Magnetic Leadership
How New and Promoted Leaders Earn Buy-In, Keep Top Talent, and Lead Teams Through Change
Your best performer just got promoted. Six months later, the team is quiet in meetings, two people have updated their LinkedIn profiles, and the new manager can't figure out why nobody follows the plan.
Most organizations promote high performers into leadership and hand them a title instead of tools. So they lead from authority, because that's the only lever anyone gave them. Authority gets compliance. Influence gets buy-in, and buy-in is what keeps a team engaged when targets climb and roles keep changing.
That gap is getting wider. Teams are absorbing new AI tools, shifting job descriptions, constant change, and they look to their direct manager to make sense of it. A manager who can only point to the org chart loses them.
In Magnetic Leadership, Kevin Sidebottom equips leaders with a practical framework for building influence one conversation at a time, because leaders serve their team members, not the other way around.
Key takeaways:
Why authority produces compliance, and influence produces commitment
How to prepare for one-on-one conversations so they build trust instead of draining it
The mistakes most new leaders make with their teams, and how to avoid them
A simple check-in rhythm that shows each team member they matter, which builds a loyalty that can't be faked
How to keep trust while leading a team through AI adoption and changing roles
Perfect for:
High performers recently promoted into leadership
Managers who rely on their title for buy-in and are seeing the cost in engagement and turnover
Leaders who want to strengthen their own leadership style instead of copying someone else's
Leadership summits, manager development programs, and association conferences
Attendees will walk away able to:
Earn buy-in for the mission, vision, and values through influence, not position
Run check-ins that surface problems early and build trust
Retain top talent by making the team a place people want to stay
Lead with steadiness under pressure and through change
Formats:
30 or 60-minute keynote
90-minute interactive breakout
Half-day leadership workshop
Every engagement includes:
Manager discussion guide for the week after the event
30-day check-in plan attendees can start the next morning
If you want leaders who inspire loyalty, performance, and lasting results, this is the program that shows them how.