Communicating For Leaders

At a glance...

• Persuasion; Listening; Inter-Personal skills
• Develop consensus around contentious issues
• 2 day video assisted Workshop
• Features Peter Senge's "Mental Models" Concepts

What's unique?

• Persuasive Skills software
• Institutionalize a communication process
• Combines Peter Senge's focus on "Dialogue" with balancing advocacy to inquiry

You'll Learn How To

• Communicate your ideas persuasively
• Recognize inefficient communication
• Listen interactively, not just passively
• Send information clearly, and efficiently
• Understand and apply body language
• Manage ``hidden thoughts`` to develop more open yet safe conversations on contentious issues
• Re-examine some of our preconceptions that colour and freeze our thinking about people and things
• Use all these tools to balance advocacy with inquiry to come to real consensus with others around contentious issues

Benefits

• Shorter Meeting
• Better Decisions
• Shorter cycle times
• Fewer Mistakes
• Lighter Briefcases
• More productive relationships