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Aligning Perspectives Training
Bridge Differences. Strengthen Teams. Lead with Purpose.
Navigate moments of conflict, confusion, and competing truths by fostering shared understanding and aligning perspectives.
Training Overview
This training follows a practical, step-by-step framework to guide your team through complexity:
1. Create Safety: Establish an environment where all perspectives can be shared openly without fear of reprisal.
2. Listen for Understanding: Use deep listening skills to truly hear different viewpoints without judgment.
3. Find the Kernel of Truth: Identify the valid elements within competing perspectives.
4. Reframe the Challenge: Help groups see situations from new angles that reveal shared opportunities.
5. Build Collective Solutions: Facilitate collaborative problem-solving that incorporates diverse insights.
6. Sustain Alignment: Create accountability structures that maintain focus on shared goals.
Why This Training Is a Game-Changer
This training goes beyond traditional conflict resolution to create lasting alignment. By addressing the root of disagreements, you will:
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Reduce Meeting Frustration: Transform unproductive discussions into collaborative problem-solving sessions.
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Build Team Cohesion: Strengthen relationships even in the midst of disagreement.
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Accelerate Decision-Making: Reach consensus faster by addressing underlying tensions directly.
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Enhance Your Leadership Presence: Develop a reputation as someone who can navigate complex group dynamics with grace and effectiveness.
Who Is This For?
This program is for leaders who have completed the Coach Approach to Adaptive Leadership and want to go deeper. This program is for leaders at all levels in human services who are committed to driving positive change, including:
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Front-line Staff and supervisors managing direct service teams.
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Middle Managers navigating up and down organizational structures.
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Program Directors leading cross-functional initiatives.
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Team Leads and change champions without formal authority.
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Youth and Family Leaders and system coordinators working across agency boundaries.
Program Structure
This program is custom-designed for your team and organization. It can be delivered as a multi-session series in a virtual or in-person setting. The training uses a case-based learning approach and includes real-world practice labs and peer consultation groups. Optional follow-up coaching is also available to ensure sustained learning and implementation.
Prerequisites: Completion of Coach Approach to Adaptive Leadership or equivalent coaching/adaptive leadership experience.
Meet the Leadership & Change Management Expert
Mark B. Durgin is the President of Keystone Leadership Coaching, LLC, and an accomplished leader dedicated to empowering human service managers to build effective, burnout-free teams.
With over 20 years of experience in coaching and leadership development, Mark has partnered with professionals nationwide to foster collaborative and high-performing teams.
His background includes directing statewide initiatives and facilitating organizational growth, bringing a wealth of expertise in training, adaptive leadership, and supporting complex systems change.
Mark specializes in executive coaching, training, and guiding professionals to unlock their full leadership potential, ensuring positive impact across communities, youth, and families. He is an Associate Certified Coach (ACC) through the International Coaching Federation (ICF).
Contact Information
Ready to transform your leadership approach?
New Freedom, PA 17349
Email: MarkDurgin@keystoneleadershipcoaching.com
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