Leadwith Engaged Teams

$2,995

This workshop & facilitation kit gives managers the tools to improve team culture with meaningful recognition, inclusive meetings, and handling employee concerns well. The kit includes everything you need to deliver impactful leadership training: customizable slides, facilitator script, facilitator guide, participant resources, demo videos, impact surveys and more.

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Description

Team engagement is a key driver of performance and retention, but what should managers actually do in practice? Leadwith Engaged Teams teaches managers practical skills shown to improve engagement: giving meaningful recognition, avoiding favoritism, running inclusive meetings, and handling employee concerns well.

Who It’s For

Do employees complain about favoritism? Are managers struggling to lead effective meetings where the loudest person isn’t the only person heard? Are managers unprepared to handle sensitive topics when they inevitably come up?

This training gives managers practical tools and behaviors to ensure everyone on their team is engaged, not just a few.

Managers Will Learn To:

Identify the core drivers of team engagement grounded in research
Use a range of meaningful recognition techniques to motivate and affirm employees
Build equitable relationships and avoid favoritism that undermines trust
Facilitate meetings where all voices are heard and able to contribute
Navigate sensitive conversations with clarity, care, and confidence

When you purchase Leadwith Engaged Teams, you get:

89 editable slides with ready-to-customize content
Template slides for your company data
Word-for-word facilitator script
Facilitator guide with logistics, engagement tips, and objection handling templates
Research guide with 15+ high-quality sources
Demo facilitation videos with two different presenters
Participant key takeaways with actionable tips, scripts, and templates
Pre- and post-training survey questions to measure impact
Lifetime access so you can deliver the workshop on your schedule

Workshop Syllabus

This training is designed as a single 2-hour workshop, but it can also be broken up and delivered as bite-sized modules. It includes 10 new skills that managers can put into practice immediately, 7 activities, and 6 discussion prompts to reinforce learning.

The training covers:

What Drives Team Engagement
Recognition That Resonates
- The business case for recognition
- Bias in recognition
- 4 approaches to meaningful recognition
Building Better Relationships
- The role of unequal relationships in turnover
- Mapping your relationships
- Strengthening weak relationships
- Addressing negative relationships
Meetings Dynamics That Work
- Three common meeting challenges
- Including processors
- Soliciting all voices
- Discouraging unhelpful interruptions
Handling Sensitive Topics Well
- Common mistakes & how to fix them
- Hasty answers
- Failing to act
Action Planning

Leadwith Manager Training FAQs

How long is each training session?

Each Leadwith training contains 2-hours of session material designed to to be split equally between information delivery (what you want people to learn) and discussion and activities (how most people learn best). The modular structure makes it easy to break into shorter segments if your organization prefers bite-sized delivery over multiple shorter sessions. Or it can be combined with additional sessions to deliver a half-day or full-day retreat.

How many times can we run it?

Unlimited times. Your one-time purchase is a permanent internal use license. Run it with one cohort or twenty, across one location or many. There are no per-use or per-cohort fees, ever.

Do we need a professional facilitator or trainer to run this?

No. Leadwith materials are designed for an internal HR, Learning & Development, or other leader to run. You get a word-for-word facilitator script on every slide, a facilitator guide covering logistics, common questions, and engagement tips, and demo videos of the full training delivered by two experienced facilitators.

How much preparation time does a facilitator need?

Most facilitators are ready to deliver their first session in 5–10 hours of focused preparation. That includes reading through the slides and script, watching the demo facilitation videos, customizing the deck for your organization, sending out invites and organizing logistics using our templates. The facilitator guide walks you through each step.

How many managers can participate in a training cohort?

It’s up to you. To allow for meaningful interaction between participants and the facilitator, we recommend cohorts of about 12–16 participants. This size is small enough for everyone to actively participate while still providing diverse perspectives for a rich discussion.

With a single purchase, organizations receive a license to run the training as many times as needed, allowing you to deliver the program to multiple cohorts over time.

What does customization actually involve?

Each Leadwith program includes a slide deck with placeholder slides for your organization’s data (things like engagement survey results or demographic breakdowns) which are some of the most powerful motivators for managers. You’ll also add your dates, facilitator name, and can optionally adapt the script to your voice. The slides themselves are fully editable in Google Slides or PowerPoint. You can read more in our How it Works section, or download sample materials and see it for yourself.

Does the training work for virtual delivery?

Yes. The facilitator guide includes specific guidance for virtual delivery, including how to run the small group discussions and keep participants engaged remotely.

Can multiple people on our team facilitate?

Yes. Your license covers internal delivery by any number of facilitators within your organization. Many teams use the demo facilitation videos to prepare multiple facilitators to run cohorts simultaneously.

Is this Leadwith manager training suitable for first-time managers?

Yes. The Leadwith manager trainings are well suited for first-time managers who are learning core management skills, such as setting expectations, giving feedback, and supporting employee development. At the same time, many organizations find that the training is equally valuable for more experienced managers because it helps reinforce consistent management practices, is based on research-backed content that challenges long-time managers, and covers advanced and tricky topics, like undermining bias and having difficult conversations.

How is this different from an online learning platform like LinkedIn Learning or Coursera?

Those platforms deliver content to individuals asynchronously so individuals are typically going through the training alone, without the opportunity to ask questions or discuss new concepts with their peers. While those platforms can be deployed at scale, unfortunately, engagement on those platforms is often extremely low. Leadwith is built for live, cohort-based delivery which allows managers learn together, discuss with peers, and hold each other accountable. Research consistently shows that live, cohort-based training drives more sustained behavior change than self-paced e-learning.

Can I purchase if my company is based outside the US?

Yes, we sell to companies worldwide. We handle orders manually and issue an invoice directly (including our VAT number for EU buyers). Just email us at support@leadwithtraining.com with the product you’re interested in and we’ll get you started.

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