Harvard Business Review – Simply adding a star performer to a team boosts the effectiveness of other team members by 5-15%. No wonder, then, that study after study shows stronger financial performance in companies that make proportionally greater investments in identifying and developing top talent.”
Prepare Your Company’s Rising Stars – Vistage’s new Emerging Leader Program prepares your company’s rising stars to become the next generation of senior leadership. With Vistage Chair Wayne Serie as your facilitator, you’ll work directly with a cohort of young leaders over a two-year program in 12 leadership competencies within four key areas:
Personal
Inter-personal
Team leadership
Organizational leadership
Your emerging leaders will benefit from new confidence and proficiencies to handle the responsibilities of more critical roles. The leaders will also have numerous opportunities to expand their sphere of influence and gain professional contacts.
How Your Company Benefits – Employee membership in the Vistage Emerging Leader Program also holds benefits for the company, such as filling mission-critical leadership roles with trusted employees. You’ll also improve employee retention by incentivizing top talent to seek advancement in-house through a culture of leadership development. And finally, you’ll improve execution with employees who have been trained to be more effective and adaptable in:
Self-Awareness
Leadership Assessment | Leadership Style | Personal Growth | Stress Management
Identify your strong suits and blind spots in order to develop a management style that maximizes your impact and reflects your unique personality. See yourself and others in a new way that will accelerate your effectiveness in communication and bring out your highest potential.
Execution
Focus | Results-Orientation | Time Management | Productivity
Develop excellence in execution by learning how to effectively link people, strategy, and operating plans together while navigating through the complexity that can derail your plans. Cultivate habits that support, rather than hinder, your concentration and productivity.
Communication
Meaningful Conversations | Presentation Skills | Motivating Others
Enhance your influence by projecting confidence and articulating a clear leadership point of view for maximum impact. Confidently motivate others to accomplish your company’s goals.
Change Management
Gap Analysis | Readiness Assessment | Leading through Change | Continuous Improvement
Learn the stages of concern that individuals experience when dealing with change and the reason why people resist change. Gain the tools needed to help make change comfortable or even exciting for your team.
Business Strategy
Vision | Design Thinking | Innovation | Strategic Planning
Learn to identify company strengths and weaknesses, evaluate competitive threats and opportunities, and develop sustainable competitive advantages. Understand the importance of strategic positioning and building a learning culture within your organization.
Customer Focus
Customer-centric Approach | Sales Management | Brand Ambassadorship | Customer Service
Identify steps to improve customer satisfaction by seeing your business through the eyes of your customers. Learn how to increase brand loyalty by embracing a customer-centric approach in the design of your business processes.
Performance Management
Performance Reviews | Mentoring | Goal Setting | Conflict Resolution
Learn to recognize the potential in others, match talent to task, define and align performance goals, and handle difficult management situations with greater certainty.
Team Management
Building Effective Teams | Delegation | Empowerment | Meeting Facilitation
Gain a broader understanding of team dynamics, managerial best practices, and the role of the manager. Learn the principles that will motivate employees, strengthen trust, and build a cohesive and constructive team.
Business Finance
Financial Objectives | Key Metrics & Ratios | Financial Drivers | Key Performance Indicators
Understand the key metrics and financial drivers for your business. Learn new ways to think about strategy and how to communicate financial objectives more clearly with financial professionals. Learn how to track leading & lagging indicators as KPIs.
And more. Sign up for a complimentary webinar today and discover the benefits of the Minnesota Dakotas Emerging Leader Program.