Duration: 16 hours

• Module 1,  4 hours
• Module 2,  4 hours
• Module 3,  4 hours
• Module 4,  4 hours

Who Should Attend: Physician, union and management co-leads of unit-based teams

Prerequisites: None
 
Course Description: This course is designed to enhance your effectiveness as a leader. By the end of this workshop, you can expect to have:

• A broader awareness of yourself as a leader—your behavior and mindset;
• A vision of the impact you would like to have as a leader and an action plan for how you intend to achieve that impact.

No matter what job we do, or position we hold, we are called to take responsibility for the success of our organization. Building leadership capability is a process of self-awareness, skill development and personal commitment.

Objectives:

• Define the attributes and characteristics of a facilitative leader
• Measure and balance success across results, process and relationship
• Use foundational communication skills to help your team members succeed
• Develop and communicate your vision in a way that enrolls and inspires
• Involve others appropriately in decision making
• Evaluate your celebration practices to ensure they are effective and authentic
• Clarify requirements for effective meetings and plan appropriately
• Create agendas that define the purpose, desired outcomes and topics for a meeting
• Document action items that record what will be done, by whom and when
• Evaluate successes and opportunities for improvement in meetings
• Describe effective meeting facilitation
• Distinguish the process of the meeting from the content
• Use a flexible structure in meetings to manage the meeting process
• Use tools for reaching agreement in meetings
• Use flexible methods to facilitate the meeting process

Module 1—Foundations of a Facilitative Leader

• Foundations of a facilitative leader: overview
• Dimensions of success
• Coach for performance
• Action plan and module close

Module 2—Creating a Motivating Environment

• Strategies for creating a motivating environment
• Share an inspiring vision
• Maximum appropriate involvement in decision making
• Celebrate accomplishments
• Action plan

Module 3—Planning Successful Meetings

• Tools for reaching agreement
• Key components of successful meetings
• Desired outcomes
• Stakeholders
• Decision making
• Meeting roles
• Planning the agenda
• Action plan

Module 4—Facilitating Successful Meetings

• What is effective meeting facilitation?
• Distinguish content from process
• Tools for building agreement
• Facilitative behaviors: preventions and interventions

Pre-Work: None

To find out more about how to register for this class, speak to your local training contact. Please coordinate with your manager or UBT co-lead.