Yes. You can be the inspirational, motivational, get-things-done leader you want to be (and your team deserves)
Your title may be “manager” or “supervisor”
But you’re noticing that manager and supervisor also means leader. Because today’s employees want (and deserve) more than just being “managed” through a list of tasks.
They want (and deserve) to be led – inspired, motivated, guided, and supported to do the work.
And leadership isn’t easy.
So, yay! you’ve been promoted! But … now what?
Maybe you’ve got it all figured out and you’re a rockstar Emerging Leader.
Or maybe you’re thinking…
- I feel like a fraud – am I actually supposed to be in this role?
- I’m worried my team won’t like me – or, worse, won’t follow my direction.
- I’m afraid of making a bad decision and costing my company money – or losing a client!
- I just want to feel respected as the boss.
- I hate office politics!
- Strategy? What strategy?!
- I’m uncertain about speaking up in management meetings.
- I feel like I don’t have a life any more, there’s so much to do to keep up with work.
- I struggle with delegation – what if they don’t do it right?
- Everyone’s working from home and I have no idea what they’re doing!
- I have people on my team who don’t report to me. How do I get them to complete their tasks?
- I want to feel confident as a leader, but I’m not sure what to do!
- I know diversity & inclusion is important, but – how?
What if you could feel confident, respected, and more than ready to succeed?
When I began taking the Empowered Leadership Program, I’d been struggling with making the mental transition from thinking about things in a detail-orientated perspective to a big picture view.
Within the first week I noticed a measurable difference in that it was becoming easier to see a big picture approach instead of just looking at tasks. Getting further into the program expanded my level of professional empathy and how to use it effectively to generate momentum from the team I’m working with. The communication techniques I learned have also been instrumental in helping me develop as a leader.
One of my favorite parts about the program is that it translates over into all the other areas of my life! I’ve grown as a leader and a better communicator to my friends and family as well. I’m extremely grateful for taking this course! If you want to grow as an effective leader and pick up skills that can be used in many other areas of your life I highly recommend this course!!
~ Dustin Whittemore, Manager, Common Sense Technologies, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
As a recovering project / program manager and executive myself, I get the challenges and conflicts.
You want to be decisive … but you don’t want to be mean.
You want to share your expertise, opinions, and ideas … but you don’t want to look foolish.
You want to stay calm in the face of conflict … but you definitely don’t want to be anyone’s doormat.
You want your team to enjoy working for you … but you’re not sure how to inspire and motivate them.
You want to understand strategy … but you’re not even sure what it means, or how it’s different from tactics.
You want to be part of a better, more diverse future … but you’re uncertain about how.
You want to negotiate with confidence … but you’d hate to be called aggressive, demanding, or (if you’re a woman) the dreaded B word.
(Actually, there are two B words*. You don’t want to be called either of them!)
* bossy and bitch
I learned the hard way. You don’t have to.
Hi. I’m Grace Judson, and I’m a leadership geek with (ahem!) a side of MacGyver-like resourcefulness. (Seriously. It comes in handy.)
I spent over 16 years in various management and leadership positions, advancing into executive leadership, corporate officer, and the senior leadership team, reporting directly to the CEO.
But before that, I remember those early days as a team manager… terrified of screwing up, nervous about managing the people who were, only a few days before, hanging out with me after work and (eek!) complaining about management!
I understand the challenges of being in a leadership role, managing remote employees, working with internal and external clients, understanding (and setting) strategic direction, and dealing with managers who more than once told me, in so many words, that what I was proposing to accomplish wasn’t possible. (They were wrong. Did I mention, MacGyver-like resourcefulness?)
I’ve taught classes on change leadership, communication, and navigating office politics for multiple university and college extension schools. And I’ve led private coaching groups for women leaders.
Empowered Leadership with Grace Judson was exactly what I needed, when I needed it. I had just gained my first employee and the program helped me navigate some important first steps. I took so much from the communication module that helped me identify ways to communicate clearly, not only with my employee but with other “players in the game” that I had not even considered. Grace does a great job breaking down her lessons and backing them with visual aids and examples. She ended the course with tools to continue to apply her teachings and maintain my momentum in my leadership role. Now I am on to my second employee and look forward to applying the tools on this new adventure too.
