Cross-Functional Leadership

Leading in the Roundabout

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Are Your Leaders Leveraging the Power of the Middle?

Are the leaders at your organization equipped to lead cross-functionally and leverage the power of the middle? Managing a cross-functional team comes with unique challenges. However, with the proper training, insights, and tools, cross-functional leaders can take an organization from good to great, failure to success, and vision to reality.

Cross-Functional Leadership, the third course in Birkman’s Rise To Lead coaching program, is designed for higher levels of leadership, such as Vice Presidents, Executives, Directors, and Project Managers, who must be effective at both managing the business and leading other leaders. Participants of the program will create the steps to solve a cross-functional challenge they face and ultimately ensure they are getting results by leading in the roundabout.

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Gain Greater Clarity Into Leadership Styles to Achieve Results

Core Program Outcomes:

The Role of the Cross-Functional Leader

Discuss the added challenges of leading in the middle and in VUCA

Creating an Environment for Risk-Taking and Performance

Learn to keep yourself motivated for higher performance in a psychologically safe environment

Creating Clarity for Alignment and Execution

Become situationally aware to solve challenges and manage differences

Sharing Power for Mutual Benefit and Development

Learn to share power with those who work next to you to produce bigger outcomes

Influencing Relationships for Results

Practice artful inquiry with those who work next to you

Capstone: Climbing Everest

Put the skills to the test during a virtual simulation

Enhance Manager Effectiveness Through Critical, Targeted Skills

In the Immersive Program, Your Leaders Learn How to:

Lead in Complex Environments

Influence Without Authority

Co-Elevate Collaboration

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: How can I use Cross-Functional Leadership with my middle managers?

A: If you have a middle manager that would like to participate in this program, Birkman hosts it on-site at our headquarters located in Houston, Texas. If you have several middle managers interested in participating, please reach out to us for more information on an on-site training at your office.

Q: How is this program different than other Birkman offerings?

A: Distinct from other Birkman report offerings, this solution-first program is designed to help middle leaders develop stronger business and leadership skills. Therefore, this program intentionally leverages relevant Birkman reports to achieve this specific goal.

Q: Is this program virtual?

A: There are aspects of the program that are virtual, however, the program itself is only designed for in-person. The first coaching one-on-one conversation is done virtually before the start of the program, followed by three days of in-person classroom learning. The post-coaching one-on-one conversation will also be virtual.

Q: What is included in the tuition?

A: In this program, you will have two-hour pre-class virtual coaching sessions, as well as a one-hour post-class virtual coaching session. There will also be a two-hour virtual post-program facilitated cohort session. You will partake in the Birkman 360, complete The Birkman Method, and have 3.5 days of immersive learning in a classroom.

When leading in the roundabout, it is expensive to miss an exit.

Cross-Functional Leader

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