Navigate to the Instructions, Resources and Session Materials Tabs
 - Complete your pre-work, attend the live event and complete the Skills Challenge.

Remember to add the session that you will attend to your calendar.  

There are two Virtual Open Houses available for you to come learn about the program, test your systems and technology and make sure you are ready for the first session on April 21.

Open House A – Monday, April 18 

• 3:30-4:00 PM Eastern

Open House B – Wednesday, April 20 

• 10:00-10:30 AM Eastern

In this session, we will explore:

The Canyon

Understand the critical role managers play in driving culture and strategy execution.

• Recognize the canyons that often exist in organizations and how they affect results.
• Understand the critical role that leaders play in accelerating strategy.
• Identify issues leaders face as they connect their people with the strategy.
• Have a navigation system - a Compass - to guide you through the challenges of your role.

Know My Role

• Put people first. Make your team your top priority.
• Describe the impact leaders can have when people are their #1 priority.
• Identify what keeps you from making your people your #1 priority and determine strategies to overcome those obstacles.

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Navigate to the Instructions, Resources and Session Materials Tabs  
- Complete your pre-work, attend the live event and complete the Skills Challenge.

Remember to add the session that you will attend to your calendar. 

In this session, we will explore:

Know My Industry

Understand the big picture and know how your team impacts it.

• Review critical areas of change in the food retail industry: competitive landscape, changing consumer behaviors, trends impacting customer expectations, and different perspectives from industry stakeholders.
• Recognize the influence leaders have in setting their organization apart from others in the industry.

Connect My Team

Connect daily work to why it matters.

• Recognize the business impacts of engagement.
• Give perspective on the big picture of the organization.
• Inspire purpose with a team story that tells what your team does and why it matters.

FUTURE LEADERS HOME PAGE

Navigate to the Instructions, Resources and Session Materials Tabs  
- Complete your pre-work, attend the live event and complete the Skills Challenge.

Remember to add the session that you will attend to your calendar. 

In this session, we will explore:

Build Relationships

Focus on developing a great team; the business results you want will follow.

• Ask the kinds of questions that build strong working relationships.
• Analyze the quality of your current working relationships.
• Strengthen your relationships by using behaviors and actions that enhance communication and increase trust.

Be Clear

Avoid performance issues that stem from unclear expectations.

• Recognize the importance of being clear as a way to maintain engagement and efficiently achieve results.
• Consistently follow six steps that ensure you are clear about your expectations.

FUTURE LEADERS HOME PAGE

Navigate to the Instructions, Resources and Session Materials Tabs  
- Complete your pre-work, attend the live event and complete the Skills Challenge.

Remember to add the session that you will attend to your calendar. 

In this session, we will explore:

Coach and Develop

Drive individual and team performance.

• Improve team members’ performance by providing honest, timely feedback.
• Use Powerful Questions to spark discussion and help team members develop their own solutions.
• Use the ASK model as a guiding framework to prepare for and conduct a coaching conversation.
• Recognize what it takes to demonstrate a coaching mindset.
• Be ready to have a coaching conversation that you’ve planned and practiced.

FUTURE LEADERS HOME PAGE

Navigate to the Instructions, Resources and Session Materials Tabs  
- Complete your pre-work, attend the live event and complete the Skills Challenge.

Remember to add the session that you will attend to your calendar. 

In this session, we will explore:

Exploring the Leader's Role in Encouraging Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Become more consciously inclusive leaders.  Focus on these leader behaviors.

• Acknowledge and manage personal bias.
• Build relationships across different dimensions of diversity.
• Use powerful questions and ask to coach when the inclusive environment is compromised.
• Intentionally build and support a diverse team.
• Recognize and celebrate behaviors that foster a more diverse and inclusive team. 

FUTURE LEADERS HOME PAGE

Navigate to the Instructions, Resources and Session Materials Tabs  
- Complete your pre-work, attend the live event and complete the Skills Challenge.

Remember to add the session that you will attend to your calendar. 

In this session, we will explore:

Celebrate

Take steps to sustain what you've started and maintain engagement.

• Recognize the importance of celebrating wins.
• Determine opportunities and ways to celebrate and appreciate.
• Understand how to maximize the impact of celebrating and appreciating others.

Leader GPS and Next Steps

Apply the Leadership Navigation System.

• Put people first. Make your team your top priority, not the work.
• Understand the big picture and how your team impacts it.
• Ignite team performance by honing leadership skills.
• Connect daily work to why it matters.

Capstone Reflection and Celebration 

Reflect on your growth as a leader throughout the Future Leaders eXperience.

• Recognize your strengths and challenges. 
• Celebrate your accomplishments in completing this program. 

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