Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials.   Review the call notes here    

Call Agenda:    Welcome, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team We’re graduating soon! Alumni are invited to apply to become facilitators and/or content contributors — share one or two areas of leadership + culture you excel in and would be excited to teach to […]

Call Agenda:    Welcome, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team We’re graduating soon! Alumni are invited to apply to become facilitators and/or content contributors — share one or two areas of leadership + culture you excel in and would be excited to teach to […]

Step 1 – Share Your Wisdom   It’s time to share what you’ve learned with your organization and your network!  Schedule an hour with your colleagues to share what you’ve learned through a training session or Lunch and Learn. Check out our best practices for hosting a Lunch and Learn and use this template to […]

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. Review the call notes here Review the presentation slides here    

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. Review the call notes here  

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team What’s a personal or professional goal you’re hoping to accomplish in the next 90 days? Share the goal and some of the steps you’re taking to achieve it! Lightning round rating: Rate […]

Pre-work:  This will take about 35 minutes to complete:   Read “The Small Giants Approach to a Culture of Performance” (20 minutes)  Watch “Make Your Boss Work For You: How One Company’s Commitment to Personal Goals Drives Corporate Success” (4 minutes) Read “Want to Help Your Employees Achieve Their Dreams? Try Visioning” (7 minutes) Reflective […]

Step 1 – Share Your Wisdom   It’s time to share what you’ve learned with your organization and your network!  Schedule an hour with your colleagues to share what you’ve learned through a training session or Lunch and Learn. Check out our best practices for hosting a Lunch and Learn and use this template to […]

Pre-work:  This will take about 30 minutes to complete:   Prepare your final presentation: It’s time to prepare your final presentation. Please think about your biggest takeaways from the program and identify an initiative that you hope to own and implement at your organization.   Please prepare a presentation highlighting two key things:  your biggest takeaway […]

Pre-work:  This will take about 30 minutes to complete:   Prepare your final presentation: It’s time to prepare your final presentation. Please think about your biggest takeaways from the program and identify an initiative that you hope to own and implement at your organization.   Please prepare a presentation highlighting two key things:  your biggest takeaway […]

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team What’s new?! Share general updates from work and life. Think Tank Challenge #1 (30 minutes) – Bill Flynn Present the Challenge Ask Probing Questions Suggestions/Recommendations Think Tank Challenge #2 (30 minutes) – […]

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. Review the presentation slides here Review the call notes here  

Step 1 – Share Your Wisdom   It’s time to share what you’ve learned with your organization and your network!  Schedule an hour with your colleagues to share what you’ve learned through a training session or Lunch and Learn. Check out our best practices for hosting a Lunch and Learn and use this template to […]

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team What’s new?! Share general updates from work and life. Think Tank Challenge #1 (30 minutes) – Bill Flynn Present the Challenge Ask Probing Questions Suggestions/Recommendations Think Tank Challenge #2 (30 minutes) – […]

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team What was your biggest takeaway/ learning from the Summit? Lightning round rating: Rate yourself/your organization on a scale of 1-10 on how your organization is doing in financial transparency – SGC Team […]

Pre-work:  This will take about 1 hour to complete:   Read “A Small Giants Approach to Financial Literacy” (20 minutes) Read “The Big Benefits of Employee Ownership” via HBR (7 minutes) Watch “The Great Game of Business: #SharonTheDream” (2 minutes) Complete ChoiceOne’s Financial Literacy Assessment (5 minutes) Read “Brewing a Legacy: Is Employee Ownership Right […]

Step 1 – Share Your Wisdom   It’s time to share what you’ve learned with your organization and your network!  Schedule an hour with your colleagues to share what you’ve learned through a training session or Lunch and Learn, or even a roundtable discussion. As we learned from Joy, one of the most important parts […]

Step 1 – Share Your Wisdom   It’s time to share what you’ve learned with your organization and your network!  Schedule an hour with your colleagues to share what you’ve learned through a training session or Lunch and Learn, or even a roundtable discussion. As we learned from Joy, one of the most important parts […]

Pre-work:  This will take about 45 minutes to complete:   Pre-work:  Create a leadership vision board to address the question of Who am I as a leader? Vision board instructions: Review creating a vision board with Jack Canfield My Personal Vision Board | Jack Canfield Collect images that addresses six dimensions of wise leadership as […]

In-Person Learning Day + Summit Agenda:      Tuesday, April 26 8:15 AM: Meet in the lobby of the Westin Book Cadillac Hotel and we’ll walk next door to Bamboo Detroit where we’ll be for our Leadership Academy session. Feel free to be casual and comfortable. Jeans are great! Bamboo Detroit: 1420 Washington Blvd Ste […]

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. Review the call notes here

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team Share your work and life updates as well as a recent win for your team or organization. Lightning round rating: Rate yourself/your organization on a scale of 1-10 on how your organization […]

Pre-work:  This will take about 1 hour to complete:   Read “Diversity and Inclusion Efforts that Really Work” (7 minutes) Read “Make It Safe for Employees to Disclose Their Disabilities” by Laurie Henneborn (12 minutes) Read: “Allyship — The Key to Unlocking the Power of Diversity” by Sheree Atcheson (7 minutes) Optional Read: Small Giants Community […]

Please take the survey on this month’s call presenters.

