Leading with Vision: Being Authentic While Staying Aligned Upstream

As a manager, you are often caught in an operational squeeze—responsible for executing top-down mandates from upstream leadership while trying to keep your team motivated, engaged, and productive downstream. It is easy to feel like a mere pass-through filter for someone else's strategy. But true leadership requires more than just passing along instructions; it demands a distinct vision that you and your team genuinely own.

This half-day, highly interactive masterclass is designed specifically for mid-level leaders who want to reclaim their autonomy without pushing back against agency goals. You will learn practical frameworks to interpret high-level directives and translate them into a meaningful, localized purpose that reflects your authentic leadership style. Stop simply managing the current situation. Learn how to navigate it with a clear vision.

By attending this workshop, you will learn how to:

• Navigate the Leadership Rapids: Understand upstream agency goals without

losing your identity.

• Row with Your Team: Build a local, authentic vision that inspires synchronized

movement.

• Sail to New Heights: Position your team’s unique vision as a strategic advantage in

performance monitoring, recruitment, and resource allocation.

Deliverable:

• An Authentic Vision Statement: Participants will leave with a vision statement that

communicates the team’s unique identity and aligns with their agency’s purpose

and strategy.