MASTERCLASS: MAXIMIZING YOUR IMPACT AND INFLUENCE WITH SELF-ADVOCACY

By: Dana Poul-Graf, Founder & Strategic Thought Partner, Key&SparkBy: Dana Poul-Graf, Founder & Strategic Thought Partner, Key&Spark​​​​​​​

Are you ready to enhance your leadership presence through effective self-advocacy?

Do you seek to build confidence, advance your career, and achieve greater personal fulfillment?

If these questions resonate with you, our Maximizing Your Impact and Influence with Self-Advocacy Masterclass is designed to meet your needs and elevate your leadership capabilities, benefiting both your team and organization. This program will also define what impact and influence truly mean in a leadership context, and explain how self-advocacy plays a critical role in maximizing both.

Why is self-advocacy crucial for effective leadership?

Self-advocacy is more than just a skill—it’s a powerful tool for boosting your confidence, advancing your career, and achieving a deeper sense of personal fulfillment. This program will help you understand the profound impact self-advocacy can have on your leadership effectiveness and career trajectory, and how it can drive change across your team and organization.

We will guide you through a 5-step approach to preparing for self-advocacy, ensuring that you are equipped with the right tools to confidently represent yourself and your ideas. Additionally, the masterclass explores varied strategies to improve self-advocacy that you can choose based on your specific needs. These strategies are enriched with relevant examples from professional life, helping participants work on concrete, real-life challenges where self-advocacy is required. By the end, participants will leave with both a clear way forward for their current challenges and a set of strategies they can apply in future situations.

What will you gain?

• Enhanced Personal Fulfillment: By effectively advocating for yourself, you can achieve greater fulfillment and satisfaction, feeling more valued and appreciated in your role.

Additional Benefits for Teams:

• Drive Positive Change: Leaders who embrace self-advocacy are better equipped to challenge the status quo and drive meaningful change within their organizations, fostering a culture of innovation.
• Inspire and Motivate Teams: When leaders advocate for their ideas with passion and conviction, they can inspire their teams to reach new heights and pursue ambitious goals.
• Build Trust and Stronger Relationships: Transparent, honest leaders who communicate effectively build trust and credibility, leading to higher levels of employee engagement, satisfaction, and loyalty.

Key Benefits for the Organization:

• Enhanced Productivity: Leaders who can effectively communicate their ideas and inspire others drive higher levels of productivity and team performance, creating a more dynamic work environment.
• Improved Decision-Making: Self-advocacy encourages more diverse perspectives and opinions, leading to better-informed and more strategic decision-making processes.
• Increased Innovation: A culture of self-advocacy and influence fosters creativity, enabling organizations to stay competitive and continuously innovate.

Program Features:

• Personal and Group Learning: Tailored for both individual leaders and teams seeking to strengthen their self-advocacy skills, creating lasting value not just for individuals but for the entire organization.
• Modern Learning Approach: This masterclass is designed with modern learning principles in mind, leveraging the latest knowledge on diverse learning preferences. It combines fun, engaging elements, reflection, and discussions to tap into the collective wisdom of the participants.

Join Dana Poul-Graf in this transformative Masterclass to unlock the full potential of self-advocacy and drive impactful leadership across your organization.

Interested? Reach out via our contact form here or directly at info@keyandspark.com.

Note on Sources:

• Enhanced productivity and team performance (Source: McKinsey & Company)
• Improved decision-making (Source: Harvard Business Review)
• Increased innovation and creativity (Source: Deloitte)