What is a LeaderLab?
The WorkPlay LeaderLab is a flexible leadership journey designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills you need to thrive.
When you sacrifice your time to develop professional skills, you should know if that time is well spent. Say goodbye to sitting on your butt through endless lectures and hello to training that actually works. We understand brain science and use the power of experiential learning to level up your leadership skills. Sessions are available in flexible packages tailored to your needs.
Own Your Role
Many supervisors were great individual contributors before being promoted. However, in the words of Marshall Goldsmith, "What got you here won't get you there." To be successful leaders, we need to develop new attitudes and competencies.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn how a leader's job "isn't to get results, it's to get results through other people."
Understand when to use the three primary levers of influence
Discover the three most important competencies for a supervisor
Discuss the responsibilities and challenges of leading well
Available Sessions: 1
Total Time: 2 Hours
Starting at: $999
Fundamentals of Healthy Teams
Many organizations push for a team approach without looking deeper at what makes a team successful.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn the differences between workgroups, real teams, and high-performing teams
Understand the impact of team size on team communication and relationships
Answer the question, "Is building a team the right approach for us?"
Practice forming, storming, and norming behaviors in the interactive skill lab
Available Sessions: 1
Total Time: 2 Hours
Starting at: $999
Delegation That Works
As leaders, we tend to hold onto too much. When we do hand off tasks or projects, we don't always consider the who, what, when, and why in assigning work.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn Five Levels of Delegation (and two "Hidden Levels")
Understand the importance of delegating authority
Discover how risk and capacity influence decisions to delegate
Practice delegating skills in real-time in the interactive skill lab
Available Sessions: 1
Total Time: 2 Hours
Starting at: $999
Giving Effective Performance Feedback
The number one thing employees ask for from their supervisors is more feedback on performance. However, most supervisors fear being labeled a micromanager. There is a simple method for delivering both positive and constructive feedback that works with 95% of situations.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn a practical formula for feedback that makes it repeatable
Understand why the "Feedback Sandwich" should be eliminated from your communication diet
Discover methods of putting the listener at ease
Practice giving feedback to peers, and get feedback on your feedback
Available Sessions: 1
Total Time: 2 Hours
Starting at: $999
Surprising Strategies for Effective Meetings
No one wants to admit when meetings we lead are a colossal waste of time. Discover the secrets to meetings that get results and don't crush your soul. Say goodbye to garbage meetings and hello to meetings with purpose and results.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn Five Levels of Delegation (and two "Hidden Levels")
Understand the importance of delegating authority
Discover how risk and capacity influence decisions to delegate
Practice delegating skills in real-time in the interactive skill lab
Available Sessions: 1
Total Time: 2 Hours
Starting at: $999
The Essential Rule of Collaboration
Do you struggle with collaborative projects or find project management too complex and confusing? We simplify the most important project management concepts into language that anyone can understand. Learn how to clarify responsibilities and transform your shared work. One change makes all the difference.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn the power of "WHO, does WHAT, by WHEN?"
Understand how to think like a project manager
Discover how to break large projects down into manageable chunks
Practice collaborating in the interactive skill lab
Available Sessions: 1
Total Time: 2 Hours
Starting at: $999
Cognitive Bias & Making Decisions
The brain is a marvelous machine, but often it does not behave rationally. Some of the mental traps are hidden in plain sight. Others are much sneakier and take effort to uncover.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn practical strategies for making team decisions
Understand concepts like the Fundamental Attribution Error, Dunning-Kruger Effect, Recency and Primacy Bias
Discover how the traditional view of consensus is a myth
Practice identifying "stinking-thinking" and making decisions in the interactive skill lab
Available Sessions: 2
Total Time: 4 Hours
Starting at: $1999
Generate Mountains of Ideas
In a world that increasingly produces low-quality AI slop, human creativity is a competitive advantage. Discover how to apply the power of divergent thinking skills with one of our most popular workshops.
In this LeaderLab, participants will:
Learn multiple methods to improve practical idea-generation capabilities
Shatter the myths about who is and isn’t creative
Strengthen your creative muscles to exceed what AI and LLM's have to offer
Generate hundreds of real-world ideas for your organization in the integrated skill lab
Available Sessions: 3
Total Time: 2 Hours
Starting at: $2999
*Price information is for groups of 10 people within one hour of our HQ in Rome, GA. Additional participants or travel may include additional fees.
**Discounts for non-profits, schools, and small businesses are available.