Programs for Managers & Leaders
Empower
Your Employees
One of the biggest challenges leaders face is learning how to effectively empower and trust their teams. The EMPOWER program is designed to teach leaders across multiple levels foundational skills to keep their direct reports inspired, motivated, and productive.
EMPOWER
Program Includes
- 5 Experiential Workshops
- Gallup StrengthsFinder™ Assessment
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Program Objectives
- Understand your personal strengths and how to leverage them as a leader.
- Develop skills to hold others accountable to performance standards while being supportive and building trust.
- Increase confidence in your ability to lead and manage others in a way that is authentic, motivating, and inspiring.
EMPOWER
The Workshops
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Appreciative Listening + Asking Questions
- Connect authentically and build trust through applied improvisational games that support agility, spontaneity, and creativity.
- Learn how to apply Ziksana’s Appreciative Listening Tool to develop a more open and inclusive culture.
- Learn the difference between open and closed-ended questions and identify specific situations where they can be most effectively applied.
Learn more about appreciative listening.
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Strengths-Based Leadership
- Use Gallup StrengthsFinder™ to understand their own strengths and how they inform their personal leadership and coaching style.
- Understand their direct reports’ strengths in order to assign strengths-based roles, boosting productivity and engagement.
- Experience a game simulation that demonstrates how strengths-based leaders assign the right responsibilities based on individuals’ strengths profiles.
- Receive a team strengths map that informs them how to collaborate more effectively and fill in any gaps that might be affecting team performance.
Learn more about strengths-based leadership.
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Giving & Receiving Feedback
- Understand the importance of giving and receiving feedback to direct reports on a consistent basis.
- Learn and practice using a 5-Step Process for Giving Feedback through experiential activities.
- Learn tips for giving both formal and informal feedback in ways that increase the likelihood of performance improvement.
Learn more about how to give critical feedback.
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Delegation and Performance Coaching
- Learn how to delegate effectively by adapting your approach based on employee motivation and competence.
- Learn a simple process to effectively lead conversations about work performance to quickly improve results.
- Practice and build confidence leading performance coaching conversations through role-plays.
Learn more about how to improve team performance.
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Motivation for Peak Performance
- Learn about 6 motivation factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic, that impact performance in different ways.
- Assess your current level of motivation and identify ways to start shifting towards higher order motivators.
- Learn and discuss practical ways to begin boosting direct reports’ motivation through the science of Total Motivation (ToMo).
Learn more about how to motivate your team.
- Appreciative Listening & Asking Questions
- Giving & Receiving Feedback
- Strengths-Based Management
- Motivation for Peak Performance
- Delegation and Performance Coaching
- Appreciative Listening & Asking Questions
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Appreciative Listening + Asking Questions
- Connect authentically and build trust through applied improvisational games that support agility, spontaneity, and creativity.
- Learn how to apply Ziksana’s Appreciative Listening Tool to develop a more open and inclusive culture.
- Learn the difference between open and closed-ended questions and identify specific situations where they can be most effectively applied.
Learn more about appreciative listening.
- Giving & Receiving Feedback
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Giving & Receiving Feedback
- Understand the importance of giving and receiving feedback to direct reports on a consistent basis.
- Learn and practice using a 5-Step Process for Giving Feedback through experiential activities.
- Learn tips for giving both formal and informal feedback in ways that increase the likelihood of performance improvement.
Learn more about how to give critical feedback.
- Strengths-Based Management
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Strengths-Based Leadership
- Use Gallup StrengthsFinder™ to understand their own strengths and how they inform their personal leadership and coaching style.
- Understand their direct reports’ strengths in order to assign strengths-based roles, boosting productivity and engagement.
- Experience a game simulation that demonstrates how strengths-based leaders assign the right responsibilities based on individuals’ strengths profiles.
- Receive a team strengths map that informs them how to collaborate more effectively and fill in any gaps that might be affecting team performance.
Learn more about strengths-based leadership.
- Motivation for Peak Performance
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Motivation for Peak Performance
- Learn about 6 motivation factors, both intrinsic and extrinsic, that impact performance in different ways.
- Assess your current level of motivation and identify ways to start shifting towards higher order motivators.
- Learn and discuss practical ways to begin boosting direct reports’ motivation through the science of Total Motivation (ToMo).
Learn more about how to motivate your team.
- Delegation and Performance Coaching
EMPOWER WORKSHOP
Delegation and Performance Coaching
- Learn how to delegate effectively by adapting your approach based on employee motivation and competence.
- Learn a simple process to effectively lead conversations about work performance to quickly improve results.
- Practice and build confidence leading performance coaching conversations through role-plays.
Learn more about how to improve team performance.
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What does it Mean to Empower Employees?
The most effective leaders achieve extraordinary results by empowering employees. Empowerment means equipping teams with the guidance, tools, and support they need to succeed. It shows up in how leaders delegate, match people to roles that align with their strengths, and provide feedback that fuels growth. It takes skill and practice for leaders to transition from doing the work themselves to entrusting the work to others. The EMPOWER program is designed to help leaders do exactly that.
Increase Employee Engagement With Strengths-Based Leadership
Leaders often wonder how to get employees more engaged, knowing that engaged employees are more productive. Empowerment thrives when leaders align work with their team members’ strengths. When people get to do what they do best, they’re more engaged, effective, and energized. Strengths-Based Leadership provides a method to increase employee engagement and create high-performing teams by delegating strategically, building strong partnerships, and encouraging meaningful collaboration.
What is Strengths-Based Leadership?
Strengths-Based Leadership starts with self-awareness—knowing how your top strengths shape the way you lead. It’s also about recognizing the strengths of others and aligning tasks accordingly. This approach shifts the focus from fixing weaknesses to amplifying what people do best. When leaders lead from strengths, they empower employees to step into their full potential, take ownership of their work, and collaborate more effectively. The result? More engaged employees, increased productivity, and a better quality of life at work.
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If you can’t commit to a full program, we also offer our workshops in single, ‘a-la-carte’ sessions, tailored to your needs.
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