Leadership

  [  Are you a leader or a manager?  ]  
[  Take a critical and constructive review of your current leadership style  ]

What is leadership and how does it differ from managing?  

The Effective Leadership workshop will improve your understanding of leadership and management. You will explore tools and techniques to develop your team, increase motivation and manage organisational change. You will challenge your current thinking, working practices, beliefs and values and will consider the impact you have on your team’s development. The course will look at the leadership process and will help you understand the various elements that need to be balanced to develop and maintain an effective workforce.

You will have opportunities to:

• Identify where you exercise leadership currently

• Analyse the different skills and capabilities required of leaders

• Develop a range of practical leadership skills

• Explore what makes people want to achieve their goals

• Consider models of group behaviour

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

• Understand the fundamental differences between a manager and a leader

• Identify your preferred leadership approach

• Identify your behaviour style and the impact this has on you and others

• Set out ground rules and a vision for your team

• Consider motivation and delegation techniques to build an effective team

• Review and refine your interpersonal and communication skills

• Implement a realistic plan for your further development as a leader.

• Clearly define what makes you tick

• Be able to set realistic work targets

• Create a lasting vision for you and your team

Get the best out of your team.

To enable your team to be effective they need to know where they are going in the longer term – the vision - and how they are going to get there – goals and objectives. The Effective Leadership course will provide a practical springboard to explore the tools and techniques to achieve this, and will look at the following:

• Principles of leadership - identify your own leadership style

• Behavioural styles – identify your style and the effect it has on others

• Principles of delegation – including setting realistic work targets

• Create a lasting vision for you and your team

• Handling stress – spot the signs and avoid the stress spiral

• Motivation models – techniques and factors effecting motivation

• Coaching models – benefits of using an effective style

• Models of group behaviour

Leadership consists of:

• Delegation – getting the best people to do the right jobs

• Motivation – making sure everyone wants to get the job

• Communication – making sure everyone knows what to do

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