Leadership Academies &

Team Training

You’d like to create positive change and have a thriving leadership community, right? 

We are here for you.

“A HIGHLY ENGAGED WORKFORCE MEANS THE the difference BETWEEN A COMPANY THAT OUTPERFORMS ITS COMPETITORS AND ONE THAT FAILS TO GROW.” -GALLUP

WHY LANCASTER LEADERSHIP?

OUR EXPERIENCE. 

Our trainers & facilitators bring the benefit of 25+ years of experience with many industries, clients, and levels of leadership.  And they are experienced leaders who understand the joys and challenges firsthand.

IT’S PERSONAL.

We believe that personal development is professional development. This will not be “another corporate training” with boring PowerPoints, while being “talked at” and having limited relevance. We are dynamic facilitators who connect with our clients. We challenge comfort zones, invite behavior change, and have a “no bystander” philosophy.  There is always laughter (and sometimes tears). 

IT’S PRACTICAL.

Participants walk away with actionable strategies that are immediately implementable. We don’t do fluff or abstract theory.

Our options.
  • We right-size a program for you depending on your budget, time, needs, and desired outcomes.  
  • Day-long team trainings/retreats. (1-4x/year recommended)
  • 9-day leadership academies (with 60 leadership topics). The experience you receive stems from the PERMA model developed by Martin Seligman, the founder of Positive Psychology. Additionally, strategies presented are derived from current research and thought leaders.
Want to see what the process looks like?

Team Training/Retreat

What’s included?

  • 1-hour planning meeting (assess your needs, desired outcomes & craft your customized agenda)
  • The event for your team (remote or in-person) 
  • 30-minute debriefing meeting

Leadership Academy

What are the 9 topics covered?

  1. Leadership Competencies in the 21st Century
  2. Emotional Intelligence & Effective Communication for Leaders
  3. Creating a Thriving Work Culture
  4. Ethics in Leadership
  5. Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
  6. Leadership Agility: Personality Styles and Generations in the Workplace
  7. Successful Performance Management for Prosperous Teams
  8. Managing People, Objectives, and Change
  9. Leadership panel, Presentations, Presentation Skills, Stress Management & Conclusion

Leadership Academy Results

Client reported Leadership Academy statistics:

  • Over 1/3 of academy participants have been promoted.
  • Over 50% of academy participants applied for promotions. Over 60% of those that applied for promotion were successful in doing so.
  • Within the organization, 96% of the academy participants have been retained (3 years later).

OUR SIGNATURE EVENT

Our signature event program is Creating Your Team with Intention (1-2 days). It is a culture-building, strategy identification & leadership skill development event, where an agenda is customized to your needs, choosing from 30 topics that promote team success.

Training & Leadership Academy Participants

“Through masterful facilitation (and a great sense of humor) Julie has transformed a group of supervisors and managers who had little knowledge of any programs outside their own within the Agency. She has not only provided them with the foundations of leadership but has created a cadre who can now reach across the Agency for solutions and support.”
– Cathy Steers
Human Resources Director, Northern Arizona Council of Governments
“It is rare to participate in a group Leadership Academy and walk away with a fresh uplifting perspective! After 20 years in management and numerous professional development classes, I found Julie Lancaster to be a gem, she shines like no one else. She is engaging, clever and witty, a subject expert, applies “real-world” tangible solutions to difficult situations and work place interactions, that will make a seasoned manager walk away with new outlooks and tools to get the job done.”
– Chris Maragos
Facilities Manager, Grand Canyon Conservancy
“Julie creates a designated space—literal and figurative—for honest, authentic exploration and reflection. This space allows leaders to discuss key ideas, challenge status quo, and learn how to support one another away from their daily grind. These deep connections among the participants and with the content open pathways to improved engagement, increased accountability, and organizational progress.”
– Allie Stender
MPA, Program Manager III, Coconino County Public Works
“Julie coaches leaders to excel to the next level! She recognizes that everyone is a leader and brings out the abilities in all team members to recognize what they do best in order to contribute to a successful team. I am so glad that we were fortunate enough to find and engage Julie in a series of trainings for our team which really brought us together from separate silos to a well-functioning group of individuals that are achieving phenomenal results!”
Sandy Corder
Revenue Director, City of Flagstaff
“Julie is a true inspiration to business leaders! She has a way of getting to the truth of the matter or addressing the elephant in the room when doing training with leadership teams. She does so without hurting feelings because she is positive and constructive with any feedback that needs to be delivered. I love her positive energy and her honesty! I always leave a session with the motivation and tools to be a more effective leader in my organization.”
Lisa Graham
HR Manager, Grand Canyon Conversancy
“Spending a day with Julie Lancaster brought a light back into our team! I thoroughly enjoyed Julie’s presentations, insight, and fun demeanor during our staff retreat. It was a most enjoyable day and our team brought back and have continued to build on what we learned!”
Megan Cunningham
Budget and Planning Manager, Coconino County Finance Department

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