The Leadership Launch
That big change you’re looking to make out there?
It starts right here.
You’re a force for change in your industry, and one of your goals is to be seen as a first-choice employer for top talent.
But you’re not attracting them, or keeping them, yet. We’ll get back to that. But first, let’s talk about a few other issues you may have been experiencing (because they’re all related).
Your vision is a happy, thriving company full of engaged employees who are self-driven, productive, innovative, high-energy and excited to be there. You truly care about your impact and want to build a work culture that enthusiastically drives that forward.
But your reality is:
Office politics and in-fighting dragging everyone down
Low morale and productivity (the show-up and shuffle type of employees)
Poor teamwork and communication
A disconnect between your written company values & culture and what actually happens in the office
And you’ve probably invested already in professional development — but it doesn’t seem to have made a difference. The skills your people built aren’t sticking; they slide back into the same behavior patterns months later.
You’ve tried motivating your people to be game-changers, innovators and disruptors in their work, but continue to see ‘Yes’ people roll out the same generic solutions.
You talk about values and building a strong culture, but when you walk the halls each day, you see the exact opposite attitudes and behaviors. You spend too much time mediating toxic teams (and then see your most valued staff leaving for competitors).
You’re trying to do all the right things, but all the Lunch n’ Learns, company rallies, and development opportunities in the world won’t get you the results you want (and neither will bringing in expensive talent to ‘fix’ everything - you’ve probably tried that too).
The answers you’re looking for are right under your nose.
I’m Stephanie Chen Banjo and companies struggling with these problems bring me in to develop their mid-career managers into exactly the leaders they need. The leaders who can change company culture from the inside out.
Introducing…
The Leadership Launch
Over 10+ years of coaching and training leaders and organizations, from the FBI and Department of Justice to large multi-national law firms, has taught me one very important thing:
Developing real leadership isn’t about getting the right advice.
It’s about going deeper to create positive, lasting change in individuals who become leaders who impact teams and change cultures in ways that stick. Because it’s not about following a list of things to do. It’s about learning a different way to be.
With that in mind, I created the Leadership Launch, a professional development and coaching experience that transforms your existing managers into empowered leaders who:
Increase employee engagement, retention and productivity
Strengthen morale, mindset and company culture
Nurture creativity and innovative problem-solving
Cultivate healthy teams and communication
Connect teams with the larger purpose of your company, your values and your culture
I coach and train your people to not just DO differently, but to be different.
Backed by a tested and proven model based in neuroscience and emotional intelligence, we’ll take your people through deep changes in themselves so they can show up as the leaders their team, and your company, needs.
How the Leadership Launch program works:
The Leadership Launch program begins with a conversation. We’ll determine your specific challenges, take into account what you’ve already tried (and how it worked, or didn’t), and form a bespoke strategy to solve your most pressing concerns and deliver the results you need.
From there, I will work with both individuals and teams so your entire workforce is aligned around the same goals and ideas.
Although your program will be entirely tailored around your needs, here are some of the ways we can work together to cultivate your leaders and improve your teams’ working relationships.
Conduct a needs assessment to determine top outcomes and focus areas for your people, with recommendations on how to tailor the program to desired outcomes
Leadership assessments for leaders, managers and teams so they have detailed, personalized overviews of where they stand today on key leadership skills, and what specific actions they can take to strengthen them in the next quarter
Your chosen managers will receive individual private coaching sessions where they will get a personalized view of their strengths and greatest development opportunities
I will host live workshops to enable your teams to interact in a safe, neutral and productive space, learning culture-changing, mindset-altering approaches that will forever raise the bar for ‘good leadership’ in your company
I’ll host webinars so your busy employees can continue learning and developing at their own pace, without distracting them too much from their day-to-day priorities.
We will measure our progress based on the outcomes agreed through the initial assessment phase
“IN THE PAST, WE’VE STRUGGLED TO FIND FACILITATORS FOR OUR TEAM EVENTS WHO COULD ENGAGE OUR PEOPLE AND GET THEM TALKING. DURING COVID, WITH OUR TEAMS BEING REMOTE AND IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, WE WERE UNSURE IF AN ONLINE TEAM SESSION WOULD BE EFFECTIVE. HOWEVER, THE ENERGY, STRUCTURE, AND CREATIVE ACTIVITIES STEPHANIE BROUGHT TO THE TABLE MEANT THAT WE HEARD OUR PEOPLE EXPRESSING THEMSELVES IN WAYS WE’VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE AND WITNESSED A LEVEL OF INTERACTION THAT WAS GREATER THAN WE’VE HAD WITH IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. PEOPLE WALKED AWAY WITH RICH TAKEAWAYS, SPECIFICALLY: BREAKING DOWN COMPLEX STRESSORS INTO BITE-SIZED NEXT STEPS, REALIZING THEY HAVE SO MUCH MORE THAT IS WITHIN THEIR CONTROL TO TAKE ACTION ON TODAY AND OFTEN, THE ONLY OBSTACLE STANDING IN THEIR WAY IS THEMSELVES.”
A new brand of leader for today’s challenges
A central part of The Leadership Launch is to create a new brand of leader - not a leader who is asked to just conform and work hard. But a leader who is empowered to question the status quo, lift company results by connecting deeper into personal relationships, face conflict with clear, compassionate communication, and meet challenges head-on with a creative and forward thinking mindset.
That’s how we transform ‘show up and shuffle’ company cultures into vibrant, thriving, mutually supportive teams who are your greatest assets.
“YOU STRETCHED THE BOUNDARIES OF MY THINKING - I WALKED AWAY WITH SUCH CLEAR ACTION STEPS AND HOW TO MOVE FORWARD.”
Employee engagement, retention, company culture and top talent acquisition, and a shared sense of purpose to drive IMPACT in your market, and the world — that all starts with Leadership.
And you already have the leaders you need. The potential is there.
I’d like to invite you to schedule a Free 30-minute conversation with me about how we can develop the leaders you need to overcome your challenges, and meet (and exceed) your goals.