A snapshot of some of the leadership offerings from the FocusU stable

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UNCONVENTIONAL
LEADERSHIP
PROGRAMS

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Hello!
We are Facilitators for organizations that
believe in the power of people. Teams that
work in harmony, trust each other, and end up
outdoing themselves, every day.
We believe that engagement is a pre-requisite for all learning to
happen. And so, laughter and fun are not enemies to learning but
enablers. We believe that Experiential Learning is the only way to
learn, regardless of whether it is for adults or children.
We are a restless bunch of ordinary people, united by an uncommon
passion to stage WOW workshop learning experiences. What binds
us together as a team is a shared belief in a FocusU way of living.

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HR partners and leaders who are making a positive impact in
their organizations – are increasingly questioning the status quo
in many established HR practices like Induction, Hi-Po programs,
Leadership team retreats, New manager/ First time manager
trainings & Executive Integration.
Bringing together their international experience in industry and
cutting edge facilitation techniques, FocusU Facilitators will
walk the path with you in your quest to find meaning to these
important questions.
Leadership Programs
“Great vision without great people is irrelevant.” - Jim Collins, Good to Great

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There is no such thing as failure,
There are only results
- Anthony Robbins
Stepping into
Coaching
Workshop Summary:
An immersive workshop including
discussions, debates and role plays
to embark on mastering the aspect of
leadership in coaching skills.
Targeted Outcomes:
• Coaching is less of a skill – and more
of a mindset
• How does one structure a coaching
conversation?
• Learning questioning techniques that
can be easily practiced and mastered
• How does one set the stage for
coaching, through building an
environment of trust
• Mastering coaching is a life long
endeavor
• Overcoming resistance to coaching
• For Leaders – coaching is not a choice,
it is a life skill

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The ability to simplify means to
eliminate the unnecessary so that
the necessary may speak
– Hans Hofmann
LEADERSHIP
BYTES
Workshop Summary:
Big course versus Small bytes. Crisp sessions
on important topics where we cut to the
chase. And yet make it a meaningful enough
learning experience for participants.
Targeted Outcomes:
• Immersion into new ways of thinking
• Sparking curiosity in participants to
dive deeper into a topic by themselves
• A wide range of customisable topics –
that covers human behaviour, sales and
marketing, leadership and innovation
• Sample topics:
• Storytelling for Influence
• The road to accountability
• Design thinking
• Building psychological safety
• And many, many more
• Sessions ranging between 2 – 4 hours

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I want every girl who’s told she’s
bossy, to be told instead she has
leadership skills
– Sheryl Sandberg
L.E.A.D WOMEN’S
LEADERSHIP
PROGRAM
Workshop Summary:
How is being a woman in a Leadership role
different from a man in a similar role? An
insightful journey into understanding self,
breaking through stereotypes and claiming
leadership.
Targeted Outcomes:
• To understand and appreciate one’s self
better as a leader
• Balance different priorities and roles as a
woman to achieve optimum results
• Identify internal barriers and learn ways
to dissolve them
• Use wellness to manage energy and look
at simple daily techniques
• Apply the principle of influencing
assertively to conduct difficult
conversations and achieve business
results
• Understand the common challenges
and habits which hold women back from
achieving higher positions at the work
place and break those habits
• Make a commitment on what to do or
change

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The key to successful leadership today
is influence, not authority.
- Kenneth Blanchard
Influence without
Authority
Workshop Summary:
A workshop based on experiential learning
methodologies that focuses on the concepts of
how to get cooperation from those over whom
you have no official authority.
Targeted Outcomes:
• Influencing is about exchanging
something the other values in
return for what you want
• Relationships matter
• Knowing your circle of influence
• Drawing an Empathy Map to
understand the world that others
inhabit
• Just about everyone is potentially
much more influential than they
think they are

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Just say Yes and you’ll figure it out
afterwards
– Tina Fey
IMPROV FOR
LEADERSHIP
Workshop Summary:
It is deeper than comedy, seriously fun
and a greenhouse for new ideas to
germinate. Especially for Leaders, Improv
holds some important lessons.
Targeted Outcomes:
• Understand self and others better
• Learn to communicate in a
constructive way that encourages
win-win
• Learn how to fast forward
collaboration in teams
• Learn how to discuss challenging
issues and manage potential
conflicts
• Learn how to handle ambiguous
situations better
• Create a safe place for bold ideas
to emerge

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Life is what happens to you while
you’re busy making other plans.
- John Lennon
Leading
Change
Workshop Summary:
Change management workshops for
leaders to bring alive the concepts
on how leaders can lead change with
compassion and wisdom.
Targeted Outcomes:
• Leading Change is inextricably linked
with Leadership behaviours
• Building personal credibility is a big
first step in becoming an effective
Change Leader
• Without understanding their own
“operative narrative” – change
leaders may be scuttling their own
effectiveness
• The attitude that a leader brings to
change, is contagious!
• The different phases that people go
through during times of change

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Leadership is taking responsibility
while others are making excuses
- John C. Maxwell
The Road to
Accountability
Workshop Summary:
An engaging workshop experience that
helps the participants to adapt a new way
to think about the concepts of Ownership
and Accountability and apply it in a day to
day manner.
Targeted Outcomes:
• Below the line versus Above the
line behaviours
• Common stages of “Playing the
victim”
• Individual accountability versus joint
accountability- “I win when we win”
attitude
• Feedback versus Feedforward – as
an antidote
• Taking ownership for results
• Moving beyond reasons – the
“What else can I do” attitude
• The Noah Principle

