Leadership Workshops

Helping Leaders Become

Better Leaders of Themselves.

“Justin is an extraordinary facilitator, teacher and expert on the power of positive leadership who connects with diverse audiences leading them to be a better version of their authentic selves.”

Ashton Bissmeyer | Senior Talent & Development

Program Manager at GE Appliances

Workshop Programs

Learn to Lead Better


All of Justin’s Leadership Workshops are 3 hours of high-energy, actionable content that will challenge how you lead, love, and communicate. All workshops can be delivered in-person or virtually. 

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Delivered In-Person

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Workshop Topics

Fun, Relevant Programs that Generate Results


Authentic Leadership

LEADERSHIP IS NOT ABOUT YOU, BUT IT STARTS WITH YOU!


Identify who you are at your best, the unique contributions you bring into every room, and how your presence shapes team and organizational culture.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Identify the three factors of a leader’s credibility
  • Articulate who you are at your best
  • Discuss the #1 factor that blocks authenticity
  • Explore the three core energy levels that impact how we communicate
  • Highlight your core values and purpose

Difficult Conversations

HOW TO HAVE HARD CONVERSATIONS WHILE MAINTAINING TRUST AND ACCOUNTABILITY


Difficult conversations, when not handled effectively, cost the business time and productivity. The cost to relationships is a breakdown in trust and engagement. Businesses and organizational culture can’t afford this.

This workshop empowers leaders with the mindset and skills needed to engage in hard conversations more effectively. This course isn’t about making the hard conversations comfortable. The fact is, they are never comfortable – but you can learn specific skills to set you up for more success when you have to engage in them. This workshop is designed to help leaders cultivate candor, hear beneath the words someone is saying, and explore ways to move the relationship and business forward with both trust and accountability.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Understand how your mindset impacts the conversation
  • Demonstrate your ability to speak with both candor and care
  • Receive personalized feedback on your approach
  • Create stronger trust in your relationships

Coaching for Performance

THE ART AND SCIENCE OF COACHING WITH HEAD AND HEART


Apply science-backed coaching principles that spark insight and forward-movement in others, understand the impact your presence plays in coaching, and receive personalized feedback.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Define the difference between coaching, feedback, mentoring, therapy
  • Understand how your presence impacts your coaching
  • Ask empowering questions that create awareness and insight
  • Demonstrate your ability to acknowledge one’s perspective
  • Receive personalized feedback on your coaching

Emotional Intelligence

USING EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE TO INVOLVE, INSPIRE, & INFLUENCE OTHERS


The best leaders are self-aware, and they understand the impact their presence has on others. In this interactive workshop, you will learn how to use emotions to build stronger trust and move relationships and the business forward. You will discover the areas of emotional intelligence that are your strengths and your blind spots. More importantly, you will understand what it takes to consistently show up your best – even when it’s hard!

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Learn to identify the 15 EQ traits in your day-to-day interactions
  • Discuss how ego erodes one’s emotional intelligence
  • Demonstrate 5 EQ tactics to communicating more effectively
  • Analyze your self-reported EQ-i 2.0 assessment results
  • Develop an action plan you will commit to moving forward

The High-Impact Manager

4 FUNDAMENTALS THAT GROW PEOPLE AND PERFORMANCE


Leadership isn't about the title you hold, but the trust you build. Managers have one of the most important roles inside the organization because they influence how people feel about themselves, the company, and each other. High-impact managers understand they are more than just managers. They are catalysts for change, architects of culture, and champions of people and performance. Their impact resonates beyond the bottom line; it echoes in the growth of the people they lead, the satisfaction of their clients, and the legacy they leave. That is high-impact, and this workshop is your roadmap on how to make that happen.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Identify the three factors of a leader’s credibility
  • Demonstrate your ability to build authentic relationships with your team
  • Highlight the two types of expectations managers should set and how
  • Discuss types of performance conversations and how to engage in each
  • Explore ways to recognize both individuals and the team

Presentation Skills

STOP PRESENTING. START CONNECTING.


It’s time to move past just presenting information. Learn to connect with your audience through using the REAL model: relevance, engagement, authentic delivery, and likability.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Use a proven model to frame a relevant message
  • Create a core message that sticks
  • Use storytelling to move people intellectually and emotionally
  • Deliver your presentation with authentic confidence
  • Demonstrate your ability to be open and let people into your world

DISC Assessment & Workshop

HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH AWARENESS & INFLUENCE


DISC helps you recognize your authentic communication style, provides you an easy process to identifying the style of others, and gives you the insight you need to create better relationships and influence.

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

  • Understand the 4 different communication styles
  • Analyze and understand your DISC assessment results
  • Complete your “DISC Self Portrait”
  • Learn how to recognize and adapt to other’s DISC style
  • Build healthier relationships with people at home and work

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Testimonials

What They're Saying About Justin's Workshops

"If there is anyone who can have an impact on an athletic department by making people better, it’s Justin Patton."

"Justin’s presentation was a breath of fresh air. I was impressed by how interactive it was. I look forward to hearing Justin speak again."

"I’ve heard a lot of leadership speakers in my day. And Justin brought new, creative, thought-provoking, and really inspiring messages that I can take away."

"I was both energized and pleasantly surprised at how well Justin was able to engage the team – regardless of their roles."

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