Be a Better Leader: Dealing with your Inner Control Freak, Master Manipulator and Saboteur

21 Apr 2026
10:00 AM PDT | 01:00 PM EDT
60 Minutes

Do you want to become a better leader? Do you struggle with wanting to control and manipulate others, particularly when we are in management and leadership roles? If so, this is the perfect webinar for you. Not only will we help you improve your self-awareness but also help you address any self-doubt that may unconsciously sabotage our advancement.

Leaders need support and advice to help them improve their self-awareness of our negative tendencies and tools for preventing them from getting the best of us. We will introduce the concept of servant leadership as a method for us to improve our leadership approach.

Great servant leaders are courageous, respectful, empathetic, inclusive, supportive, and authentic. That’s easier said than done, particularly in times of stress, change, or unpredictability. We often are disconnected from our “dark side” our inner control freak, manipulator, bully, or saboteur.

Fortunately, there are many proactive, preventative measures that you can take to manage damaging dark side behaviors and constantly reinforce the need to lead with respect. With tools and an action plan, you can create an effective strategy to improve your leadership and manage your dark side, even in the most challenging times.

WHY SHOULD YOU ATTEND?


We all struggle with wanting to control and manipulate others, particularly when we are in management and leadership roles. Most of us are also prone to self-doubt and may unconsciously sabotage our advancement.

AREA COVERED

  • This presentation enables participants to enhance self-awareness
  • understand our triggers
  • and improve our mental health and self-control by:Self-assessing our emotional state regularly
  • Proactively engaging to confront our dark side tendencies
  • Seeking support to help address our bad behavior early and easily Tackling tough behavioral challenges

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Gain practical knowledge applicable to your role.

WHO WILL BENEFIT?

  • Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Project Managers
  • Business Analysts.

We all struggle with wanting to control and manipulate others, particularly when we are in management and leadership roles. Most of us are also prone to self-doubt and may unconsciously sabotage our advancement.
  • This presentation enables participants to enhance self-awareness
  • understand our triggers
  • and improve our mental health and self-control by:Self-assessing our emotional state regularly
  • Proactively engaging to confront our dark side tendencies
  • Seeking support to help address our bad behavior early and easily Tackling tough behavioral challenges
  • Gain practical knowledge applicable to your role.
  • Managers
  • Team Leaders
  • Project Managers
  • Business Analysts.
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Live + Recorded Session
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Transcript (PDF Transcript of the Training)
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Group Session Participants + Recorded

Live Session with unlimited participants. Invite any number of attendees to join.

Speaker Profile

ins_img Paul Pelletier

Paul is a PMP, corporate lawyer, author, former Chair of Diversity & Inclusion at the Attorney General of BC and international professional speaker. As a PMP and technology lawyer, Paul has successfully completed billion dollar "impossible" projects. He is also a highly sought after speaker and trainer with a focus on workplace respect, diversity/inclusion, conflict management and leadership. He has presented to over 100 PM/BA events and PMI chapters in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia.

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