Session Title:
Three Reasons Your People Manager Training Falls Flat: How to Boost Engagement and Impact in Your Leadership Development Programs

September 17
1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

LEANNE LEGASSE

LeAnneLagasse

Session Description:

According to the Gallup Organization, over 70% of the variance in employee engagement is determined solely by the people manager, making them one of the most influential factors in driving our organizational outcomes. Despite this reality, most organizations struggle to prepare their leaders for the complexities of their roles, often investing in training programs that fail to move the needle and deliver meaningful results. The good news? We can address this challenge head-on by transforming your leadership training programs to be more effective and impactful. In this session, we’ll uncover the top reasons why leadership training programs fall flat and explore actionable strategies to transform them. You’ll walk away with insights, techniques, and tools to elevate your training initiatives and empower your managers to lead effectively, driving lasting engagement and organizational success.

Learning Objectives:

  1. The most common mistakes organizations make when building leadership development programs and how to avoid them.

  2. Actionable and evidence-based techniques to build leadership development initiatives that align with organizational needs, engage participants, and ensure lasting impact.

  3. How to create robust training programs that drive measurable outcomes and directly contribute to stronger leadership, improved employee engagement, and organizational growth.

  4. This presentation has been approved by and presented at Dallas HR.

LeAnne Legasse is an HR consultant and keynote speaker who helps leaders and organizations improve employee engagement, reduce turnover, and develop stronger people managers. She is the author of The Congruent Leader: Build Trust, Lead with Self-Awareness, and Close the Gap Between How You See Yourself and How Others Experience You. LeAnne is a SHRM-SCP, a Gallup-Certified CliftonStrengths© Coach, and Adjunct Faculty at Missouri State University, teaching professional communication to MBA students. She spent 14 years on faculty at Texas Tech University and is based in Lubbock, Texas with her husband Ben and their three kids.