Duration

3 days

Aim

At its core, leadership means setting goals, lighting a path, and persuading others to follow. But the responsibility entails much more. Leaders must get their message out in a way that inspires, make the most of their limited time, and build roads to precious resources. They must negotiate alliances, improve their team productivity, and align the ambitions of the many with the needs of the organisation.

What makes for a great leader? Is it something to do with inward characteristics, such as confidence and focus? Is it more about outward presence, including charm and compassion? Or is it about the ability to create a vision and get others to commit to it?

The answer is all of the above. By accepting the challenge to lead, you come to realise that the only limits are those you place on yourself.

This three-day workshop is a tool for your leadership development. It is designed to help you create and accomplish your personal best, and to help you lead others to get extraordinary things done.

Target Audience

The course is aimed at those who would like to improve their leadership skills to become management material

Prerequisites

This course assumes no prior training within this subject

Course Content

• The Learning Organisation • Achieving Personal Mastery • Analysing Mental Models • Achieving Shared Vision • Team Learning • Systems Thinking • Understanding Leadership • Five Practices • Building Trust • Managing Change • The Four Room Apartment • Time Management Tips and Tricks • Managers vs. Leaders • Types of Thinking

• Influence Strategies • Managing Relationships • A Simple Problem Solving Process • Strategic Planning • Doing Delegation Right • Criteria for Useful Feedback • Feedback Techniques • Mastering your Body Language • Meeting Management • Pumping Up a Presentation • Personal Development

Course Objectives

• Identify their personal learning objectives. • Recognise and encourage growth and development. • Identify strategies for understanding what their strengths are, as where we want to go. • Explore ways and change own mental models. • Help you move the team to a greater independence. • Understand what a leader’s role is in a team and how to lead them through a discussion to reach an agreement point. • Look at different cycles and what impact they have in team efficiency. • Understand their own leadership style. • See how a leader can build trust in team members. • Successfully lead a group through change. • Organize their workspace, conquer e-mail and manage time more effectively. • See the differences between management and leadership. • Have the ability to influence others. • Lead a team through conflict. • Manage stress. • Apply systematic problem solving to apply in any situation. • Delegate, understand the different degrees of delegation. • Delve into the art of feedback. • Master the art of body language and subtle signals. • Make the most of meetings. • Use the seven steps to pump up presentations.

Course Outline