This 4-day leadership development workshop focuses on fundamental leadership skills for front-line and mid-level leaders. The program addresses critical concepts like motivating teams, effective communication, and managing performance. It is divided into four focus areas: work unit performance, interpersonal skills, leading and managing others, and building high-performance teams. The workshop uses lectures, activities, group discussions and applications to help leaders strengthen their abilities in areas such as setting goals, addressing problems, and adapting their leadership style to different situations and employees.

1. Leadership Skills & Style Development
Comprehensive Leadership Fundamentals for Front-Line and Mid-level Leaders
September 25-28, 2012 LSSD is practical, applied and focused on fundamental leadership block-
Ypsilanti, MI ing & tackling where it makes a difference everyday: in the trenches!
Facilitated by Kelly Petrock & LSSD is a great Leadership Program for Front-Line and Mid-level leaders
(supervisors, team leaders, managers, etc). Within the program we address
LEAD Institute Staff critical leadership concepts, tools, skills and behaviors.
LSSD may be right for your leaders if the following skills and abilities are
important to their effectiveness:
• Motivate & engage associates. • Effective delegation.
• Provide effective work • Ability to build & lead High
instruction and direction giving. Performance Teams.
— “Quotes & Comments‘ — • Provide effective feedback: • Set goals, objectives and use
“The combination of lecture, activities,
praise & correction. performance measures to full
small group discussion and application
worked great for me. “ • Ability to coach, mentor and advantage.
build the skills and confidence • Adapt their behavior to bring out
of others. the best in others.
“Really helpful and timely! I’m feeling • Ability to address and correct • Manage conflicts & listening
much more comfortable about taking
on my new assignment with these tools performance and conduct skills.
under my belt” problems. • Address difficult behaviors.
Four Focus Areas
LSSD is a 4 day workshop designed around four critical focus areas.
• Work Unit Performance Climate- learn to isolate and improve the
critical factors that impact employee performance and moral.
• Personal Style & Interpersonal Skills- Strengthen communication
“I came to the course feeling like I effectiveness, assertiveness building rapport, listening skills and
was a pretty effective manager, and not effective nonverbal communication.
expecting to learn much. Not only were
the lessons a good refresher, but I gained • Leading & Managing Others- Specific concepts, tools and techniques
many new insights. Excellent course!” aimed at gauging the needs of associates and delivering the most effective
form of leadership: Direction, Coaching, Counseling/Participating &
Delegating- Situational Leadership.
• Leading & Managing High Performance Teams- Learn to build
cohesive, focused teams by effectively leading the growth and transition
stages that all high performance teams go through.
Registration & Location
September 25-28, 2012 <> Eagel Crest Marriott
“Facilitators were excellent, mixed it 1275 S. Huron St., Ypsilanti, MI 48197
up, kept our interest and kept it exciting”
To register or for more information and pricing for in-house program email
“The combination of lecture , activities, Kate at info@leadinstitute.com or call 800-556-5222.
small group discussion and application Tuition for the 4 day program is $1625.00 and includes: all instructional
worked great for me.” material, assessments, workshop manual, breakfast, lunch / refreshments,
follow-up articles and post session coaching. Ask us about group discounts.
The LEAD Institute 6055 Jackson Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103 Ksprock@aol.com <>www.leadinstitute.com