Leading the Collaboration Process Successful Project Collaboration The Leadership 'Tipping Point' Trust and the Bottom Line Seminars are offered on demand for the public or at your location. Contact us for more information. Institute for Collaborative Leadership, 801.355.6280, info@collaborative-leadership.com.
			Principles of Collaborative Leadership Collaborative Leadership Introduction Series Developed By: Pollyanna Pixton It is not enough to respond to change. In today's global environments, organizations must lead change or be left behind. Innovation is critically important to success. How responsive is your organization to new ideas about improving operations, product lines, and services will determine your future? To increase productivity, successful leaders create adaptive and participatory organizations. Collaborative cultures foster innovation and trust, encourage creative solutions and expect value-based participation in all areas of responsibility. To create such environments requires a collaborative leader. We will discuss: What is collaborative leadership How collaborative leaders form innovative cultures that foster processes to increase productivity, profitability, effectiveness, and provide a place where people want to work What is needed to create organizations that thrive in environments of change? How leaders move from command and control to collaborative leadership? In this interactive seminar, you will: Define a collaborative leadership model to meet today's organizational challenges and needs for innovation Discover strategies to develop collaborative leadership methods Identify practical steps to create a work environment that encourages profitability and innovation-a place where people love to contribute their best work Discuss processes to capture the best new ideas, evaluate their potential and profitability, and implement them fully [ top ]
			Collaborative Leadership Case Studies Collaborative Leadership Introduction Series Developed By: Tim Shultz So, how do I begin? This question is often raised in collaborative seminars. Join us as we meet with other collaborative leaders to discuss successes when using collaborative models and techniques. We will review how leaders started their collaboration work, what obsticales they encountered and how they overcame them. In this interactive seminar, you will have the opportunity to: Learn to create open environments that foster free exchange of ideas, creativity, and innovation. Distinguish authentic collaboration from typical approaches to teamwork, participation, etc. Discover how to implement collaboration in your organization for problem resolution, new idea development, plan and process implementation Discuss implementation benefits and strategies for collaboration internally over business streams and units and externally with partners and customers Practice collaboration techniques specific to your organization that focuses on business value at all levels [ top ]
			Collaboration vs. Chaos Collaborative Leadership Introduction Series Developed By: Niel Nickolaisen Collaboration differs from chaos because leaders define a vision (that is bigger than ourselves), create a framework of strategy and metrics (that are based on results not methods), and be available but get out of the way (and make sure nothing else gets in the way). The collaborative structure comes from the underlying simple, clear expectations and the simple, straightforward operating processes. In this interactive course you will learn how to: Use the tension between chaos and structure since doing so will either lead to over-structure or over-chaos. Such tension is needed to adapt to a changing environment Refrain from setting a goal of reaching consensus (structure desires this but we do not want to fully satisfy structure) Set a goal of obedience to the selected direction (chaos desires everyone to do their thing but once we have made a decision on which path to take, we all take it together) Apply the 'Nickolaisen Decision' model to prioritize efforts and focus on organizational goals [ top ]
			The Strategic Framework for Collaboration Collaborative Leadership Application Series Developed By: Niel Nickolaisen Not all business processes are created equal. Some deserve more attention than others. While all business processes are not created equal, most remain very important. We should focus our thinking and resources on those activities that will generate the most economic value which is determined by the marketplace. How do we decide what differentiates us in the marketplace? What relatively decision criteria will allow us to correctly identify those activities that grow market share, that keep us ahead of the competition? What decision criteria allow us to identify new, differentiating activities (perhaps things we are not yet even doing?). In this interactive seminar you will learn how to: Apply the 'Nickolaisen Decision' model to focus organizational goals Perform a gap analysis for the differentiating and mission critical processes Identify and prioritize activities and efforts to fill the gaps and reach corpoarte goals Determine where to invest your intellectual capital, where to reach parity, and when to partner [ top ]
			Communication for Collaboration Collaborative Leadership Application Series Developed By: Pam Gardiol Effective communication is something we all want. When we are a part of a dynamic communication experience, we get some amazing outcomes. In today's complex, demanding business environment, effective and collaborative communication is a hallmark characteristic of influential people who get things done. Creating these collaborative communication experiences, however, can be illusive and frustrating. This class will examine how to take the leadership role in creating collaborative communication. We will break down the basic elements of communication and examine how to more effectively use these elements to create collaborative connections with others. Course objectives: Develop a leadership perspective to create collaborative communication Learn the three primary, and four secondary goals of communication, and how to frame your message to maximize these seven goals Identify the basic principles of effectively influencing others to collaborate with you Understand the different ways in which we each foster or thwart collaborative communication Learn how to gain credibility and collaboration by presenting your message from the perspective of the listener Understand your own communication biases and how they can create barriers to collaborative communication Identify collaborative behaviors to respond to your listeners' needs rather than your own during the communication dynamic. [ top ]
