Relationship - Centered
Leadership®
Are you prepared to lead in an
environment where external
rewards and incentives are no
longer effective, and your
employees are dissatisfied,
disengaged and stressed about
their future?
Relationship - Centered
Leadership
is a two-day program that invites
and guides participants to go
below the surface - to go into the
heart of leadership and discover
the power of influence,
Transformational Change
Through
The Power of Influence
RCL is an in-depth program that explores the heart of leadership; it will
assist you in developing a mindset, skills and tools to use your power of
influence to transform the “Why” we work from traditional external
factors to sustainable intrinsic forces.
Recent surveys indicate that the level of satisfaction people experience in
their work is at an all-time low. People feel they are working harder for less
and are fearful of what the future may hold. The traditional tools of
rewards and incentives that leaders employed to motivate and build
employee satisfaction and engagement are not longer effective and
contribute to low morale.
These realties, compounded by additional economic, political and social
challenges, have grown steadily as resources, which leaders have relied on
have diminished. Leaders and organizations became dependent on using
external levers to induce performance, and are now confronted with a new
worker/leader paradigm in which the mind and skill sets that worked in
the past no longer have the impact and results they once did.
Because of this dependency on external motivators, leaders have neglected
the most powerful and sustainable sources of motivation and
performance - the power of relationships and intrinsic motivation. RCL
integrates the sciences of emotional and social intelligence with
motivational theory to provide leaders a new and sustainable method of
building high levels of employee and customer satisfaction, engagement
and performance. RCL builds Relationally Intelligent Leaders™
Henry David Thoreau captured this best when it he said:
“What lies before us and what lies behind us are small
matters compared to what lies within us. And when we
bring what is within us out into the world, miracles
happen.”
 Day-One Morning Session Day-Two Morning Session

The call to leadership - connecting with the
source
Participants will entertain the questions “Why do I
want to be a leader?” and “What are the qualities and
skills of leaders that engage people and inspire
performance?”
Participants will explore their DNA of leadership
and relationships by reflecting on their personal and
career experiences with the people who have
influenced their leadership and relationship world
views. Articles, film clips, and activities will be used
to engage and stimulate reflection and learning.
They will learn how and why a growth mindset and
the application of Self-Determination Theory
( autonomy, mastery and purpose ) can influence and
build intrinsic motivation, relationships and
exceptional performance.
Day-One Afternoon Session
Strengthening emotional and ethical fitness
This sessions focuses on the Hallmarks of
Resiliency and Moral Courage
Resiliency is derived from many factors, this
session will focus on developing the ability to
tolerate emotions, increase emotional resiliency and
realistic optimism. These three areas and skills are
foundational emotional and social intelligence
competencies that build resiliency and strengthen
relationships.
Moral Courage will focus on the process of
decision making. Outstanding leaders are able to
navigate and tolerate the tension between
relationship and task driven agendas. The ability to
see long term, and to balance it with short term
pressures to make the “right” decisions. Case
studies in which participants will apply their values
and ethical resolution principles will be used to
provide participants the experience and practice of
moral courage.
Day-Two Afternoon Session

Communicating below the tip of the ice berg It flows from the heart and head

This session focuses on the Hallmarks of This sessions focuses on the Hallmarks of
Presencing and Purpose. Trustworthiness and Authenticity.

Presencing module will have an emphasis on how
mindsets and brain functioning can assist and
interfere with one’s ability to be an active listener and
in developing high performing relationships.
The focus is on developing the skill of empathic
listening to strengthen how we listen and respond and
to promote strong and committed relationships
between leaders and employees.
Purpose is the cornerstone of life and leadership and
high performing leaders are able to convey a higher
sense of purpose. Participants will explore the
dimensions of purpose and will craft a working
purpose statement that integrates their responses to
the question, “Why do I want to be a leader?”
Relationship - Centered Leaders understand and
know how to execute their values to build trust and
demonstrate authenticity to create the conditions
for exceptional performance. This session focuses
on the factors that strengthen one’s
Trustworthiness and increasing the depth of their
Authenticity.
By engaging in activities, film clips and discussions
participants will discover news levels of self-
awareness, which will contribute to a deeper level
of understanding of others. They will gain an
appreciation for their symbolic and functional
position of leader and the need to role model the
behavior and changes they want from others.

The Work Foundation in a recently concluded and published study on leadership “stressed that the
emphasis on people - centered leadership is particularly critical while the world is still experiencing tough
economic conditions. They point to the widespread tendency to assume that in difficult times, people think
they need powerful leaders, with a controlling, target driven approach. Yet, the evidence from the research
indicates the opposite, demonstrating that this instinct can be counter-productive.”