A free webinar on leading with influence by balancing connection and challenge.
The Balance of Leadership
Many organizations are stuck between two unhelpful leadership extremes. Some leaders still operate from a challenge-heavy, command-and-control mindset, driving compliance through pressure and authority. Others have swung the pendulum too far in the opposite direction—toward passivity or being afraid to hurt feelings. This shift often creates just as many problems: unclear expectations, avoidance of tough conversations, and low sense of accountability.
Join us on Tuesday, March 17, at 12:00 p.m. EDT for a free, one-hour webinar to explore the leadership tendencies that pull leaders toward these extremes, and how those tendencies shape motivation, engagement, and performance.
Walk away with a clear understanding of when to lean into challenge, when to strengthen connection, and how to intentionally flex your approach to create environments that promote innovation, accountability, and meaningful results.
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What You'll Learn
Leadership behaviors shape the environment people work in, and that environment directly influences motivation, performance, and retention. Yet many leaders default to familiar habits: focusing heavily on connection and relationships, challenging staff relentlessly for results, or disengaging altogether. While each approach has consequences, only a balanced leadership approach creates the conditions for sustainable performance and growth.
In today’s workplace, leadership effectiveness depends on more than authority, it requires trust, connection, and the ability to challenge people in the right ways. It requires balance.
Leading with Connection & Challenge
This insightful webinar introduces the Balance of Leadership framework, which helps leaders identify common leadership tendencies—toward connection, challenge, both, or neither—and understand the impact those tendencies have on engagement and performance.
This session will help leaders recognize their default tendencies, the impact of those tendencies, and how to intentionally flex their behaviors to achieve a balanced approach. When leaders balance connection and challenge, they create environments where people are motivated, accountable, and able to grow.
Who Should Attend
This webinar is designed for business leaders and HR professionals responsible for developing leaders, as well as managers and individual contributors who want to strengthen their leadership effectiveness. It is ideal for anyone looking to lead with greater influence, engagement, and impact.
Join us on March 17 at 12pm EDT to gain clarity on when to connect, when to challenge, and how to lead more effectively in today’s workplace.
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Take your development to the next level with this free webinar.
Speakers
Ryan Williams – Leadership & Team Development Manager
Ryan Williams serves as the Leadership & Team Development Manager at Frontline Training Solutions. He is a certified Everything DiSC facilitator and has his master’s in organizational leadership from Cornerstone University. Ryan brings a wide variety of cross-cultural leadership experience, having worked previously in Hong Kong and with Native Alaskans. Most recently, Ryan has worked in higher education, developing and implementing training curriculum and programs across the organization. Ryan’s passion and focus is for everyone to love the place they work. People who love their workplace, work harder and perform better. He brings a unique perspective in helping organizations evaluate their organizational culture, understand cross-cultural dynamics, and implement strategies to create better leaders
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