We know that no two organizations are alike.

Ucko Affiliates provides a variety of services and custom-fit programs designed to address the unique attributes of each client situation, increase the effectiveness and productivity of leaders and their teams, and build trust in the organization.

Integrated Leadership Coaching

The Integrated Leadership Coaching program helps leaders reach their potential and increases their ability to produce results through and with others.

Leaders going through the Integrated Leadership Coaching program can expect to:

• Learn how to build on their strengths and enhance their less-developed skills
• Build effective teams
• Create productive working relationships with colleagues, customers and boards of directors
• Develop their emotional intelligence (EQ)
• Coach and mentor their reports for improved performance
• Deal effectively with performance problems
• Manage their stress
• Clarify their career goals and develop plans to reach them

This one-on-one coaching program typically includes:

• 360-degree feedback
• Self-assessments on communication style, conflict style, and EQ
• Observations of the individual leading a meeting or giving a presentation
• Detailed Development Plan with two to three development objectives along with specific action steps to achieve these objectives.
• On-going coaching, typically one-and-a-half hours every two weeks for six months
• Periodic meetings with the individual’s manager to provide high-level progress report
• “Mini-360” to evaluate progress towards end of program

Quick-Coaching

The Quick-Coaching program provides leaders with a simplified process to reach their potential and improve their ability to produce results through and with others, by means of 360-degree feedback and development planning alone. This program is for leaders who have the commitment and discipline to implement their Development Plans with minimal guidance, and whose managers have the time and skill to play an active role in their reports’ development.

Leaders going through the Quick-Coaching program can expect to:

• Identify their strengths and areas that need improvement through 360-degree feedback and self-assessments
• Learn how to build on their strengths and enhance their less-developed skills
• Learn ways to build support for their development within their organizations

This coaching program begins with the same elements as the full Integrated Leadership Coaching program, above: 360-degree feedback, self-assessment, and the creation of a detailed Development Plan with two to three major development objectives along with specific action steps to achieve these objectives.

A copy of the completed Development Plan goes to the leader’s manager and this program assumes that, in the absence of additional external coaching for the leader, the leader’s manager will play a key role in overseeing the leader’s development and implementation of the plan. Of course, additional coaching can always be added to the Quick-Coaching Program as needed.

From Forming to Storming: Building Powerful Leadership Teams

The purpose of the Building Powerful Leadership Teams program is to build the level of trust, collaboration and accountability within a leadership team and to increase the team’s performance in meeting its goals.

Teams going through the program can expect to:

• Identify the barriers to increased trust and performance, and develop a plan to reduce these barriers
• Learn to give and receive feedback
• Learn to manage conflict without undue stress
• Hold meetings that stay on track and produce the desired results
• Learn useful practices for group decision making and problem solving
• Clarify their purpose, goals, and working methods
• Clarify their roles and responsibilities, and how each member interacts with the others in accomplishing their respective tasks

The program includes:

• Confidential interviews of all team members
• Analysis of interview findings and recommendations for next steps
• Typically, an initial offsite meeting and periodic additional activities
• Periodic check-ins with the team leader and individual team members to assess team progress.

EQ and You: Using Emotional Intelligence to Enhance Leadership Performance

This program is designed to improve leaders’ capacity to create productive working relationships with colleagues and staff.

Leaders participating in this half-day workshop can expect to:

• Gain a basic understanding of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) and the relevance of EQ to business success
• Receive their individual results from an emotional intelligence assessment (BarOn EQ-i) which they take online before the workshop
• Identify individual areas of EQ strength and areas for improvement
• Identify specific activities to improve their EQ

Opportunity for Individual EQ Development Coaching

Participants can deepen their understanding of and commitment to their EQ development by electing a one-hour telephone coaching session scheduled at their convenience after the workshop. At the coaching session they will receive a personalized, in-depth interpretation of their BarOn EQ-i scores, and specific recommendations for the development of their emotional intelligence.

Participants who wish to continue with their development may elect additional coaching, which includes the preparation of an individual development plan, and ongoing coaching for up to six months.

Conflict To Cooperation: Resolving Disputes Between Individuals Or Groups

The purpose of the Conflict to Cooperation (CTC) process is to satisfy all parties to a conflict through dialogue and negotiation. Most conflicts, whether between two or more executives or departments, result from misunderstandings, incomplete communication, flawed assumptions, inaccurate perceptions—or some combination of the above.

The CTC process begins with confidential interviews, which explore each party’s perceptions, needs, and desired outcomes. In one or a series of joint meetings, we help the parties surface their needs, understand one another, and find ways to negotiate differences. The result is one or a series of commitments that each party agrees to. We hold follow-up meetings to monitor how well agreements are being kept, and help the parties renegotiate as needed.

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