Being A Likeable Boss

Being more likeable is a quality everyone can increase and improve. Being likeable and a figure of authority is where some challenging conflicts can arise. With this workshop your participants will recognize these possible areas of conflict and develop the skills and knowledge to overcome them.

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Being A Likeable Boss – Course Outline:

Our Being a Likeable Boss workshop will show that honesty and trust will be your participant’s biggest tools in fostering a better relationship with their employees. Trusting your team by avoiding micromanagement, using delegation, and accepting feedback will put your participants on the right path to be a more likeable boss.

Module One: Getting Started

• Housekeeping Items
• Pre-Assignment Review
• Workshop Objectives
• The Parking Lot
• Action Plan

Module Two: Is it Better to be Loved or Feared?

• The Case for Fear
• The Case for Love
• The Case against Both
• The Middle Ground
• Case Study
• Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Leadership as Service

• Top down Hierarchies
• The Bottom-Up Perspective
• Know Your Employees
• Genuine Empathy and the Power to Lead
• Case Study
• Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Leadership by Design

• Begin with the End in Mind
• Goals
• Values
• Mission Statement
• Case Study
• Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Understanding Motivation

• Dramatism
• The Pentad
• Guilt and Redemption
• Identification
• Case Study
• Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: Constructive Criticism

• What are Your Intentions?
• A Positive Vision of Success
• Feedback Sandwich
• Following Up versus Badgering
• Case Study
• Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: The Importance of Tone

• Lighting a Fire
• Putting Out a Fire
• Adult versus Parent
• Changing the Script
• Case Study
• Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Trusting Your Team

• Dangers of Micromanaging
• Delegation and Anxiety
• Aces in Their Places
• Celebrating Success
• Case Study
• Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Earning Your Team’s Trust

• Honesty
• Consistency
• Availability
• Openness
• Case Study
• Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: Building and Reinforcing Your Team

• Identify Team Strengths and Weaknesses
• Identify Team Roles
• Design Exercises with Specific Goals
• What to Avoid
• Case Study
• Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: You are the Boss of You

• What Kind of Person Would You Follow?
• Self-Awareness
• Self-Improvement
• Keeping Your Balance
• Case Study
• Module Eleven: Review Questions

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Review of the Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Recommended Reading
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations