Leadership & Management

Participative Leadership

Involve your employees. Inspire commitment. Build stronger teams. Discover how participative leadership can help managers motivate employees, encourage involvement and develop high-performing teams.

12-Hour Instructor-Led Training Program
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About This Course

Encouraging employees to participate in decision-making can help them feel valued, involved and more connected to the success of their organization.

Creating this kind of workplace is not always easy. Managers and supervisors need practical techniques for encouraging participation, building trust and helping employees contribute constructively to decisions that affect their work.

This program explores the skills and strategies of participative leadership, helping supervisors involve and motivate employees, strengthen teamwork and adapt their leadership styles to different workplace situations.

Learning Objectives

This course is designed to help participants:

  1. Inspire greater employee commitment in the workplace.
  2. Involve employees in decision-making and enhance their motivation.
  3. Empower employees to perform at their best.
  4. Facilitate teamwork and develop high-performing work groups.
  5. Understand how leadership styles can be adjusted to suit different workplace situations.

Topics Covered

  • Self-Assessment of Your Current Leadership Skills
  • Changes in the Workplace
  • Success with Participation
  • Managing the Shift to Participation

Supporting Training Resources

The existing course includes practical exercises, worksheets and supplementary materials designed to help participants explore and apply participative leadership techniques.

  • Leadership Icebreaker
  • A New Look at Management
  • Communication Styles Worksheet
  • Leadership Styles
  • Lost at Sea Activity
  • Situational Leadership
  • Review Materials
  • Examination with Answer Key

Final contents of the Training-to-Go package, including any third-party materials, are currently being reviewed.

Final contents of the Training-to-Go package are currently being reviewed.