Course: Leverage Your Unique Strengths to Succeed in a Hybrid Environment

Takeaways:

Self-Aware - By the end of the program, participants will:

• Have two completed assessments to analyze and better understand themselves and others.
• Understand their individual strengths and how they contribute.
• Discover what challenges may have held them back and how they function at their best with this new information.
• Learn how to apply this information and work better with others.

Applying Self-Awareness in the Workplace - By the end of the program, participants will:

• Bring their prior learning and assessments to explore how they individually show up at work.
• Compare how this looks different in a hybrid work environment versus a fully remote environment.
• Learn what the current research shows to determine if changes need to be made.
• Understand how to engage in one-on-one and team meetings depending on the desired outcome.
• Share with others and learn from others about applying unique skills in the workplace.
• Improve and leverage newly discovered strengths.

Part 1: Becoming Self-Aware

Three hours, virtual, breaks and interactivity built into the program.

• Discovering Me – Pre-work through assessments
  • Strengths Finders 2.0
  • MBTI – Meyers Briggs
  • Sharing activity
• What are my individual contributions / strengths?
• How do I function at my best?
• Reflection & Breakout: What are some of the challenges you have had in your career?
  • Five-minute reflection on self
  • 10-minute pair share
• How do I use this information as a/n:
  • Individual contributor
  • Aspiring leader
  • Leader
• How can I use this information to better work with others? Sharing activity.

Part 2: Applying Self-Awareness in the Workplace

• Based on prior learning: How do I show up at work? Pair Share Activity
• Remote and Hybrid
• How is working remotely different? – Activity: Leader and Non-Leader Breakout Groups
• Learn what the research says
• Learn approaches to build the team effectively when people are in different locations.
• Learn ways to Engage & ways so you never miss an opportunity
  • During team meetings
  • During one-on-one meetings, utilizing a template for effective one-on-ones
• What employees expect and want during a hybrid experience (survey information) – What about you?
• Tips for working from home
• How do I leverage my skills/strengths when leading or within in the team? What will you do differently? Ideas and discussion.
• Share take-a-ways

About the Facilitator:

Dana Vogelmeier
Vogelmeier Consulting, LLC

Dana Vogelmeier began Vogelmeier Consulting to help companies create a workplace where people love to work and will feel fulfilled at the end of the day.

Her 33 years of work experience at a large Fortune 50 company included more than 25 years of leading diverse teams. During this time, she was able to incorporate what the best leaders did and recognize what wasn’t working.

Since launching her own company, she has worked with technology firms, school districts, banks, insurance companies, and others.

Dana holds a master’s degree in Leadership, a designation of Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and is a facilitator for The Association of Talent Development. She is actively involved at the local and national level with the Association of Talent Development and with Rotary International.