			Finding and Developing Collaborative People Collaborative Leadership Application Series Developed By: Pam Gardiol Never before have leaders so needed to find and keep people whose knowledge, skills and work philosophies align with the organization's goals. The cost of replacing a talented worker is significant. Some of the costs include money invested to bring the worker up to speed, organizational knowledge and experience lost, and reduced productivity while someone else learns the job. This session will look at the tools to screen for the best people; how to create a collaborative work environment that not only keeps people, but draws from them their psychological and performance alignment with the organization; and the leader's role in drawing or repelling collaborative people to the organization. Course Objectives Understand the interview dynamics that draw the kinds of people who will align with your organization's mission and goals Review recruitment tools to attract collaborative high performers Examine system-thinking leadership and its influence on attracting and retaining the people who seek and foster collaboration Compare traditional and system leadership competencies and how they foster or thwart collaboration Define the leadership characteristics that foster competent, confident people who own their individual and collective organizational performance Identify how leaders create the work environment that draws and keeps the people they really want Understand your own leadership comfort zone and its impact on creating a collaborative work place Learn collaborative leadership skills Establish a collaborative leadership accountability plan [ top ]
			Leading the Collaboration Process Collaborative Leadership Application Series Developed By: Pollyanna Pixton The collaboration process stimulates creativity and innovation. To capture these ideas and form them into implementation action plans, we use a defined process of brainstorming, prioritization and organization into time boxes - short interactions of efforts - to develop products and results incrementally. In this way, we reach market and organizational goals with just what is needed and find ourselves at go-no go decisions earlier. In this seminar, we will practice creating an open environment and using the collaboration process. In this practicum seminar, you will: Review the collaboration process Using a goal or project form your environment, practice the collaboration process Discuss what works in your environment and what needs adjustment Evaluate how and where this process could be used in your organization or company [ top ]
			Successful Project Collaboration Collaborative Leadership Application Series Developed By: Pollyanna Pixton and Tim Shultz How can we keep these projects from missing optimal target market windows? How can we make sure the right products are delivered even as the ground beneath the participants change? Successful projects iterate continuously and base decisions on maximizing business value to meet market needs. In this interactive seminar, you will have the opportunity to: Discover the benefits on business valuations of features, short iterative cycles of marketable functions, and quality results Learn collaborative leadership techniques that involve stakeholders and users at all stages Evaluate how to measure progress, success and when the project is complete Develop tools to coordinate the delivery of project components, respond immediately to new market needs and organizational innovations, and ensure the integrity of the results Build the right product and the product right; reduce costs and increase productivity [ top ]
			Leadership 'Tipping Point' Collaborative Leadership Application Series Developed By: Pollyanna Pixton and Niel Nickolaisen At what point does a team or person becomes self-sufficient in achieving the organizational goals and objectives? When do leaders need to decide if their direct, collaborative leadership is no longer needed for team success? In this interactive seminar, you will learn: How to determine when a team (or team members) are reaching the 'Tipping Point' What a leader should consider in developing a tipping point plan How the leader sets up the team to achieve this point When the leader knows that the team has reached the 'Tipping Point' The changes in the leader's role after the team has moved on [ top ]
			Trust and the Bottom Line Collaborative Leadership Application Series Developed By: Pollyanna Pixton Successful organizations continuously focus on innovation. Fear can grind the innovation process to a halt, reducing productivity and profits. A culture of fear limits employees at all levels from contributing their best ideas and full energies to corporate goals, the team purpose, and the opportunity to convert ideas into results. In this interactive seminar, you will have the opportunity to: Recognize how fear is holding your organization back Discover how trust and fear impacts productivity Discuss methods to create work environments without fear to encourage productivity, profitability, and innovation; a place where people want to work Resolve issues in implementing strategies to remove fear from the workplace and foster innovation Develop processes to encourage and capture the best new ideas, evaluate their potential and profitability, and implement them fully in line with organizational vision and objectives [ top ]
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