A transformational leadership program to empower your leaders to drive growth through engagement

THE FUTURE OF WORK IS NOW

We are moving into a new world at light speed. Automation, disruption and our new reality of a VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity) have put a huge amount of pressure on leaders. They are finding it hard to make decisions in the cryptic world, deal with lower engagement in their team, balance a decrease in productivity (or an increase but at high personal cost) and manage rapidly worsening mental health and burnout across the board.


Technological disruption is shaping the Future of Work and it’s clear that whilst many people think that machines take our jobs, it is the human skills that count.


The 2016 World Economic Forum’s ‘The Future of Jobs’ report states: ‘’

THE CURRENT TECHNOLOGICAL REVOLUTION NEED NOT BECOME A RACE BETWEEN HUMANS AND MACHINES, BUT RATHER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR WORK TO TRULY BECOME A CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH PEOPLE RECOGNISE THEIR FULL POTENTIAL.

This statement has become even truer with the complexities and opportunities the global pandemic is presenting since 2020. We need a focus on leadership skills that matter now so leaders are empowered and capable of leading rather than simply catching up with the future of work.

We are currently working through a transition phase which has been termed ‘the new normal’ or the’next normal’.

In this phase, I see a real opportunity for leaders and organisations to reconnect to a new purpose by creating workplace cultures that are fit for this purpose, and equipping workforces with the skills that matter to navigate this fast-changing and ambiguous world. Being successful in the future is not just about leadership anymore, it’s about leading the future.

THE FUTURE OF WORK IS FORMING NOW

“The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write…but rather those who cannot learn, unlearn…and relearn.”

Alvin Toffler

THE CHALLENGES FOR LEADERS

Our workplaces are being disrupted at a pace we have never seen before. I have identified these main factors that are affecting organisations and leaders in the 21st Century:

THE 5 MEGATRENDS

I explain these megatrends and their impact in detail in my book LEAD THE FUTURE.


I believe that the fundamentals of leadership haven’t changed but the landscape has shifted drastically.
Leaders struggle with finding the right approach managing younger workforces (welcome to leadership GenZ), leading remote and distributed teams and maintaining employee engagement in a constantly disrupted world of work.

Here is what leaders are telling me:

In this disrupted world of work, the question for leaders is: how do we navigate the challenges to ensure our employees continue to be safe, optimistic and productive?

LEAD THE FUTURE BY ENGAGING WITH YOUR PEOPLE

Team-member engagement has been identified as one of the most important drivers of business growth, and it is a strategy that has a direct impact on the performance of an organisation. But how can we measure team-member engagement?

While we are busy reorganising our workplaces and managing disruptive change, it is clear that that the level of team engagement determines your performance.

Working with hundreds of leaders I find that teams and leaders typically go through these stages of Engagement – from Following to Lead the Future:

Destructive: little social interaction, toxic work culture, gossip, blaming, lack of meaningful contribution, command and control, micromanagement.

Disengaged: silos, lack of real connection, pleasantries, focus on self, coordinating leadership style, little focus on developing as a team, staff attrition

Engaged: active participation in meetings and conversations, common goals, productive conflict, constructive feedback, supporting each other, guiding leadership style, back delegating

Responsive: adaptability to change, collaboration, autonomous teams, high level of delegation and accountability, technological savviness, leading change, empowering leadership style.

Agile: foresight & long-term view, agile mindsets, high performance teams, leaders create leaders, co-create, high levels of psychological safety, mobilising

What is the level of engagement in your organisation?

THE TRANSFORMATION

You won’t be able to lead change and the future effectively without mastering the fundamentals. You won’t be able to mobilise your workforce without having the ability to influence people. You won’t be able to solve complex problems with your teams if you haven’t mastered this ability in a remote work environment. And you won’t be able to sell a vision if you don’t know what you bring to the table.

In our Program LEAD THE FUTURE we start with Pillar 1: Lead Self.

 

LEAD THE FUTURE is ideal for organisations who want to

HOW THE LEAD THE FUTURE
6 MONTH PROGRAM WORKS

The program combines a series of development sessions, a diagnostic tool, online group coaching sessions and 1:1 coaching sessions. Every component is carefully timelined to your needs. The program can be delivered online or face to face

WHAT YOUR LEADERS CAN EXPECT TO LEARN

The program starts with a diagnostic to give participants insight into their own behaviour style and how that impacts their relationships and leadership.

We are typically using the DISC Assessment which gives powerful insights and clarity and is the perfect start to a conversation about influencing team members, clients and stakeholders.

In custom-designed development sessions the participants learn new and hone-in on existing leadership skills to set them up for success to lead the future.

We are using proven leadership frameworks and evidence-based learning tools. These sessions are content-rich and boasting with stories, data and models.

In true adult learning fashion, we then get together in online group coaching sessions where participants practice their skills and share best practice to implement their capabilities in the workplace.

These sessions are highly interactive and give the participants the opportunity to apply newly learned skills.

Every leader has different strengths, leadership and learning styles, challenges and goals.

To ensure all leaders can build a sustainable journey of growth through facilitated conversations and accountability, the program includes 1:1 personal coaching/mentoring sessions.

what our clients say

your facilitator

Jessica Schubert

Cultural Transformation & Leadership Expert

Teams, individuals and organisations face different challenges. My mission is to listen, understand and tailor learning solutions that fit your cultural and organisational goals. My steps to transform people, culture and businesses:

Conversation

Listen and understand your challenges

Consult

Suggest tailored learning solutions

Co-create

Include leaders in the design process

Coach

Deliver, facilitate and coach

Consider

Feedback and go back to conversation

With over 25 years of corporate experience and leading large teams across Europe and Asia Pacific, I understand all facets of leadership. I leverage my experience of dealing with power dynamics and organisational complexities and blend it with proven leadership models, coaching theories and adult learning principles.

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