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COMMUNICATE LIKE A LEADER: ENGAGE YOUR TEAM AND ENABLE GREAT WORK
with Christopher Littlefield
June 16, 2026
3-Hour (Virtual)
Skills Acquired
  • Deliver feedback that motivates instead of discourages
  • Recognize great work in ways that truly land
  • Adapt your style to different personalities and situations
  • Lead meetings and one on ones that people actually look forward to
  • Build a culture where people feel connected, energized, and committed
  • Sustain your team's motivation, even in challenging times of constant change
Topics Covered

Understanding What Employees Need to Feel Valued and Motivated

  • Identifying individual drivers of engagement and performance
  • Customizing recognition and support to enhance workplace satisfaction

Avoiding the Four Most Common Recognition Pitfalls

  • Recognizing behaviors that erode trust and disengage employees
  • Ensuring authenticity and fairness in acknowledgment and rewards

The Key Ingredients for Employee Engagement

  • Creating a culture of appreciation and accountability
  • Leveraging small, meaningful actions to drive long-term engagement

Strengthening Work Relationships Through Recognition and Praise

  • Using acknowledgment as a tool to foster positive workplace connections
  • Transforming difficult relationships through strategic recognition

Practical Tools for Building a High-Engagement Culture

  • Implementing check-ins, team rituals, and relationship-building exercises
  • Developing sustainable habits to maintain a motivated and results-driven team

Great leaders don't just manage work - they move people. This program gives managers the practical tools and confidence to communicate in ways that spark engagement, build trust, and elevate performance across the team.

This fast paced, highly actionable program focuses on what actually works: clear messages, meaningful recognition, productive conversations, and communication habits that make people feel seen, supported, and motivated. Discover proven strategies to turn everyday conversations into powerful leadership moments and become the leader that everyone wants to work for.

Don't miss this opportunity to position yourself for long-term success. Register now to secure your seat!

Christopher Littlefield is an International Speaker, Expert in Employee Appreciation, Workplace Culture and the founder of Beyond Thank You. He has trained thousands of leaders, across six continents, on how to understand what their people want and need to be at their best. His clients include Accenture, Boston Medical, Lebanese Postal Service, MIT Sloan School of Management, Reserve Bank of Australia, Salesforce, the U.S. Army, the United Nations, and more. His work has been featured in New York, Inc, Mindful, and British Psychologies Magazines, and profiled in Harvard Business Review. Chris is a regular contributor to Forbes and Harvard Business Review and the author of the bestselling book, 75+Team Building Activities for Remote Teams.