Throughout history the world’s best leaders had a few things in common:

• The were relevant with their audience
• They developed high trust relationships
• They unlock the highest potential in others

The true test of leadership can be measured today in who’s following you and tomorrow in legacy. What those you have had an opportunity to lead do because of your influence after you are gone.  SOCIAL STYLE will allow you to make a difference today and  tomorrow. SOCIAL STYLE is the most powerful solution for developing leadership skills in the world.  Today’s leadership requires constant versatility. It requires us to execute on diversity and inclusion.  It is only when you truly understand someone that you can lead them. SOCIAL STYLE specializes in understanding others and developing the skills to be relevant, build high trust relationships and unlock the potential of every person you lead.  SOCIAL STYLE is about equipping today’s leaders. Call or email us today.

Interpersonal Skills Training specifically for Managers.

A recent study found that four out of ten newly promoted managers will fail within the first 18 months. Additional research shows that inadequate interpersonal skills are the main cause of leadership failure and that high managerial performance is directly linked to high interpersonal skills. Download a whitepaper about Interpersonal Skills and Managerial Performance. Improving Managerial Effectiveness with Versatility is a family of products designed to teach the concepts of applying SOCIAL STYLE in a managerial capacity through a flexible set of teaching materials, classes, self-study guides and SOCIAL STYLE profiles. Organizations can choose the materials and delivery options most appropriate to their managerial development needs. Versatile Managing is a process of using your knowledge of your own SOCIAL STYLE and knowledge of the SOCIAL STYLE of the people who report to you in order to manage in ways that allow your people to meet their style need as you mutually achieve your goals. Versatile Managing can help to increase the support and respect (social endorsement) given to you by your direct reports thereby making them more receptive to following you as a competent manager and trustworthy leader.

The application of SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility concepts and techniques can help you more effectively do such things as delegate, give corrective feedback, increase the personal productivity of your direct reports as well as coach and mentor them to help them grow in their capabilities and increase their value to the organization. In addition, Versatile Managing can help you to resolve, or even head off, unnecessary conflict cause by “interpersonal friction”

In order to effectively manage people with each of the styles in a variety of common situations it is imperative to apply the following competencies; communication, productivity and coaching.

Our Team also offers products for Sales Professionals and for a Universal Audience.
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Guides

Guides are booklets of information written in a stand-alone format. Guides can be used for self study, incorporated into an independent course or distributed with SOCIAL STYLE courses as a take-away to increase retention.
The Concepts Guide provides an overview of the SOCIAL STYLE Model™ in the context of effective management.

The Applications Guide provides guidance on how to effectively manage specific workplace situations such as coaching, communication, giving feedback and delegating, based on the behavioral preference of direct reports.

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Courses

Courses are available in different lengths and can focus on core concepts all the way through intense application of the SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility models. The courses include presentations, videos, exercises and more. Each course offers a facilitator guide that provides step-by-step instructions on how to deliver the programs.
The Concepts Course is a half-day class that teaches managers the core concepts of SOCIAL STYLE to improve interactions with their direct reports. This course will teach managers to understand their own behavioral style and the behavioral style of their direct reports. Armed with this information, managers can learn how similar and different SOCIAL STYLEs interact to affect productivity, effectiveness, and morale in the workplace.

The Applications Course is a half-day interactive, highly focused course that assists managers in creating more productive relationships with direct reports. The Concepts Course or a similar conceptual course is a pre-requisite to the Applications Course.
Managers will participate in exercises that apply their conceptual knowledge of SOCIAL STYLE and stretch their abilities to interact with direct reports of similar or different SOCIAL STYLEs. During these exercises managers will learn how to increase or decrease tension to achieve the highest level of productivity and to speak to their reports in a manner that fosters respect.

The Mastery Program is a full, one-day course that begins by teaching the concepts of Our Team’s SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility. Once a solid foundation is established, managers will begin to apply these concepts through exercises and identification techniques.
After completion of the Mastery Program, participants will know their own SOCIAL STYLE and determine the SOCIAL STYLE of their direct reports. Managers will learn how to control their behaviors when interacting with direct reports of varying SOCIAL STYLEs. Using this information, managers will know how to anticipate reactions of their direct reports and how to reduce tension while increasing productivity, morale and open communication.

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Assessments and Profile Reports

Our Team offers SOCIAL STYLE assessments specifically for a managerial audience.
The Paper Self-Perception Questionnaires & Managers Concept Guide combines the Paper Self-Perception SOCIAL STYLE Questionnaire and the Versatility Questionnaire with a managerial specific Concepts Guide. Measure a person’s SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility using short, self-completed paper questionnaires and teach SOCIAL STYLE concepts in a managerial context.

The Self-Perception SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility Profile for Managers measures the manager’s SOCIAL STYLE & Versatility using self-completed online questionnaires. This Profile is available in versions for facilitated or non-facilitated self study. This report is unique to managers and is written from a manager’s perspective and is scored against managerial norms.

The Multi-Rater SOCIAL STYLE & Enhanced Versatility Profile for Managers provides the most comprehensive picture of a person’s SOCIAL STYLE and Versatility. It uses an online, multi-rater questionnaire and provides the most detailed report including in-depth information on the four components of Versatility – Image, Presentation, Competence and Feedback.. This report is unique to managers and is written from a manager’s perspective and is scored against managerial norms.

SOCIAL STYLE products are available in a variety of languages, French, German and Spanish to name a few.