PRACTICAL LEADERSHIP SKILLS

BENEFITS TO YOU AND YOUR ORGANISATION

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• Distinguish, practically, between management and leadership
• Describe your practical leadership vision in detail
• Specify the leadership characteristics relevant to your objectives on which you will focus
• Review a range of motivational methods relevant to your team
• Review the three parts of your job in relation to your comfort zones and identify the elements that need more attention
• Identify the pivotal moments during which your leadership credibility is on the line and determine how to handle them effectively
• Produce a detailed implementation plan

 WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This course is relevant to a wide range of people including team leaders, project leaders, junior and middle managers who want a practical approach to Leadership skills.

DAY 1 CONTENTS:

• Welcome,Tutor and delegate introductions
• Review of programme objectives
• Leadership SWOT Analysis
• What’s In It For You?
• The difference between Management and Leadership – what do you need for your role?
• The Changing nature of work and how it effects our understanding of what is ‘Effective Leadership’
• Why Leadership is becoming increasingly important – to you and the people you manage
• The key Leadership Characteristics – identify those you need to concentrate on
• A review of Leadership Styles
• Determining your Leadership Vision – and selling it to your Team
• Why Leaders set an example. What example do you need to set?
• The effect of our comfort zones on our ability to lead effectively

DAY 2 CONTENTS:

• Review of Learning from Day 1
• Achieving appropriate levels of Motivation with your Team
• The significance of Personal Development to both Performance and Motivation ( for both you and the team)
• Using on the job Learning to Develop and Motivate your people
• The difference between a group and a team?
• Managing different types of teams
• Identifying the pivotal moments when your Leadership credibility is on the line.
• Developing a practical implementation plan
• Programme evaluation and feedback