Build a thriving, high-performing team
Marc Vanschoenwinkel
Psychologist & leadership coach, 35 yrs
Your success as a leader is shaped by the team you build
You want people who think along, take initiative and own their results. Yet still too much lands back on your desk, and pushing harder rarely helps.
Ownership doesn't come from asking for it. It grows when people feel they belong, that their voice matters and that they can fully contribute. Whether that happens is decided in the relationship layer of every conversation. Every message you send carries content, a structure and a relationship message. Nothing a leader says is neutral. When the relationship message hurts, the emotional brain takes over: people fight, withdraw or freeze, and the thinking brain goes offline.
In this course you learn to read that layer and steer it with your own behaviour. You learn when to involve people and when to decide, how to give direction without filling in every answer, and how to hold the line when it gets tense.
Six live sessions in a small group of maximum six leaders. You bring your own situations, and we practise on them. Included: the online course Inclusive Leadership, based on my book Mind Growing Leadership.
What you’ll learn
From pushing and carrying it all yourself to leading conversations in which people think along, decide and take ownership.
How the emotional brain reacts to threat: fight, flight or freeze
The five social needs (SCARF) that make or break engagement in your team
The three layers of every conversation: content, structure and relationship
The Leadership Funnel: from burning facts and ambition to a clear playing field
Agree on the goal, give room on the solution, and be clear on who decides what
The Leadership Compass: recognise the position someone takes, and the one you invite
Run meetings where quiet people speak up and objections come to the table
Stop and check with metacommunication when a conversation derails
Meet the other's interest without accepting every solution
Describe behaviour factually, and know your emergency brake
Learn directly from Marc
Marc Vanschoenwinkel
Clinical psychologist, leadership coach
Who this course is for
Team leaders and managers who feel too much comes back to their desk, and want their people to take more initiative.
Heads of department leading change, who need their teams to think along instead of holding back.
HR and L&D professionals looking for a practical, psychology-based approach to ownership and engagement.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Marc Vanschoenwinkel in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
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Course syllabus
6 live sessions • 5 lessons
Week 1
Jan
13
Session 1: Ownership starts in the relationship
Week 2
Practice week: spot the relationship message
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