Leadership Training Programme

14 units, from ½ day principles, 1- 3 days more in depth- average, 1 day

1-      what is communication and how does it work?

2-      Pursuing excellence in communication

3-      effective communication –

4-      Different levels of audience

5-      3 telecoms

6-      Active listening

7-      4 verbal communication

8-      Building rapport through language

9-      5 non verbal communication

10-  Rapport through mirroring and matching

11-  6 handling difficult encounters

12-  Negative attitudes

13-  7 challenging situations

14-  Positive communication patterns

Module 2 Leadership

The 4 day programme is the most popular, as it covers most subjects needed, at least in theory.

Where specific skills are then required due to roles, further training can be scheduled in the specific subject

19 units, either over 4 consecutive days, or,

1 day theory of leadership units 1-4, or

3 day option, 1-4 on the first day,

5-9 second day, 10-13 and 16 third day – core skills of leadership-coaching, objective setting, visioning, delegation, feedback

What is leadership?

Personal qualities associated with good leadership

Leadership competencies

Analysing leadership skills

Leadership styles

Communication

Visioning

Managing performance

Objective setting

Motivation

Coaching

Mentoring

Giving and receiving feedback

Dealing with poor performers

Empowerment

Delegation

Managing change

Self directed teams

Skills workshop* (only on the 4 day programme)

Module 3 Negotiation

11 units, 1/2   , 1, 2, or 3 day

Intro

Why negotiate

Fundamentals of negotiation

Pitfalls of negotiation

Preparation

Bargaining

Language and presentation

Clarifying

Closing and adjournment

Resolving conflict

review

module 4 Team building

13 units –up to 3 days

 

Basics of a team

Team structure

Team direction

Stages of team development

Conditions for effective team building

The role of the team leader –up to 3 sessions

Evaluation of and feedback on performance

Problem solving, decision making

Barriers to effective teamwork

Conflict management

Disbanding the team

Module 5 Motivation and Delegation

18 units, from ½  up to 3 days, depending on the depth of practice needed

 

Intro

Background to motivation

Underlying factors affecting motivation

Workable theories of motivation

Impact of organisational context on motivation

Processes that enhance motivation

The role of responsibility, authority and reward in motivation

Defining and understanding the reasons for delegating

Obstacles to delegation

Planning what to delegate

Matching people with tasks

Preparing to delegate

Making the delegation

Managing a project through delegation

Resolving problems

Reviewing the project

Looking to the future

Review of overall programme

 

Module 6  Presentation

13 units, ½ to 3 days

 

Where do you start?

The venue

Preparing and using notes

Creating verbal impact form the written word

First presentation*

Visual aids

Preparing yourself and your voice

Gaining and giving feedback

Second presentation*

Questions

Managing the audience

Third presentation*

Analysing the event

 

If this is a ½ day, the presentations will be excluded, and depending on the length of the course, the number of presentations will be reduced.

 

Module 7 Change management

managing change 1 day

leading change 1 day

understanding and being positive about change ½ day

full programme 2 days

 

intro

models of change

analysing the force for change

evaluating stake holder options

evolutionary versus managed change

managing risk

motivation through change

recognising hard and soft factors

leadership through change

visioning

communication

seeing the opportunity

negotiating with staff

stress levels through change

learning through change

support frameworks

review of the overall programme

 

Module 8 The Manager As Coach

 

1 or 2 day training package, specific focus on preparation of individuals and the personal approach- designed for well rounded Management delegates

 

What is coaching?

Types of coaching

How people learn

The coaching relationship

Identifying coaching needs

Preparation for coaching

The GROW model

Defining goals

Wrap up