The Leadership Secret of Gregory Goose

Produced

• October 2007

Key Features

What happens when you mix the ideas of a best-selling business author with the story telling impact of a business fable in the tradition of “A Peacock in the Land of Penguins” and “Who Moved My Cheese?”

The answer is “THE LEADERSHIP SECRET OF GREGORY GOOSE”, a video-based workshop focusing on the concept of “shared leadership”.

Judith E. Glaser, a published author and well-known executive coach, created “Gregory”.  This facilitator's guide and accompanying DVD, with handouts and post test, will help trainers set the stage for group dialogue about leadership myths and perspectives.  Gregory introduces the importance of leaders understanding the distinctions between “power-over” and “power-with” relationships with direct reports, peers and colleagues for mutual success. Through this program participants will learn a new vocabulary connected to “leadership” - co-creating, inclusion, power-with, power-over, leadershifts, vital conversations.  The facilitator's guide is more than just a guide-it's a complete turn-by-turn map to a successful workshop!

“First day…New job…Now what?”  Gregory’s transformational journey started on the day he was promoted to lead goose.

First time leaders to C-suite executives have identified with Gregory’s story.And now you can learn Gregory’s leadership secret.

The Leadership Secret of Gregory Goose is an in-depth workshop that includes an animated video, comprehensive Facilitator’s Guide and a PowerPoint Presentation.

Please be sure to read the Facilitator’s guide and review the PowerPoint presentation to complete your evaluation.

The Leadership Secret of Gregory Goose is a fresh way to understand how sharing power releases the leadership instincts in others.

The Learning Objectives of the workshop are:

• Identify the difference between old leadership and new leadership (positional power vs. relational power)
• Define key terms: co-creating, power-over, power-with, inclusion, vital conversations, leadershift
• Examine feelings and beliefs about leadership and how to make the shift from power-over to power-with leadership
• Create inclusive vital conversations and practices in the workplace to strengthen relationships with direct reports, peers and colleagues and to achieve business results
• Develop an action plan for expanding inclusive and co-creative leadership practices and conversations in the workplace.

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