Leadership Strategies - 2025 Webinars

In today's rapidly evolving business landscape, the ability to anticipate and prepare for multiple futures isn't just an advantage—it's essential for survival.

Join David Stargel, CEO of Leadership Strategies, along with expert Core Team Facilitators David Deaton and Greg Neilsen, for an intensive session on mastering scenario planning as a strategic leadership tool.

## Discover how scenario planning empowers you to:

*   Select the right approach for developing robust scenario plans tailored to your business realities.
*   Recognize the value of scenario planning in every economic climate and situation.
*   Apply scenario planning to evaluate new opportunities and drive strategic growth.
*   Avoid the most common mistakes that derail scenario planning efforts.

## Who Should Attend:

*   C-suite executives and senior leaders
*   Strategic planning professionals
*   Anyone leading teams through uncertainty

You’ll walk away with actionable frameworks, real-world examples, and facilitative techniques to engage your team in strategic thinking—no matter what tomorrow brings. Whether you’re new to scenario planning or ready to refine your approach, this session is designed with leaders like you in mind.


Future-Proofing Your Business: Mastering Scenario Planning for Uncertain Times

*Part of the Intro to Facilitating Groups Webinar Series*

 

Are you tired of meetings that feel like herding cats—chaotic, unfocused, and exhausting? Join us for an exclusive, high-impact session in our acclaimed Intro to Facilitating Groups webinar series, designed for facilitators, leaders, and professionals who want to transform the wildest group dynamics into productive, results-driven sessions.

 

This interactive webinar will be hosted by Michael Wilkinson, Certified Master Facilitator and founder of Leadership Strategies.

In this session, you'll discover:

 

*   The secrets behind the 10 Principles of Facilitation used by the world's top facilitators
*   Step-by-step methods to keep your group focused, energized, and engaged—even when dealing with the most challenging personalities
*   Practical tools for herding cats, redirecting side issues, and building genuine consensus
*   Real-world examples and actionable strategies you can implement immediately in your 2025 workplace

 

Whether you're running virtual, hybrid, or in-person sessions, you'll leave equipped to drive clarity, commitment, and high performance—no more cat herding required.


Introduction to Facilitating Groups: Herding Cats in 2025

# Intro to Facilitating Groups - The Basics

Transform your meetings from time-wasting gatherings into results-driven sessions that participants actually want to attend. This foundational course introduces you to the core principles of facilitative leadership, equipping you with a proven framework to drive engagement, ownership, and superior outcomes.

## What You Will Learn:

*   The proven 6 Ps of Preparation methodology to design flawless, results-driven sessions.
*   The IEEI framework (Inform, Excite, Empower, Involve) to gain executive buy-in and control of the room in the first 15 minutes.
*   Why participant-driven solutions have a 70% higher implementation rate than leader-imposed ones.
*   Fundamental techniques for managing common meeting dysfunctions to keep your sessions on track.

**Perfect for:** New facilitators, team leaders, and anyone who runs meetings that need better outcomes.


Intro to Facilitating Groups - The Basics

> Is your organization stuck in a cycle of boring, unproductive meetings that drain energy, waste resources, and result in poor decisions? You’re not alone. Over 11 million meetings take place in the U.S. every day, and more than 90% of attendees admit to daydreaming through them. Most professionals have never even experienced a truly masterful meeting!

## Join “Your Meetings Suck: Unveiling the Silent Killers” to discover why “bad” meetings are so common—and how you can stop them from sabotaging your team’s success.

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###### What You Will Learn:

This interactive session explores-

*   *The hidden costs and widespread symptoms of ineffective meetings*
*   *Real-world examples of organizations that transformed their meeting culture—and saw measurable ROI*
*   *The 10 universal “Meeting Rights” that every employee deserves*
*   *The characteristics of “masterful” meetings, plus proven techniques to ensure engagement, clarity, and follow-through every time*
*   *The roadmap for raising your organizational standard, from bottom-up individual action to enterprise-wide change*

###### Who Should Attend:

*This session is ideal for leaders, managers, facilitators, and anyone tired of wasting time in meetings that go nowhere. If you want to boost engagement, drive better decisions, and reclaim hours of productivity, this webinar is for you.*
