Leadership Workshops

Leader Follower Relationships: The Workplace Dance

Have you wondered why it is that change and innovation can be so difficult to carry off? Or why you have such a tough time getting buy-in for all the tough choices you've got to make? What if buy-in is actually creating more problems than it is solving and there is a much more powerful alternative?

This is the one workshop every leader should take, it holds the keys to creating alignment and positioning leaders to build adaptable agile teams that take change in stride. Why? Because most of the resistance leaders face in trying to turn the ship is the product of leader follower relationships that are not working. And day-to-day performance issues usually trace back to basic problems in this all important relationship. The result is corporate chaos, a discouraged workforce and often higher than necessary employee turnover. During this 1/2 day workshop your leadership team will receive a simple powerful five step approach to building the kind of strong leader follower relationships that get the right things done.

Workshop Overview:

• A powerful perspective on team building I call, "The Corporate Body."
• The keys to building accountability and why it matters to both your organization and the very individuals you expect accountability from.
• The way culture negatively influences the leader follower relationship.
• The complementary nature of leading and following.
• The 3 leader and 2 follower conditions that must be satisfied in a strong healthy relationships.
• 8 keys to providing powerful direction and avoiding the big mistakes.
• The 3 facets of team life every leader must promote and protect with authority.
• The problem with buy-in and the far more powerful principle of acceptance - what it is and how to achieve it.
• The root of employee resistance and the two options for resolving it.
• The keys to making differing opinions a strength.
• Three reasons every leader must also be a good follower.

Strengthening leader follower relationships is working on the organization at its most powerful, most elemental level – get these right and you'll gain a lasting competitive advantage that is hard to match. You'll build performance and create a culture that supports change and innovation. This may well be the most valuable 1/2 day of leadership development you ever invest it.

In the Heart And Hands Of Leadership, Dan Gaynor shares a lifetime of leadership experience honed in the fast paced world of newspapers and refined through ten years as a leading speaker, teacher and executive coach.  Learn More »

"In 2007 following the acquisition of the Osprey Newspaper organization, Sun Media's newly formed Senior Leadership team saw a significant need for Leadership Development. As we began to look for a business partner it quickly became apparent that Dan Gaynor was the logical choice. Dan's ability to communicate in a clear and concise manner creates an environment of open and frank dialogue which is critical to the learning experience. Dan draws on his own personal experience from a wide variety of Senior Management roles to present content in a practical and non-theoretical manner. Over 400 leaders attended Dan's sessions. The feedback and comments from the participants has been nothing short of extraordinary. To a person they have commented that they enjoyed the sessions and were able to take what they learned and apply it quickly and effectively."
– Chris Krygiel, VP People and Leadership, Sun Media Corporation.