EXCELERATING
INTO
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
Participants will discover...

  1. How the "Best in the World" are doing things faster and better.
  2. How to create an environment of excitement, commitment and achievement
  3. How to get people to work together for "common goals" and "stretch targets."
  4. How to structure the association around the most critical functions it performs.



Topics covered include:

Successfully adapting to different times and changing attitudes
The "C Forces" of the Future
Change: Tapping into the primary source of creativity
Keeping a sense of humor in the face of adversity
Achieving results through teamwork and trust
The "Eight Laws of EXCELerating Into Visionary Leadership"
Making quick decisions: A perspective
Making tough decisions: The ultimate role of a leader
The "Seven Qualities of a Respected Leader"
Five "Critical Musts" to get people performing at optimum levels
Leadership strategies to initiate change and increase productivity
How to measure results
Dealing with people who won't "buy in"
Demanding Excellence: From yourself and others
Making the time to get things done
Performance or Excuses: You make the choice



Format:

Lecture
Audience participation and breakout segments
Seminar leader works in the audience, NOT from behind a rostrum
All concepts displayed on PowerPoint as session is being presented
Humor to keep audience attention and interest
Handouts for each attendee
Length: One or two days depending on depth of coverage desired
Helping Others Increase Productivity and Performance

A Leadership Development Seminar for Elected Officers
and Staff of Professional and Trade Associations
The ability to make things happen by anticipating the future and then articulating that vision to others, is
the key to building people and growing an association.

"EXCELerating" (performing faster, with more efficiency, at higher levels of achievement) requires
visionary leaders who make things happen. These unique leaders have an ability to get others to see
their vision and then move in the right directions. Visionary leaders inspire, they educate, they plan.
They demand performance from themselves and allow themselves no excuses. They put
decision-making in the hands of people closest to critical problems and situations. They create an
environment of excitement and achievement where people grow and take responsibility. This seminar
will show how visionary leaders can structure their associations to increase quality, service, productivity
and create specific solutions for their membership and industry.
Phil Steffen, CSP, CPAE