Step 1 – Share Your Wisdom   It’s time to share what you’ve learned with your organization and your network!  Schedule an hour with your colleagues to share what you’ve learned through a training session or Lunch and Learn. Check out our best practices for hosting a Lunch and Learn and use this template to […]

Step 1 – Share Your Wisdom   It’s time to share what you’ve learned with your organization and your network!  Schedule an hour with your colleagues to share what you’ve learned through a training session or Lunch and Learn. Check out our best practices for hosting a Lunch and Learn and use this template to […]

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team Lightning round rating: Rate yourself/your organization on a scale of 1-10 on how your organization is doing in hiring and onboarding – SGC Team (10 minutes) Facilitator Session (85-90 minutes) – Connor […]

Pre-work:  This will take about 45 minutes to complete:   Read “The Small Giants Approach to Hiring and Onboarding” (30 minutes) Watch “How to Design a Better Hiring Process (Even in a Virtual Work World)” with Vivian Lee (7 minutes) Read “Hiring for Culture Fit Has Become Controversial — Here’s How to Get It Right” (7 […]

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. Listen to the Murray’s MindTravel music track here and his recording of the session here Review Rob’s Simple Six Worksheet here Review the call notes here  

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. Review Rob’s Simple Six Worksheet here Listen to the Murray’s MindTravel music track here and watch his recording of the session here Review the call notes here  

Please take the survey on this month’s call presenters.

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Personal and professional check-ins (20 minutes) – SGC Team It’s not work-life balance, it’s just life! Tell us what your life outside work is like: family, hobbies, volunteer activities, etc. Lightning round rating: Rate yourself/your organization on a scale of 1-10 […]

Call Agenda:    Facilitator presentation (55 minutes): Simple Six with Rob Dube Breakout 1 (15 minutes) 5 minute break Facilitator presentation (30-40 minutes): Guided Meditation with Murray Hidary Breakout and Takeaways (20 minutes) – Small Giants Community Team Small Giants Community Team announcements (3 minutes)

Pre-work:      Rest, spend time with your families, and prepare for our session! (OPTIONAL) Read “6 Ways to Create a Mentally Healthy Workplace” (10 minutes) Preparing for the session:  The first half of our December call will be facilitated by Rob Dube. This will be fairly straightforward – you can be seated at your […]

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. View the presentation slides here Review the call notes here

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials. View the presentation slides here Review the call notes here

Pre-work:  This will take about 45-60 minutes to complete:   Read “Psychological Safety Takes Years to Develop and Seconds to Shatter” by Paul Spiegelman (10 minutes) Read “Why and How Emotional Intelligence Matters to Leadership” by Raman Chadha (5 minutes) Watch “Emotional Intelligence at Work: Why IQ Isn’t Everything” (5 minutes) Listen to “Creating Psychological […]

  Ready for a Reboot? Due to the pandemic, the Leadership Academy Class of 2021 was unable to attend an in-person summit, so we’re inviting you back, on us! To register with your class for the 2022 Small Giants Community Summit, please use code WELCOMEBACK when checking out. Stay tuned for information on alumni events, […]

Keep in Touch!   Here is the Class of 2021 roster with up-to-date email addresses so you can stay in touch with your cohort mates. There are plenty of ways to stay involved in the Small Giants Community, so please don’t hesitate to reach out. As always, you can email us at hello@smallgiants.org.

Presentation slides from Zach Mercurio’s talk about Mattering   View the presentation here.   Our graduation trip photo gallery   View the gallery here. If you have any photos from the trip you’d like to share, feel free to add them to the folder!   Your certified leader graphic   Use this banner and badge […]

Let’s End the Year Strong! Use the steps below to reflect on what we learned this year.   Step 1: Share Your Wisdom   Consider what you’ve learned over the course of the year and how you can bring it back to your company. Don’t forget, you’ll still have access to this Learning Hub and […]

Playback & Read Along Reflect on what we just learned during this month’s call by reviewing these materials.   View the presentation slides here Review the call notes here

Call Agenda:    Welcome, review agenda, and breathing exercise (2 minutes) – SGC Team Meet and Greet! (30 minutes) – SGC Team Let’s get to know you! Introduce yourself by sharing your name, role, a brief introduction to your company, and what we’d be most likely to find you doing on a typical Saturday! This […]