LEAD
Leadership programs

This course provides attendees with the tools required to effectively plan, formulate and implement strategic business plans.  Attendees will be introduced to a number of strategic planning models they can use to help them define and articulate their organisation’s core competencies, vision and mission.   Attendees will explore how to formulate and implement effective strategies on the back of this strategic planning.

What you will learn:

We will explore a number of tools and processes you can use to conduct an initial assessment of the current state.  You will then learn how to define and articulate your strategy.  You will discover how to use this information to formulate, implement and monitor winning strategies.

How it will help:

You will learn how to plan and draft a strategic plan.

This course aims to develop the skills of managers and leaders in creating, developing and maintaining high performing and effective teams.  The course will introduce a range of tools and techniques that can be used to build and maintain effective, high performing teams.

What you will learn:

Attendees will explore team dynamics and consider factors that limit or enable team success. You will then learn the importance trust and collaboration play in building effective teams.  Attendees will learn how to set team/individual goals.  You will learn a range of strategies you can use to create, develop and motivate your team. Attendees will learn how to strengthen communication, nurture creativity and create powerful team decision making.

How it will help:

By understanding team dynamics and exploring a range of strategies you can use to build effective teams attendees will be equipped with the knowledge required to breakdown silos ensuring all members of the team are feeding into organisational goals.  You will understand how to deepen teamwork by encouraging creativity, information sharing and feedback.  Increase motivation and engagement through building trust and collaboration.

This course on Managing Conflict will equip attendees with the skills and knowledge to help them manage and positively engage with conflict.  The programme is highly interactive balancing discussions and theoretical inputs with practical skills and tools that individuals can use on a day-to-day basis.  For maximum impact, we will use customised case studies throughout the course, so attendees get to mediate conflict and get feedback on same.

What you will learn:

You will learn your response to conflict and the impact of perceptions and expectations on conflict. You will learn a mediation framework used to create shared aims and vision, structure and control the conversation and gain agreement.

How it will help:

It helps foster stronger relationships within organisations by increasing awareness and understanding of different points of view and educating employees on how to avoid conflict in the first place.

This highly participative and engaging course will equip attendees with the ability to analyse the need for change and equip them with the skills to mobilise and motivate for change while overcoming stakeholder resistance.  For maximum impact case studies will be used so attendees have the opportunity to work through change tools/strategies in a practical way.

What you will learn:

You will learn how to create an environment where change is seen as a positive benefit to all.  You will learn the importance of considering human reactions to change and explore ways you can positively lead and motivate people through change. You will explore various change models and learn how to apply them.

How it will help:

On completion of this course attendees will have clear insights on how to positively lead and motivate people through organisational change.  Attendees will also be equipped with the skills and knowledge necessary to manage and communicate change.

Giving clear and specific feedback changes behaviours, increases productivity and motivates employees.  This course explores all aspects of feedback, both formal and informal. Attendees will work through tools and frameworks they can use to deliver positive and corrective feedback sessions.  Attendees will also explore how to receive feedback graciously.

What you will learn:

You will learn how to set clear performance expectations and give and receive effective formal and informal feedback.  You will also learn how to deal with difficult feedback situations.

How it will help:

This course will give attendees the skills required to give and receive effective feedback.  Well delivered/received feedback supports us in changing behaviours, improving productivity and evaluating performance.  Feedback allows us to know what we are doing well and areas in which we could do better, so we know what to keep doing and what to change.

The overall aim of this workshop is to give participants an understanding of key skills necessary to effectively manage the performance of others. The course aims to give attendees a way of communicating consistently with their team members. For maximum impact, the workshop will be customized to deal with a comprehensive range of realistic performance scenarios.

What you will learn:

You will learn how to align team performance to organisational vision, set goals and expectations and conduct performance conversations.  You will learn about different types of feedback both formal and informal and gain an understanding of when and how to deliver feedback that builds and develops your people.  You will learn how to build trust, rapport and empathy, how to ask powerful questions and listen attentively.  You will also learn how to deal with difficult feedback situations.

How it will help:

It will enable managers to improve the effectiveness of their teams by implementing the tools of performance management.  Productivity increases as does staff engagement.

During this course, attendees will explore a range of tools/techniques they can use to facilitate all types of groups and situations effectively and efficiently. The course is highly practical and participative.  For maximum impact, it is customised to deal with a comprehensive range of realistic scenarios ensuring all participants gain practical experience during the course of facilitating sessions.