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None of us is as good as all of us
– Ray Kroc
Emergenetics
for Leadership
Workshop Summary:
A workshop that combines the latest
research in Neuroscience with the latest in
Education, and Psychology for improving
Leadership effectiveness
Targeted Outcomes:
• Knowing oneself as the first step towards
being a better leader
• Appreciating why we need to treat others
the way they liked to be treated
• Allowing one to recognize what a
particular situation demands and then
align his or her leadership style or
behaviour to react accordingly
• Uncovering and celebrating the
motivational attributes of each team
member
• Making decisions taking the “whole
brain” approach
• Helping leaders to manage both change
and conflict better
• Valuing one’s gifts

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All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and women merely
players,
They have their exits and their
entrances;
And one man in his time plays many
parts.
-William Shakespeare, As You Like It
leadership
presence
Workshop Summary:
That elusive “something” that a few
people have that makes them come
across as compelling individuals who
attract attention almost effortlessly. Can it
be learnt?
Targeted Outcomes:
• Leadership Presence is a learnable
skill
• It is not just about “charisma” – it is
a much more deeper and authentic
quality
• You can be a much more effective
Leader, if you invest time and effort in
this endeavour
• The PRES model
• Learning from professionals in theatre
• Understanding Leadership Presence
as the ability to connect authentically
with the thoughts and feelings of
others

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Peace is not the absence of
conflict, it is the ability to handle
conflict by peaceful means”
– Ronald Reagan
conflict
management
Workshop Summary:
Conflict is a natural and normal feature
of the workplace. It occurs in every
organization and every team. It has its
positives and negative sides. How we
view conflict and how we handle it makes
all the difference!
Targeted Outcomes:
• Framing conflict: Helping individuals
view conflict as not necessarily bad
• How to handle conflict when it happens?
• The 5 step breakthrough strategy to
handle conflict
• Identifying individual preferred style/s
in managing conflict using the Thomas
Kilmann Conflict Mode instrument
• Identify a plan to apply and enhance
their communication skills in the
workplace to address existing conflicts

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We are not a team because we
work together. We are a team
because we respect, trust and care
for each other
– Vala Afshar
Building
Psychological
Safety
Workshop Summary:
The highest performing teams in the world
have one thing in common. An engaging
workshop experience to becoming a better
team basis the insights garnered by Google
from Project Aristotle.
Targeted Outcomes:
• Understanding what goes into making
a high performing team
• Assessment: Where do we stand
today as a team on psychological
safety?
• The Bad Apple Experiment
• Appreciating the different natural
preferences of individuals
• Structuring conversations in language
that is more collaborative and less
adversarial
• Replacing blame with curiosity in a
team

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“Great stories happen to those
who can tell them.”
– Ira Glass
Influencing
through
Stories
Workshop Summary:
Storytelling is today used in the corporate
context to influence, excite, motivate
or get backing for one’s ideas. So how
exactly does one go about telling a story?
Targeted Outcomes:
• Learn to express your ideas clearly,
visually, and emotionally
• Determine the big idea (or key takeaway)
of your story
• Prototype and practice your story by
testing out your ideas
• Gather feedback as you refine your
narrative
• Tell stories your audience wants to hear
and take people on an emotional journey
• Craft your own story or presentation
• Create impact through your story

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And many many more…
LEADERSHIP
CHALLENGE

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‘‘I have never received
such overwhelmingly
positive feedback
from each and every
participant before for
any other program.’’
Taslima Hasnat Jaigirder, HR
Business Partner, Unilever
Bangladesh
‘‘I would like to thank FocusU
team for putting up an excellent
Sr. Management intervention
using their Leadership Challenge
construct. The team was full
of energy throughout and had
amazing coordination, making
every single session a power
packed one!!.’’
Shikha Verma, Senior Manager Yamaha
Motor India
‘‘It’s not about the content
or activities. Those can be
replicated by others. It’s
what the FocusU team does
with them which makes the
experience so special.’’
Tanmaya Vats, VP & Head, Pepsico
GVIC
‘‘Each activity that they
conducted was done really-
really well. A Ten star rating
isn’t enough to summarize
the value that they added
to the participants who
attended.‘‘
Antony Titus, Head - Customer Service
Development | DHL Express
‘‘Working with FocusU has
been a pleasure. We have
realised that there is a
‘FocusU’way of working and
one ends up experiencing Fun,
Professionalism, Learning,
Action, Achievement while
achieving the outcomes of
the workshop.’’
Pooja Malhotra, Head HR, British Council
Management Services Pvt Ltd.
‘‘It has been a pleasure
and fun to collaborate with
Team FocusU which has
always resulted in a WOW
experience for my business
team across levels coupled
with a lot of learning and
memories to cherish.’’
Aarti Mudaliar, Manager HR, Oncology -
Novartis
‘‘The intervention that
FocusU designed was
brilliantly relevant for
our Management offsite.
It was even better in its
flawless execution.’’
Prabhir Jha, President & Global
Chief People Officer, Cipla
‘‘We have been thrilled
to work with FocusU
over the past three
consecutive years in a
row.’’
Anoop Prakash, Managing Director,
Harley Davidson
Testimonials
‘‘I know I can never go
wrong with FocusU when
I wish to conduct an
impactful session that
leaves my team members
energized and inspired.’’
Akanksha Takyar, Associate Manager
HR, Avery Dennison India

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Some of our Clients
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