Leadership and the Power of Acknowledgment – Virtual Course

Leadership and The Power of Acknowledgment (6 PDUs)

Leadership and the Power of Acknowledgment: How to Engage, Motivate, and Inspire

Full Day Virtual Course by Judith W. Umlas

About the Program

Effective leaders must find ways to enhance people’s level of engagement, commitment and support, especially in the difficult periods all organizations experience at one time or another. Engaged employees work with passion and feel connected and loyal to their organization. This yields higher productivity, sales, and results. Non-engagement in the workplace results in poor performance, limited productivity, and an erosion of the bottom line. People need consistent affirmation of their value and contribution to the organization in order to know that their efforts are appreciated. This can be accomplished through acknowledgment.

Leaders can tap into the power of personal commitment and dedication by acknowledging people in an authentic, heartfelt manner. Those leaders who model true acknowledgement behavior will inspire others to do the same and to want to dramatically increase their levels of contribution to the organization, making the power of acknowledgment transformational.

This program is highly interactive and includes a Leadership Acknowledgment Self-Assessment Survey™, case studies, role playing, action take-aways, the Knock Your Socks Off Exercise for Leaders, and create a vision statement for their organization. Participants will receive The Power of Acknowledgment by Judith W. Umlas and a workbook.

Who Should Attend
The ideal participants for this program include:

Senior and middle level managers who want to improve their leadership skills by using acknowledgment to enhance their interpersonal and communication capabilities
Junior managers who are being prepared for higher levels of leadership
Those with hands-on supervisory or managerial experience and responsibility
Employees who have a current or impending role as an organizational change agent

Performance Focus

Linking effective leadership and employee engagement
Strengthening interpersonal relationships
Motivating teams and corporate stakeholders
Developing personal leadership capabilities
Assessing personal acknowledgment skills

What You Will Learn
This workshop is designed to assist the participant in accomplishing these objectives:

Understanding the need for acknowledgment to create a culture of appreciation in the workplace
Understanding the benefits of acknowledgment in the workplace
Overcoming the barriers to using acknowledgment
Demonstrating the language and subtleties of authentic and heartfelt acknowledgement behavior
Describing the principles of acknowledgment in the context of your personal leadership style
Describing how to coach teams, managers, and other corporate stakeholders in using the power of acknowledgment to produce breakthrough results

Course Overview

Getting Started

Introductions
Course goals and objectives
The Leadership Acknowledgment Self-Assessment Survey™

The Workforce Engagement Challenge

Employees who are engaged, not engaged and actively disengaged
The costs of non-engagement
Meeting the workforce engagement challenge

Acknowledgment, Engagement and Leadership

Acknowledgment and its benefits
Recognition versus acknowledgment
“Challenging people” case study
Blanchard and Covey: how acknowledgment fits into these leadership models
Leadership and acknowledgment

Employing the Power of Acknowledgment

The 5 C’s – Consciousness, Courage, Choice, Communication, Commitment
Overcoming barriers to acknowledgment
The seven principles of acknowledgment
The acknowledgment process

Applying the Power of Acknowledgment In Your Personal Leadership Style

Case study
Creating your Power of Acknowledgment Personal Leadership Action Plan™
Creating a Vision Statement for your organization that incorporates acknowledgment into your corporate culture

Summary