What you will learn:

You will learn how to conduct a facilitation session, using the appropriate facilitation methodology to achieve session objectives. You will learn how groups work and discover how to develop focused questions in order to achieve session outcomes.

How it will help:

You will get more out of facilitated sessions. Be able to boost group dynamics and increase participation from all group members. Increase creativity and problem solving.

Resilience is vital to successful performance. It helps individuals and organisations to ‘bounce back’ after workplace challenges, setbacks and crisis with commitment and optimism. Therefore, it’s a key skill for employees at all levels.

This Resilience Training course will help you build on your own levels of personal resilience and understand why resilience is important. You will gain an understanding of how to handle life’s challenges with greater strength and positivity, as well as learn and grow from them.

What you will learn:

You will learn how be resilient in the face of adversity by focusing your attention in more productive ways. You will discover actional steps you can take to develop self-awareness, self-regulation, optimism, mental agility, strength of character and connection.  You will learn how to capture the good things that happen to you every day in order to counter negativity bias that can threaten our ability to be resilient.

How it will help:

When we increase our resilience, we are better able to prioritise tasks, solve challenges, and not be overwhelmed.  We are better able to switch between tasks, approach challenges, and find solutions.

All leadership courses are customised to suit specific organisational requirements. If your organisation is looking for a leadership training programme, get in touch and we will be happy to explore your requirements and put a bespoke programme together which covers the key leadership areas you have identified as important.

Our aim with all leadership courses is to equip participants with the leadership skills they require in order to maximise the potential of their teams. Participants explore how their teams contribute to overall performance and consider how they can achieve key results through using effective planning, communication, feedback/coaching and influencing skills.

Attendees will explore personal branding techniques and tools they can use to create, present and manage a curated self-image in the minds of others—not only their skills and experiences, but what they stand for, their personal vision, and what differentiates them from other professionals.

Attendees will work through a strategic management and planning framework.

The aim of these courses is to give managers a way of communicating consistently with each other and their teams.

This practical and engaging course provides attendees with the skills and tools required to improve performance and grow talent through effective coaching and facilitation.  The course will introduce attendees to key skills and approaches required in both formal and informal coaching conversations.   Attendees will discover the importance of goal setting, clarifying outcomes, maintaining direction and establishing ground rules in coaching/facilitation. Attendees will leave equipped with tools they can immediately use, to help them coach and facilitate effectively.

What you will learn:

You will learn and practise key coaching and facilitation skills. We will explore a coaching model which can be used to structure effective coaching conversations. You will learn the key skills required in coaching conversations such as listening, asking powerful questions, challenging limiting beliefs. You will learn how to conduct a facilitated session ensuring you identify and use a facilitation methodology to match the situation.

How it will help:

Through mastering the skill of impactful coaching and facilitation attendees will enhance their ability to provide value to the organisation. Creating high performing teams who find fulfilment in both work and life. When employees feel heard and encouraged, there is no limit to the success they can achieve at work.

Trust is at the heart of every relationship, and it’s particularly critical in the workplace. A primary factor affecting employee turnover is whether or not a trusting relationship was developed between the manager and the employee. When people trust each other, they create strong teams, a positive work environment, and concrete results. In this interactive, engaging workshop, attendees will learn how to build trust and collaboration at work.

What you will learn:

You will learn how to build trust in your team leading to increased engagement, creativity, and commitment.  We will consider the impact lack of trust has on productivity and turnover.   We will identify barriers to developing collaborative relationships and explore communication strategies you can use to build trust and work more collaboratively with others.

How it will help:

Trusting relationships with high levels of collaboration within organisations lead to increased creativity and risk-taking, more effective execution of business strategy, increased commitment and loyalty.

All too often time and effort are wasted by calling and attending ineffective meetings where there is no clear purpose and attendees fail to participate in making decisions. This course will equip attendees with the tools necessary to run effective meetings.

What you will learn:

You will learn the role of the facilitator/chair in meetings.  You will learn key skills necessary to manage effective meetings.  You will learn how groups work.  You will learn how to plan for and structure an effective meeting.  You will learn a number of facilitation methodologies together with a set of tools you can use to conduct a facilitated session.

How it will help:

Meetings are an essential part of any business, but they must be properly planned, conducted and followed-up in order for them to be of benefit and not time wasting.  Good meeting management skills ensure valuable contribution by all team members, which helps in finding the optimum solutions for issues at hand. Meeting management also plays an important role in improving communication, interpersonal relationships, teamwork, as well as employee morale and satisfaction.