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About this workshop
“Leaders become great not because of their power, but because of their ability to empower others.” - John Maxwell
Leadership is no longer about telling people what to do, it’s about inspiring your people to solve problems on their own and achieve a common vision.
So how do you do it?
How do you get the balance right between clear guidance and autonomy? How you do you achieve a high level of performance without being a micromanager?
In this interactive workshop, we’ll show how you can empower, rather than micromanage, your team to make a shared vision a reality through two critically important tools: powerful one-to-one conversations and radically honest feedback and. At the end of the workshop, we’ll create a personal leadership roadmap to help you put your learnings into action.
You'll be taught by Melissa Andrada, ex Wolff Olins whose methodologies and thinking are based on work and interviews with some of the industry's most inspiring leaders including Claire Davenport, CEO of Hello Fresh; Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer at Unilever; David Young, Former Head of Leadership at BT; and Stephan Thoma, Former Global L&D Director at Google. Melissa will share some of her own personal experiences and battle scars as a leader -- from serving on the board of a social justice nonprofit as a 17-year-old student to innovating the business model of a 50-year-old organisation as an intrapreneur to now re-inventing learning as the workplace as the COO and Chief Learning Officer of Learnerbly, a fast-growing, VC-backed startup.
What students have said about Melissa’s other classes on career development and brand storytelling:
- "The session was well structured and Melissa is a very engaging teacher. It was especially impactful as she really walks the talk - she's done it!"
- "Melissa is an enthusiastic teacher, with a heartfelt interest in your progress."
- "The content was excellent and Melissa was well prepared with worksheets for us to use for activities. The class zipped right along and she made sure to involve everyone in class."
Who is this workshop for?
This workshop is for people who want to...
- be leaders, not micromanagers
- inspire, rather than instruct
Takeaways
You'll be introduced to practical skills and tools to:
- Have powerful one-to-one conversations with your team
- Give and receive radically candid feedback
- Create a personal leadership roadmap to help turn learnings into action
Prereqs & Preparation
Come to class ready to talk about:
- What are my biggest leadership and management challenges? And why?
- What is my vision and strategy? How can I inspire my team to make the vision a reality? What is getting in the way?
- What type of leader do I want to be?
To get a sneak peak of content, start by reading The Multipliers, a book on how the best leaders make everyone smarter, and this article on Radical Candor -- the surprising secret to being a good boss .
You can also listen to this audio interview with podcast artist Elizabeth Santry on Melissa's personal leadership journey, and this audio interview with leadership expert and fellow General Assembly teacher Gillian Davis on how Melissa believes you can build a culture of learning.
You'll be taught by Melissa Andrada, ex Wolff Olins whose methodologies and thinking are based on work and interviews with some of the industry's most inspiring leaders including Claire Davenport, CEO of Hello Fresh; Leena Nair, Chief HR Officer at Unilever; David Young, Former Head of Leadership at BT; and Stephan Thoma, Former Global L&D Director at Google. Melissa will share some of her own personal experiences and battle scars as a leader -- from serving on the board of a social justice nonprofit as a 17-year-old student to innovating the business model of a 50-year-old organisation as an intrapreneur to now re-inventing learning as the workplace as the COO and Chief Learning Officer of Learnerbly, a fast-growing, VC-backed startup.
