Increase Your Influence and Executive Presence

Next workshop: TBD

This 4-hour live-virtual course is designed to guide individuals in increasing their influence and executive presence, thereby driving business results for the organization and career growth for the individual. Participants will develop an action plan to ensure change happens!

FORMAT
Live Virtual Event,
8-20 participants

PREREQUISITES
None except a desire to improve!

BEST FOR
Leaders or individual contributors who want to grow their ability to be heard and taken seriously! Enrollment is open for individuals and special sessions can be scheduled for groups.

Next Workshop

Next Workshop Date : TBD     

TIMES:

LOCATION: Virtual Workshop (Link would be shared in the email)

$249.00

Course Description

This 4-hour, live-virtual course, conducted in real time will provide participants the knowledge and techniques to become more influential. We will develop specific plans for improving each participant’s executive presence

Each participant will complete a follow-up ‘Change Commitment Contract’ to ensure that this is not your typical check-the-box course. This ‘contract’ will require participants to deploy key learnings and thereby progress in their skills.

Topics to be covered in depth include:

  • Why are some people listened to and others are not?

  • What is Executive Presence and how to develop it?

  • How to appear more confident - and to be more confident?

  • Building Trust through Empathy

These topics are taught based on current theory and research and then are reinforced with real-life experience and examples.

Outcomes

Deliverable outcomes from the workshop include:

  • An individualized development plan (Commitment Contract) to improve YOUR influence and Executive Presence.

  • Specific knowledge and tips that can be put into action immediately to increase influence.

  • Commitment of the participants to effect meaningful change in their leadership behaviors which will enable greater results.

$249.00

Meet your Instructor

Jeff Lasselle

An accomplished operations executive with over 30 years of experience leading, coaching, and mentoring teams at the department, site, and regional levels within large multinational organizations. Known for building high-performing teams and fostering strong safety cultures, Jeff has consistently delivered operational excellence in complex manufacturing and distribution environments.

As Operations Vice President for Aldrich Chemical, a Merck KGaA subsidiary, Jeff received the 2021 People Leadership Award for his steady leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. Earlier, he earned the 2015 Global Safety Award at Sigma Aldrich for spearheading a global leadership development initiative that trained 1,200 people-leaders, significantly improving safety culture and results across the international operational footprint of over 50 sites in dozens of countries.

Jeff began his career as a Chemical Process Engineer before quickly transitioning into leadership roles, driven by a passion for improvement—especially in safety. His career has spanned leadership of large departments in production, shipping, and maintenance, full-site manufacturing leadership (150–700 employees), and multi-site regional operations across North America. His leadership journey includes key roles at Merck KGaA, Sigma Aldrich Corporation, Sherwin Williams, and RPM International.

In 2023, Jeff founded Boosting Leadership, LLC, a consultancy focused on coaching and developing people leaders.

Jeff's areas of expertise include:

  • Developing future leaders

  • Coaching executives to optimize their impact

  • Driving organizational change and employee engagement

Jeff holds a BS-degree in Chemical Engineering from Bucknell University, an MBA from Heriot-Watt University, and a certificate in management from the Kellogg School of Management.

mentor Jeff Lasselle

FAQs

  • Yes! Additional times will be announced as we plan them. If you have a group ready for training and would like a session of this workshop specific for your team, please let me know. Thank you!

  • Yes! If you would like to suggest a topic that would help yourself or your team, please let me know. Thank you!

  • Partial (95%) refund of the enrollment fee will be processed if you cancel within 48 hours after your registration.

  • “Highly successful at motivating employees to perform at high levels in all focus areas.”

    Director EHS+Q

  • “Great Communication skills and excellent business acumen coupled with vast experience.”

    VP of Operations

  • “Created a high performing team by challenging and developing the individuals according to their needs to grow."

    Head of Integrated Supply Chain

Let’s Talk!

Please use the form below to contact me to request a special session dedicated to a specific group, or another topic for training. I read every message and do my best to respond within 1 business day!