Have you been thrust into a leadership position and you don’t know where to go from here? Are you interested in moving into a leadership position? Have you been in a leadership position for some time but you feel that you’ve lost your way? Perhaps the economic troubles of the past few years have forced you into managing crises, downsizing and financial problems, and you haven’t had the time or energy to inspire your people. Or maybe you just want a refresher course in leadership.

Regardless of your circumstances, if you find yourself in some leadership capacity, you play an enormous role in the lives of your employees and in the success of your organization. People succeed and organizations succeed because their leaders succeed.

Inspired Leadership: Propel your employees to new heights provides you with advice for more effectively leading your team or organization. Learn the keys to becoming a respected and trusted leader, to building employee loyalty, and to driving creativity at every level in your organization.

This multimedia resource includes:

• 17-minute video, Bottom-Up Innovation: Unleash the Creative Intelligence of Everyone in Your Organization, with a companion Trainer’s Guide and Viewer’s Guide.
• 60-minute audio conference presentation, No Leader Does It Alone:Empower Your Team to Succeed!
• 65-page workbook stuffed full of best practices, guides, tips, quizzes, and more.
• Customizable, Print-Ready Forms CD trainers and trainees can reference again and again.

This toolkit contains the following sections:

Section 1: Develop Core Values

In this section, you learn the 10 core values of all inspirational leaders. You are provided with quick assessments to gauge your current competency in those areas. Then you are given tips for developing and enhancing the core values.

Section 2: Empower Employees

In this section, you’ll discover how to become a leader in today’s business world. Not the type that people blindly follow, but the type that empowers employees to succeed. Presented in audio conference format by Meryl Runion, CSP, author and leadership expert, this section teaches you to:

• Recognize the difference between power and influence—and why you should shoot for one and not the other.
• Increase your influence by empowering others.
• Boost the autonomy levels of those you lead.
• Redirect efforts—without stifling creativity.
• Encourage decisiveness and resourcefulness.
• Ignite energy and enthusiasm in those around you.
• Inspire others with every word you speak.

In addition, you will find supporting materials that will allow you to incorporate Meryl’s message into your daily interactions with employees and to apply it to how you approach your work.

Section 3: Spark Innovation

Ensure that you are doing everything in your power to promote creativity among all employees, from your front-line staff all the way up to your managers. In this section, you will learn how to:

• Apply the IDEA method.
• Capture ideas from front-line employees.
• Encourage problem solving at every level.
• Take calculated risks.
• Drive outside-the-box thinking.

Click here to view the Table of Contents.