Leading with Impact: Building, Managing, and Motivating High-Performance Teams

🌀 Mastering Recruitment: Building the Right Team for Success

Enhance your hiring process by mastering how to attract, evaluate, and retain top talent. This section will teach you effective interview techniques, candidate assessment strategies, and how to foster strong collaboration with HR.

🎯 Outcome:

✅ Master the recruitment process from job requisition to onboarding.
✅ Use role-playing to assess candidates through Humility, Hunger, and Smarts.
✅ Strengthen HR partnerships for collaborative hiring and better outcomes.
✅ Improve employee retention and team culture through smart onboarding.

📌 Proof of Work / Assessment / Assignment

📄 Role-Playing the Interview Process – Simulate interviews using the “three virtues of hiring.”
📄 Candidate Evaluation & Interview Checklist – Assess candidate fit and skills.
📄 Recruitment Process Flowchart – Optimize the recruitment lifecycle.

📂 Supporting Documents

📑 Job Description Template – Structured format for creating clear job descriptions.
📑 Employee Referral Program Template – Build an effective employee referral program.
📑 Case Study: Cisco Systems – Learn how Cisco transformed talent acquisition through manager-HR collaboration.
📑 Attracting, Recruiting, and Retaining Talent – Best Practices – Guide on attracting and retaining top talent.

🌀 Building a High-Performance Team: Master the Art of Recruitment

Master the recruitment process by focusing on the core qualities of Humility, Hunger, and Smarts. Learn how to evaluate candidates effectively and make informed hiring decisions to build a cohesive, high-performing team.

🎯 Outcome:

✅ Recognize and assess Humility, Hunger, and Smarts in candidates.
✅ Use simulated interview scenarios to practice assessing candidates under pressure.
✅ Design virtue-based interview questions tailored to your hiring needs.
✅ Conduct structured interviews that align with team culture.

📌 Proof of Work / Assessment / Assignment

📄 Simulated Interview Scenarios – Conduct mock interviews to assess the three virtues.
📄 Design Virtue-Based Interview Questions – Create six interview questions tailored to a specific job role.

📂 Supporting Documents

📑 Guide: The Three Virtues of Hiring – Learn to identify Humility, Hunger, and Smarts in candidates.
📑 Candidate Evaluation Matrix – A tool for evaluating candidates using the three virtues.

🌀 Onboarding Excellence: Seamlessly Integrate New Hires

Ensure your new hires succeed from day one with a structured onboarding process. This section focuses on creating an engaging and supportive onboarding experience for long-term success.

🎯 Outcome:

✅ Develop an effective onboarding strategy for new hires.
✅ Use the buddy system to enhance the new hire experience.
✅ Create a clear onboarding agenda with training and performance expectations.
✅ Implement feedback and check-ins to improve the onboarding process.

📌 Proof of Work / Assessment / Assignment

📄 Buddy System Assignment – Assign a buddy and create a support plan for the first 30 days.
📄 Onboarding Agenda Template – Create a personalized agenda for the new hire’s first month.
📄 New Hire Onboarding Checklist – Ensure every aspect of the new hire’s first day is covered.

📂 Supporting Documents

📑 Effective Onboarding: Steps to Engage and Integrate New Employees – A guide to designing a successful onboarding experience.

🌀 Building Successful Onboarding: A Comprehensive Guide

Streamline your onboarding process by creating detailed work profiles and structured 30/60/90-day plans to ensure new hires succeed and integrate quickly into the team.

🎯 Outcome:

✅ Develop a comprehensive work profile that outlines roles, goals, and expectations.
✅ Implement a 30/60/90-day plan to structure new hires’ onboarding.
✅ Build a team charter that aligns with the organization’s goals and fosters collaboration.
✅ Set KPIs to track new hires’ progress and ensure successful integration.

📌 Proof of Work / Assessment / Assignment

📄 Peer Review of Work Profiles – Review and refine work profiles with a peer.
📄 Comprehensive Work Profile for New Hires – Create a detailed work profile for a new hire.
📄 Buddy System Template – Set up a buddy system for new hires.
📄 30/60/90 Day Plan Software Developer – Develop a tailored 30/60/90-day plan for a software developer.
📄 Work Profile Development Checklist – Complete a checklist to create a detailed work profile for a new hire.
📄 Work Profile Template – Use a template to create a comprehensive work profile, including goals and resources for the new hire.
📄 Team Charter Template – Create a team charter to establish team roles and responsibilities for new hires.
📄 KPI Target Setting Template – Define KPIs for new hires to track their progress and success.

