THE ULTHULE LEADERSHIP APPROACH TO

IMPROVING TEAMS

 

ULTHULE

The Highest Level of Performance Attainable

Echoing the ancient Roman commanders as they encouraged the ultimate in performance,  "Ultima Thule" - achieve the highest level attainable, The Newkirk Group works with client to build an atmosphere of exciting noble and in-depth vision. Focusing on business innovation and growth, we work with executives, managers, and their teams as they transform their noble visions into well managed "Ultima Thule," or Ulthule, enterprises.  Working at the cutting edge of 21st Century competition, we lead clients to enhance  innovation, decision-making, communications, and management soft-skills to become the tough-minded executives who establish the best practices that others follow.

Since the Ulthule approach to performance demands personal skills that form the unique bases of competence, we have designed this special workshop to facilitate the attainment of professional and personal goals by elaborating the uniquely empowering vision contained in the Ulthule Approach. We hope you enjoy our Ulthule Program and actively apply in your professional life the principles learned here during this unique three day learning experience.

 

FOCUS: MANAGEMENT OVERVIEW

Duration: Three Days

Workshop Description

We designed this workshop to guide your transformation to Ulthule Leadership. We clarify the impacts of management style on Group Work and provide an innovative framework for executive success termed Ulthule Leadership (UL). We analyze Ulthule Leadership from the strategic perspective as a dynamic process enabled by emerging management thinking and group practice. We progress from a group dynamics description of organizations and design an executive charter to implement U L for optimum results. We discuss the rationale driving the UL approach as an action lever for reducing unwanted group conflict, enhancing group performance, and improving profitability of the 21st Century organization. We explore the theoretical perspectives of UL and address the organization and psychological issues which negatively impact group work in the organization environment.

Objectives

  • Build your own personal UL contract.
  • Establish a standard of ethical Ulthule Group Work norms.
  • Describe the Ulthule life cycle from formation to termination.
  • Clarify the relationship between UL and the business mission.
  • Apply the Ulthule Approach to the management of Group Work.
  • Introduce the dynamics and characteristics of Ulthule Leadership.
  • Examine the psychological factors of UL that impact Group Work quality.
  • Establish a safe environment to charter your UL development program.
  • Design an UL Model as a competitive edge in achieving exceptional Group Work.

You Will Learn How To

Become an exceptional Ulthule leader by:

  • Focusing Group Work using context.
  • Employing the "Nominal-Group Technique".
  • Leading Group Work from a theoretical perspective.
  • Identifying the modifying factors of Ulthule Group Work.
  • Making ethical decisions and promoting ethical principles.
  • Identifying the personal qualities of effective Ulthule leaders.
  • Leveraging the leadership factors of Ulthule to improve Group Work.
  • Employing the "Mechanism-of-Action" to build Group Work cohesiveness.
  • Applying the techniques of "here and now activation"and the "Principle of Group Composition".

Develop powerful Ulthule socializing techniques by:

  • Identifying the power source of Group Work
  • Balancing the sources of power, influence, and change
  • Applying principles of Mindfulness to facilitate learning
  • Balancing the power of the many with the power of the few
  • Resolving intergroup conflict and mastering collective dynamics.
  • Differentiating the views of Ulthule leaders from group workers.
  • Applying principles of Social Cognition to guide management practice.
  • Integrating social facilitation, social combination, and social motivation.
  • Managing the roots of conflict and overcoming the Group Think Tragedy.
  • Linking corrective emotional experience to the theories in Group Work Dynamics.

Form exceptional groups, teams, and human activity systems to achieve the highest level of performance attainable by:

  • Identifying types of groups.
  • Forming and terminating groups.
  • Managing Storming and Norming.
  • Assessing cultural diversity in a group.
  • Defusing problem Group Work members.
  • Building a Ulthule culture within a diverse organization.
  • Identifying the properties and processes of Ulthule Group Work.
  • Developing norms and differentiating roles of Group Work members.
  • Managing the positive and negative variables of Group Dynamics.
  • Selecting Ulthule group members and defining the Ulthule process.

Who Should Attend

  • Individuals seeking Group Work insight through the Ulthule Approach.
  • Individuals wanting to master a group approach to competitive advantage.
  • Managers wishing to achieve the highest level of performance attainable in Group Work.
  • Executives responsible for improving enterprise productivity.
  • Consultants desiring to facilitate Ulthule programs.
  • Individuals wishing to be certified as Ulthule Leaders
  • Managers seeking to improve the quality of Group Work life.

Day One

Ulthule: A Management Specialty

 

One: Mastering Ulthule Group Work

  • Defining Ulthule Group Work
  • Identifying Types of Group Work
  • Understanding Today's Trends in Group Work
  • Building a Framework for Ulthule Group Work
  • Managing Groups, Teams, and Human Activity Systems
  • Workshop Exercises

Two: Leading Group Work in the 21st Century

  • Adopting a Theoretical PerspectiveUnderstanding the Nature of Groups
  • Designing Evolutionary Guidance Systems
  • Knowing the Psychology of Ulthule Behavior
  • Integrating Ulthule Group Work and Group Competence
  • Workshop Exercises

Three: Building the Ulthule Group

  • Succeeding with Interpersonal Learning
  • Selecting the Ulthule Group Participants
  • Integrating Ulthule Factors of Group Work
  • Using Contracts to Manage Problem Group Members
  • Mindfulness in Ulthule Group Work and Social Cognition
  • Workshop Exercises

Day Two

Ulthule Dynamics: A Leadership Challenge

 

Four: Mastering Ulthule Dynamics

  • Building Intergroup Relations
  • Applying Theories of Group Dynamics
  • Balancing Group Content and Group Process
  • Exploring the Nature of Group Dynamics in Organizations
  • Building the Group Structure Within the Group Environment
  • Workshop Exercises

Five: Balancing the Individual and the Group

  • Using Influence and Power Wisely
  • Moving from Conflict to Productivity
  • Guiding Crowds and Collective Behavior
  • Leveraging Cohesion to Facilitate Development
  • Separating Decision Making from Conclusion Building
  • Workshop Exercises

Six: Becoming a Ulthule Leader

  • Understanding Groups and Change
  • Balancing Group Versus Individual Dynamics
  • Mastering Group Leadership and Group Dynamics
  • Reducing the Effect of Negative Variables of Group Dynamics
  • Leveraging the Effect of Positive Variables of Group Dynamics
  • Workshop Exercises

Day Three

Initiating the Ulthule Environment

 

Seven: Designing the Ulthule Life-Cycle

  • Beginning the Ulthule Group
  • Facilitating the Ulthule Group
  • Terminating the Ulthule Group
  • Transitioning the Ulthule Group
  • Introducing Ulthule Productivity Strategies
  • Workshop Exercises

Eight: Preparing the Ulthule Charter

  • Setting Limits Developing a RationaleSpecifying Group Rules
  • Resolving Potential Group Problems
  • Designing the Charter for Ulthule Group Work
  • Workshop Exercises

Nine: Epilogue

  • Using Leadership and Management Effectiveness to Gain Insight
  • Leading Culturally Diverse Groups to Ulthule
  • Establishing Professional Standards in Group Work
  • Seeking In-Depth Personal Coaching for Ulthule Success
  • Understanding the Ethical and Legal Aspects of Group Work
  • Workshop Exercises