THE COMPELLING LEADER

Leaders are often forced to wade through a myriad of competing distractions, which makes it challenging to be seen and get their messages heard. ​The Compelling Leader program helps your leaders develop a communication style that is more strategic, intentional, and engaging so that every conversation has impact.

This program is for your organization if you want to:

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Equip your leaders with the tools to have more impactful conversations

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Drive better conversations within the organization

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Create more engaging presentations internally and externally
"Ingrid and her team have been amazing to work with.  They are experts and great partners in developing leadership training for our team.  I lost count as to how many participants have said the training they delivered was the best they have ever taken.  My organization identified a need to build strong leaders.  We worked with Ingrid to develop a Compelling Leader program to address areas such as influencing, compelling conversations, and executive presence, but she brought additional areas to consider which were very complimentary to the original format.  Despite participants having to get out of their comfort zone, they were completely engaged, embraced the learnings, and had fun during the training.  I have nothing but high regards for Ingrid and her team!"
- Willie Lee, VP of Marketing Operations, ORACLE
PARTICIPANTS
High-performing leaders who are regularly interacting with (and competing for attention/relevance from) senior leadership or clients
DURATION
six days spread over six weeks
TIME
three blocks of 2 full (6 hour) days, plus 90 minute final showcase
​COHORT SIZE 
​12

Program Curriculum

This program pushes the quality of strategic communication within an organization. Leaders will kick off the program with an experiential that underscores the changing leadership landscape, the danger of losing your relevance and the power of becoming more compelling. Each leader will grow an idea for organization change from dialogue into execution, challenging their power for influence throughout the process.

In this program, leaders will:
  • Think of a change they want to see at the company and craft a communication and networking plan to launch it into the org
  • Build mastery in the kind of listening that creates trusted partnerships with colleagues
  • Examine mindsets that enable effective assertion and practice asking for the change you want in a direct and respectful manner
  • Learn nine powerful influencing techniques
  • Prepare a persuasive, powerful and influential presentation
  • Design the right visuals to upgrade your presentations
  • Captivate your audience with a powerful opening
  • Learn how to flex your presence to better reflect your messaging
​MODULE 1
Compelling Conversations: Have more compelling conversations by listening for what matters most and asserting your POV in a succinct way
​MODULE 2
Influence: Use the nine influencing strategies to create a plan for the change you seek within your organization
MODULE 3
Message Crafting:​ Craft your message for your target audiences, learn the five-step structure of influential messaging
​MODULE 4
Storytelling: Mine for the stories that will define your leadership, practice storytelling techniques that will strengthen your messaging and captivate audiences 
MODULE 5
1:1 Expert Coaching: Uncover your individual blocks to getting out your message and get expert feedback to tweak your final message
MODULE 6
​Executive Presence:​ Observe yourself on video so you can experience the stories of your message, body language, and tone and seek alignment
MODULE 7
Working Your Network: Create a networking map to get your idea into the right hands to exact change, determine how you will get key leaders to the final showcase
MODULE 8
The Showcase: Present your final ideas at a special event with key leaders in the organization

Program 
​Outcomes
  • Leaders with better and more engaged listening skills 

  • More succinct and memorable dialogues

  • More strategic and influential conversations

  • Improved presentation skills in person, over the phone, and through ZOOM
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  • More powerful PowerPoint visuals for presentation and distribution
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  • Increased confidence and executive presence in your leadership
"If you are offered an opportunity to participate in the Compelling Leader series, DO IT! It will improve your ability to lead, and could change your life. I found this seminar in Compelling Leadership to be very helpful, challenging me to rethink everything I thought I knew about being a manager. I found myself not just learning new, effective ways to communicate both up and down the corporate ladder, but also reconsidering WHY and HOW I want to lead. This course has been life-changing for me."
- Timothy Schierling, Big Data Analyst, ORACLE India