📂 Supporting Documents

📑 Case Study: Intuit’s Work Profiles – Learn how Intuit used detailed work profiles to boost new hire success.
📑 Effective Onboarding: Steps to Engage New Employees – A guide to onboarding new hires effectively.
📑 Organisational Chart Template – A tool to outline the structure of your team and show reporting relationships.
📑 HR Contact Information Sheet – A guide with essential contact information for HR support and resources.

🌀 Mastering Team Debriefs for Continuous Improvement

Boost your team’s performance by mastering effective debriefs. This section focuses on turning team experiences into growth opportunities with clear actions and consistent follow-ups.

🎯 Outcome:

✅ Learn how team debriefs enhance collaboration and performance.
✅ Develop actionable debrief plans and follow-up actions.
✅ Ask smart questions to uncover root causes and solutions.
✅ Turn feedback into micro-adjustments for continuous improvement.

📌 Proof of Work / Assessment / Assignment

📄 Develop a Debrief Meeting Action Plan – Create an action plan for a team debrief.
📄 Team Debrief Feedback Form – Reflect on team milestones and identify improvements.
📄 Micro Adjustment Tracker – Track the effectiveness of micro-adjustments.

📂 Supporting Documents

📑 Live Case Study: How Regular Debriefs Improved Team Performance by 25% – Learn from Elevate Solutions’ success with regular debriefs.
📑 Conducting Effective Team Debriefs for Continuous Improvement – A guide for managers to run impactful debriefs.
📑 Team Debrief Checklist – Ensure all steps are followed during team debriefs.

🌀 Personalizing Performance Management: Tailoring Your Approach

This section helps you revamp your performance management system, focusing on personalization, continuous feedback, and actionable growth opportunities to ensure team members are engaged and motivated.

🎯 Outcome:

✅ Learn how to set goals with employees, ensuring ownership and accountability.
✅ Understand the importance of continuous feedback and peer involvement.
✅ Integrate micro-adjustments and coaching to foster growth and improve team performance.
✅ Create a personalized performance management system tailored to your team’s culture.

📌 Proof of Work / Assessment / Assignment

📄 Assess and Redesign Your Current Performance Management System – Evaluate your current system and redesign it using best practices for personalization.
📄 Employee Goal-Setting and Follow-Up Template – Set clear, personalized goals with employees and track progress with follow-up meetings.
📄 Continuous Feedback Form – Use this form to collect feedback regularly, enhancing team communication and performance.
📄 Learning Opportunity Tracker – Track development opportunities for employees and ensure they are aligned with growth goals.
📄 Unconscious Bias Review Checklist – Use this checklist to identify and address any unconscious biases in your performance management process.

📂 Supporting Documents

📑 Case Study: Lessons from Semco – A Case for Personalized Performance Management – Learn how Semco redefined performance management to boost engagement and innovation.
📑 Personalized Performance Management: Tailoring Your Approach – A guide to creating a performance system that works for your team, with practical steps for implementation.
📑 Performance Coaching Checklist – A checklist to guide managers in providing ongoing coaching and feedback.

🌀 Mastering Employee Termination with Impact

Launch into a practical exploration of managing employee terminations effectively. Learn to design structured transition plans, conduct respectful terminations, and maintain team stability, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum professionalism.

🎯 Outcome:

✅ Develop a comprehensive termination transition plan.
✅ Execute a termination meeting with clarity and empathy.
✅ Mitigate team impact and reinforce morale post-termination.
✅ Build confidence in handling complex termination scenarios.

📌 Proof of Work / Assessment / Assignment

📄 Develop a Transition Plan for Employee Termination – Create a step-by-step plan for a chosen termination scenario, including pre-, during-, and post-termination actions. Submit a 1-page summary for feedback.
📄 Role-Playing the Termination Meeting – Pair up to simulate a termination meeting (manager, employee, optional observer), followed by a debrief on delivery and response handling.
📄 Firing Preparation Checklist – Complete the checklist for a hypothetical or real scenario, detailing evidence, logistics, and support coordination. Submit with notes.

📂 Supporting Documents

📑 Communication Type Table – Overview of communication channels and responsibilities for internal/external updates related to termination.
📑 Category Checklist – Concise pre-, during-, and post-termination tasks for quick reference.
📑 Live Case Study: Managing the Impact of Employee Termination on Team Dynamics – Real-world example of Maria Gonzalez’s approach to firing Derek, with takeaways.
📑 Category Task Table – Detailed task assignments and deadlines for HR, IT, and managers during offboarding.