~ Mary Howze, Activities Director, Crescent Park Hotel, Eureka Springs, Arkansas
Empowered Leadership: an
8-module breakthrough program to supercharge your career
This program is a synthesis of all my corporate experience, plus the learning, practices, concepts, skills, and exercises I’ve developed and taught to clients since I became a management and leadership consultant, trainer, and coach in 2005.
Imagine if you could…
- Simply know you’re a good leader
- Stop worrying about being judged by your colleagues
- Know how to inspire and motivate your team so they’re eager to do their best for you
- Present solutions, projects, and ideas calmly and with confidence – and become known as a thought leader within your organization and even in your industry
- Understand how to think strategically and tactically
- Manage your remote team members with ease
- Use negotiation tactics that fit your style and personality and achieve your goals
- Become known for clear, concise communication that gets the results you want
- Approach conflict and disagreement with calm confidence in your ability to reach a successful resolution
- Feel confident, powerful, and respected!
You can be a respected, strong, highly-effective manager and leader who inspires and motivates your team to excel.
Module One – Lead with Confidence: define your unique leadership style and excel as a leader
Discover your personal leadership strengths and qualities, develop confidence in your innate leadership capacity, and build trust with your team and your management as you step into your power as a manager or supervisor.
Module Two – Manage your Inner Critic: stop the rotten-tomato fight in your head
Learn to dial down the volume on your Inner Critic so you overcome imposter syndrome / fraud factor and exponentially increase your confidence and credibility.
Module Three – Professional Empathy: instantly connect with and influence the people who matter
Learn the tools of understanding and empathy so you can make connections, motivate your team, and gain respect as a thought leader and valuable contributor.
Module Four – Advanced Communication: influence, impress, and inform your team, co-workers, and leadership
Amaze yourself, your team, and your management with the nuanced power of word choice to convey ideas, spark creativity, offer feedback, and navigate office politics with ease and grace; learn to speak powerfully to your peers, team, and management.
Module Five, Part One – Manage Effectively: inspire, motivate, and guide your team to peak performance
Learn to think strategically while resolving the challenges of delegation, feedback, coaching, and the nuances of managing remote workers and matrixed or dotted-line reporting structures.
Module Five, Part Two – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion: what you need to know (especially if you’re white and non-disabled)
Diversity & inclusion comes with a lot of question marks. How do you know if you’re biased? What do you do if someone on your team is being harassed or is the target of microaggressions? What is microaggression, and how do you recognize it? And so on … and on.
Module Six – Conflict Transformation: taking the “aaack” out of difficult conversations
Transform conflict, disagreement, and emotional reactivity so you can develop the relationships you want with (and within) your team, your management peers, and the executive team.
Module Seven – Negotiation for Nice People: achieve your goals without compromising your integrity
Learn the negotiation skills that will gain you recognition and prosperity and strengthen your relationships.
Module Eight – Sustainable Success: maintain your momentum on your path to further advancement
Maintain your momentum by evaluating progress, tracking successful habits, and keeping your purpose in mind so you stay motivated and focused.
Final Exam
Passing the Final qualifies you for a Certificate of Completion that you can use to impress your manager, ask for a promotion and/or a raise, and put on your resume to impress hiring managers.
Having a hard time convincing your boss to support you in taking this course? Tell them there’s a final and a certificate, and they’ll be intrigued!
I’ve learned that leadership is about working within the process to do what needs to be done – working with my peers, my team, and my management to move the company forward without stepping on anyone else’s toes. It’s about how to form a team and be a leader even when the company’s leadership isn’t making the effort. More importantly, it’s how to do all that while caring for the success of everyone.
I know I’m a better, more confident manager, and I’m getting more done by working within our company processes more effectively. My boss trusts me not to screw up politically any more. In fact, she even commented on my improvement in my last performance review!
~ Paul Jones, Resources Development Manager, San Diego, California
I’m on a mission to make corporate life more fun. Not just livable; not just bearable: fun. Work shouldn’t suck. The corporate life shouldn’t be a rat race. Sixty percent of new managers and supervisors shouldn’t fail.
It starts with YOU – the first-line manager and leader. And I’ve been where you are, and I know I can help make sure you succeed.
Ready to learn more?
Want to provide this program to a group or cohort of your managers? Here’s my calendar link; we’ll explore your needs and options.
Want to purchase for yourself? Click that calendar link! We’ll have a quick talk to see if this is the right program for you.