Ignite your team.
Learning about their personal styles, priorities, and motivators using Everything DiSC
Understanding the unique attributes of others to create a motivating environment for their team members
Building conversation techniques for connecting, handling tense situations, and influencing others
Getting organized with planning, prioritizing, and reporting templates
Learning to set clear expectations, celebrate successes, and have tough conversations to manage performance
Getting frameworks for interviewing job candidates, delegating, developing people, keeping conflict productive
Learning the 4 C's of a high performing team: clarity, communication, cooperation, and collaboration
Spending their time in a way that capitalizes on their strengths and ignites their days!
Today's workforce wants to find purpose and meaning in their work, to experience a spirit of camaraderie in their workplaces, and to feel valued for what is truly important to them. We'll help your supervisors develop an appreciation for each team member and use that insight to guide their actions in a fair, firm, and friendly way.
Sometimes you have a large group of learners and other times just one or two.
So, Launch Into Leadership comes in two flavors.
Your supervisors will participate in 8 one-hour, interactive and insightful workshops to build relationships while getting the frameworks they need to succeed.
Your supervisor will use 8 online learning modules to build their toolkit plus 4 one-on-one coaching sessions to build skills, accountability, and confidence.
Everything DiSC on Catalyst to gain self-awareness and get strategies for building relationships and creating a motivating environment for others.
Quick Reference Cards to remember the most important points and to document go forward action steps.
Manager's Toolkit for the participants' supervisors to guide coaching conversations following each session to ensure the application of new skills.
Use your personal DiSC Profile to identify your strengths and the styles of your coworkers in order to build relationships, influence others, and create a motivating environment for your team.
Get simple frameworks for managing time, staying focused on priorities, and promoting your team's accomplishments.
Create a foundation for individual accountability by clearly setting expectations for results and behaviors established in your organization's core values.
Deliver meaningful feedback by celebrating successes to keep people on a positive path while having thoughtful discussions with those who fall off track.
Build your trust in your team while boosting their potential to contribute at a higher level through simple processes for delegation and career development.
Confidently facilitate conflict resolution discussions when two or more teammates don't see eye-to-eye to create agreement and clear path for working more effectively together.
Identify the ingredients necessary for your team's success and create interview templates to ensure new hire have the right knowledge, skills, and behaviors for success.
Get frameworks for building clarity, commitment, cooperation and collaboration. This is also our graduation celebration complete with speeches and diplomas!
Thank you for exploring our supervisory training options.
I've dedicated my life to helping leaders build the skills and behaviors to create high performing teams and motivating workplaces. I'd love to help your team, too!
I created the frameworks in Launch Into Leadership over 3 decades, first, as a corporate gal working for a big bank and then, by coaching hundreds of professionals, from CEO's of multi-billion dollar companies to high potentials just starting out. I've gained a reputation as a no-nonsense yet fun-loving coach who asks thought-provoking questions and delivers actionable ideas.
Whether you have one supervisor or fifty, let's help them get started or boost their skills today!
$1,497
4 One-on-One Coaching Sessions
8 Online Learning Modules
Everything DiSC on Catalyst
Quick Reference Cards
Upon completion of your purchase, I'll schedule a Kickoff Call with the participant and their supervisor to get the ball rolling!
Call for Pricing
8 Live Training Sessions
Everything DiSC on Catalyst
Qjick Reference Cards
Clicking on the button above will take you to Amy's calendar. We can talk about your needs and chart your next steps!
You can include as many supervisors as you'd like, since our sessions are virtual. We use lots of breakouts rooms and other ways to engage your learners, so large groups are fine with us.
If you have just one supervisor, choose the One-on-One Learning program for one participant above.
If you have 2 or 3 participants, we can create a hybrid option. Schedule a call with Amy to talk about your needs.
The ideal participant is a new or emerging supervisor who wants to build self-awareness, communication skills, performance management techniques, and other basic frameworks for success. More experienced, mid-level or senior leaders who need to refine their leadership habits or prepare for the next level in their careers would likely benefit from our more extensive one-on-one coaching engagements or our Lead Ignited program.
Our goal is to achieve your goals. So, we begin by meeting with you to understand your objectives. We encourage participants to meet with their supervisors following our sessions to share what they've learned and identify ways to implement their new frameworks on the job. Participants' managers receive a Manager's Toolkit outlining each session and providing coaching questions to build accountability and sustainability of the participants' new skills.
For our one-on-one participants, we typically schedule our sessions every 2-3 weeks. In between, they complete our online learning modules. This ensures they can manage the learning load, build new skills, and get personalized attention to address their unique needs.
For our group program, we typically schedule the one-hour learning sessions every two weeks spanning a four month period. This gives the participants time to practice their new skills in between. To expedite the program, we can double-up on topics by offering two hour sessions. We'll work to meet your scheduling needs.
At Work Ignited, we recognize that the fee for our services is your investment in anticipation of higher levels of performance and ultimately, greater financial return. So we strive to offer our high quality service at a fair value.
The fee for the one-on-one learning option is $1,497 including coaching time, access to the online learning modules for one year, and the Everything DiSC Profile.
Group programs are priced based on the number of participants and the structure of the sessions. Schedule a call with Amy to talk about options.
So many new and emerging leaders started working in the work-from-home/hybrid workplace era. As a result, they haven't had the exposure to high performing leaders or the time to dedicate to building their own supervisory skills. Now, they are scrambling (or relying on you) to manage day-to-day tasks, build accountability, and grow their teams.
