Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership®II

Posted on August 28, 2015

Tuesday, November 10, 2015.    Downtown San Francisco, CA.   7:30am – 5:00pm

“Our middle managers could use training on how to be great manager.”  If this statement rings true, this seminar may be a good fit for your managers.

CEOs and their C-suite can’t lift their companies to the next level when the middle management isn’t trained and ready to step up.  We’ve had numerous requests for high quality middle management training, and so we’ve turned to the Ken Blanchard Companies, who deliver top quality management training to the Fortune 500 companies.  I’ve tapped one of their top trainers, Ron Sacchi, to deliver their core management training program for our midsized company clients. 

I’ve personally met with Ron and done my homework to ensure that he’s an excellent presenter and trainer.  I’ve reviewed the material and find it compelling and of high quality.  Lastly, the lessons taught are core to my beliefs about how I manage, and how the most successful leaders manage.  I have no doubt that it will be of great value.   If for any reason you’re not sure this is the right training for you, just call me and we’ll talk it over. — Robert Sher

Program Description:

Leveraging all the theory and design that has made Ken Blanchard’s Situational Leadership^®II the world’s most taught leadership training model for more than 30 years, our new learning design, The SLII^® Experience, uses game-changing techniques that immerse learners in SLII^® quickly, deeply, and effectively.  This process includes pre-work and a variety of tools at your fingertips after the day’s lessons are completed as well. You’ll have access to online learning modules that you can use with your team members back at the office. There are 23 videos that can be used as refreshers for you, or in your own team meetings. While you get the initial training, it is not for just you. For more info on this see: Learning Design Overview

Learning Objectives:

• Diagnose the development levels of employees and choose the appropriate leadership style to gain the best results
• Increase the frequency and quality of conversations about performance and development
• Create a communication model for all levels of the organization to support cultural change and move toward a high-performance organization
• Become a flexible leader who is highly skilled at goal setting, coaching, performance evaluation, active listening, feedback, and proactive problem solving
• Increase individual and organizational accountability by linking goals and planned intentions to an action plan

Bringing together highly engaging classroom activities with pre- and post-tools helps reinforce, measure, and cement learning. Short, fast-paced learning scenarios using real work problems capture learners’ attention. The outcome is that learners get up-to-speed and start using SLII^® faster than ever before. Want a 3 minute video peek at the what you’ll be learning?  Click Here.

Enrollment gives a participant access to videos, conversation starters, a new 12-module SLII^® Challenge, and other online tools.  There is also an SLII^® Diagnosis Application for smart phones and mobile tablets that enables diagnosis and coaching in real-time.  How do I know that I will really learn, and that this will be worth not only the investment of my $$ but my time as well?  Read this Perspectives piece, which details more about Learning Experiences That Transform.

Who Should Attend:

• Individuals in leadership roles who want to increase their effectiveness as managers
• Executives and senior-level managers who have never had management training
• Mid-level or new managers or supervisors

Will I really take away an impactful knowledge to use and share when the day is over? Review this impact study of The Power of SLII Training and Coaching, for more confirmation of the ongoing value of this one day training.

Our Presenter, Ron Sacchi:

A former Operations Manager in the High Tech Industry, Ron Sacchi brings decades of leadership and management experience to the classroom.  An energetic thought-leader with a track record of success in all areas of Human Capital development, he has consulted and coached managers in start-ups, joint-ventures, high tech, pharmaceuticals, and media. Because of his business acumen and creative approaches to behavioral change, he is respected in the HR community specifically for the ability to direct, motivate, influence and inspire leaders to improve “bottom-line” performance.

Holding an MBA from Saint Mary’s College, Mr. Sacchi is also licensed in various management, leadership and psychological profiling tools.  An entertaining speaker, besides executive coaching and consulting, he has been requested to speak at conferences for ASTD, ODN, ISPI, SHRM, The American Management Association, several colleges and the International Society for Health and Productivity.   His book, Design/ Build Your Business, was based on his experiences as the director of an internal business incubator at Intel and provides a blueprint for creating a scalable “any size business”.

Ron specializes in group dynamics and behaviorism and has consulted and coached executives for companies both large and small. Some of his most recent clients include: Applied Materials, eBay, PayPal, Responsys, Atmel, Morgan Stanley, CBS Interactive, Samsung, Eisai Pharmaceutical, SunPower, Meijer, TransCanada, and Genentech.

Besides writing, in his free time Mr. Sacchi also serves on the Board of Directors for The Northern California Chapter of the National Football Foundation, and participates in community work with the Tri-Valley University of California Alumni Association.

Enrollment is limited to 25 executives of midsized companies for this one day seminar.  Advance registration is required.

Single registration: $995 per entry
2 or more from the same company: $895 each.

Date:          November 10, 2015  7:30am – 5:00pm
Location:    Bently Reserve, Gateway Room, 301 Battery Street  San Francisco, CA 94111
Agenda:      Breakfast served @ 7:30am.
Lunch will be on your own.   You’ll have many options in downtown San Francisco.