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Ethics CEU: Generative Listening: A Powerful Tool for Bridging the Leadership Readiness Gap in the ABA/ASD Field

The ABA and autism services fields face a leadership readiness crisis that threatens organizational sustainability, service quality, and workforce retention. With the majority of executives reporting they feel unprepared for the strategic challenges ahead, and very few organizations expressing confidence in their next-tier leadership, the need for innovative leadership development approaches is urgent.

Provider: BehaviorLive — via Council of Autism Service Providers

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Course Description

The challenge and complexity of what comes next for the ABA and ASD fields cannot be understated. Are you and your leadership team prepared for a future without precedent? Sixty-one percent of executives feel they are not equipped for the strategic challenges they expect and only 12% of companies nationwide have confidence in their next-tier leadership team. Traditional skills-based or ideology-driven approaches to leadership development are ill-equipped to meet the demands of the new workforce and the future of our industry. Generative Leadership (GL) equips your teams with powerful tools to navigate the complexities of today's world, a mindset practice to shape the future, and allows them to thrive in the future you envision. In this session we will explore one tool in the GL arsenal, Generative Listening™. What if you could elevate your own influence and the influence of others through listening. Generative Listening™ is a listening that energizes people and possibility. Leaders and organizations that are well practices with it have a distinct competitive advantage. They spend less time reactive to what the world throws at them and more time actively shaping and living into their ideal future.

What You'll Learn

  1. Differentiate between traditional listening approaches and Generative Listening™ to identify opportunities for enhanced leadership effectiveness.
  2. Apply the core principles of Generative Listening™ to create more effective conversations with staff, leading to improved organizational outcomes and team engagement.
  3. Practice three critical conversations as a framework for listening strategic action into your team members.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification BodyCreditsType
BACB® 1 Ethics
APA 0
COA 1

About the Instructor

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Kirsten Yurich
MA, BCBA, LBS, LBA

Kirsten K. L. Yurich is a nationally recognized expert in equipping leaders and teams to thrive amidst the complexities of driving organizational performance while nurturing human potential in multi-generational workplaces. Her multi-disciplinary expertise integrates cutting-edge leadership development methodologies with advanced models of behavior analysis, human performance, and personal optimization. As an executive coach and facilitator with Vistage Worldwide, Kirsten guides and empowers senior leaders and business owners through transformational breakthroughs to elevate their ability to navigate uncertainty, foster psychological safety, and catalyze cohesive high-performing teams. She is a certified trainer of crucial conversations, integral facilitation, generative listening, top gun teamwork, performance thinking, and has completed certificate courses in psychological safety and inclusive leadership. Kirsten’s background as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst®, spanning over 20 years in clinical and executive leadership roles - including serving as a CEO, allows her to integrate behavioral science and advanced leadership practices. Her unique multi-dimensional approach enhances leaders' skills in both the science of leadership: strategy execution, stakeholder engagement, group dynamics, and creating a culture of accountability as well as the art of leadership: complex reality of being responsible for the performance of their organizations, reflective and personal growth practices, as well as the well-being of themselves and their teams. A prolific speaker and author, Kirsten has delivered keynotes, workshops, and trainings for corporations, nonprofits, and community groups. Her coaching and insights equip modern leaders to build thriving organizations of the future - ones that prioritize human potential as a catalyst for sustainable high performance and help them unleash their personal potential without living in overwhelm. When Kirsten is not coaching or speaking Kirsten is spending time with her family near central, PA where she is raising four children, two dogs, two cats, and eight chickens in near-perfect harmony.

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All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.

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