I truly believe that there's never been a better (or more important) time to double down on building supervisory skills. Today's workforce is looking for supervisors who are fair, firm, and friendly. Your super-doers can be turned into super-supervisors in just a short time. They just need proven frameworks and an intentional learning process to build the habits that will lead to their success.
I want your supervisors to feel proud of what they accomplish and confident in what thet can achieve.
Let's chat to get Launch Into Leadership scheduled for your supervisors.
$1,497
4 One-on-One Coaching Sessions
8 Online Learning Modules
Everything DiSC on Catalyst
Quick Reference Cards
Upon completion of your purchase, I'll schedule a Kickoff Call with the participant and their supervisor to get the ball rolling!
Call for Pricing
8 Live Training Sessions
Everything DiSC on Catalyst
Qjick Reference Cards
Clicking on the button above will take you to Amy's calendar. We can talk about your needs and chart your next steps!
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Mistakes. They happen to everyone. Yes, you learn from them. Yes, they help make you stronger. Yes, they are inevitable. But, let's see if I can help you avoid some, Okay? In fact, I'm going to share 3 mistakes I made while building my B2B business.
These mistakes:
Slowed my growth
Frustrated my team
Impacted my customer service levels and my reputation
Drained my bank account
Wore me down emotionally, mentally, and physically
Fortunately, when I see a problem, I jump on it. So, the impact of these mistakes was lessened because I addressed them as soon as possible. Failure to do so could have been catastrophic. So, today, I'm going to share 3 mistakes I made while building my business, in hopes that you'll be able to avoid making them in yours.
Mistake #1: Offering Too Many Products/Services
I can't even count the number of products and services I've created and sold over the years. If a client needed something, I could build it. One day, we'd be delivering leadership training and on another day, customer service training. Then, we'd take on a recruiting engagement and then, an outplacement engagement. Although I was able to make a lot of clients happy and make decent money, I was never efficient. I was constantly starting, building, and delivering new things without any thought of using them more than once. I could never gain any economies of scale and I never had a reputation for anything.
Then, I decided to narrow my focus to simply selling leadership assessments and training solutions to human resources professionals. That focus allowed me to build systems that scale and to develop a reputation as being a go-to person in my industry and community. Clients find me, because of my focus, thereby lessening my need to be prospecting on a regular basis.
How to Avoid This Mistake: Take a look at your products and services. What do you love to do? What gets you excited and energized? What products and services have the greatest return on investment? Prioritize them and focus on those that bubble to the top. Most importantly, have the courage to say "no" to clients who want the services that drain you financially, emotionally, and mentally.
Mistake #2: Working With the Wrong Clients
When you're first starting out, it's easy to say "yes" to any client that comes along. That might be okay for a while, as you try to sort out who you enjoy working with and who you don't. Over time, you learn which clients are more profitable than others. You see which clients share your values and beliefs. You begin to identify who your "best" customers are.
For me, my "best" customers are not solely defined by the revenue they generate for my company. For me, what ranks above revenue are things like how they feel about their employees. Do they care about employees? Do they want to create a great workplace culture? I also consider how difficult they are to work for. I call it the PITA factor. If they are a Pain In The A*%, I don't want to work with them.
Today, I love my clients. In fact, in many cases, I've become friends with my clients. I care about them, their success, their families. They care about my business and me. Their support has allowed me to have so much of what I have enjoyed in my career and my personal life. I don't take those relationships lightly.
How to Avoid This Mistake: Identify what makes a "best" customer in your mind. It's different for everyone. Perhaps it's a client that contributes a certain amount of revenue to your business, a client who shares your personal values, a client who prefers to do business a certain sort of way, a client that has a particular philosophy or personality trait. It's totally up to you.
Next, review your client list with three colored highlighters:
Color #1 (Your Favorite Color): Highlight clients that meet your "best" customer definition
Color #2: Highlight clients that are on their way to meeting your "best" customer definition - write down what you need to do to push them over the top
Color #3: Highlight clients that will most likely never meet your "best" customer definition. Identify when it will be time to say "goodbye" to them. You might need them for a while longer, as you grow your "best" customer list. Just don't take too long.
Mistake #3: Choosing the Wrong Partners
I've had a lot of partners over the years. Some have been formal, legal business partners. Others have been referral partners and people for whom I've served as a value-added reseller or affiliate. Some of these partners have and continue to be amazing. Others were on a completely different wave length.
My first business partner had very different philosophies than I did. When we started our business, we didn't have one client. We were starting from zero. During our first week in business, she purchased a Jaguar. When I asked why she would buy such an expensive car when we didn't have one client, she replied, "Amy, we need to exude success." I thought, what on earth did I do? She wants to exude success when one of my core beliefs is that humility is the cornerstone of leadership. We did a lot of great work together, but eventually our philosophical differences led to the end of the partnership.
How to Avoid This Mistake: Choose your partners carefully. Ensure you have alignment around your personal values, your goals for your business, and how you want to be perceived in the community. Use formal legal agreements, even if your married or the best of friends, to ensure your rules of engagement are clearly spelled out. And, be sure to communicate frequently and regularly - the key to maintaining any strong relationship.
There you have it - the 3 mistakes I made while building my B2B business. I hope you haven't made these mistakes already and that you're reading this blog post in time to avoid them in the future!