september,2019
Time
26 (Thursday) 09:00 - 27 (Friday) 17:00
Event Details
DAY ONE – YOUR LEADERSHIP Session
Event Details
DAY ONE – YOUR LEADERSHIP
Session One
Introductions – course overview.
First things first – Understanding the THREE KEYS to unlocking your SUCCESS as a TRUE Leader.
- Mindset – Knowledge – Action.
- Mindset – Opening the mind, challenging our beliefs and thinking like a leader.
- Knowledge – Knowledge Vs Learning, understanding the importance of learning over knowledge.
- Action – Key traits of great action takers and action makers.
- Winning attitudes.
- Staying above the line – thinking like a winner every time.
- Not dropping below the line and avoiding the victim mindset.
- The 4 stages of learning.
- Discussion – What makes a great leader for you, recognizing traits in others.
- Exercise – Finding your level as a leader – Score yourself against some great leadership traits.
Session Two
The true power of Situational Leadership.
- How to be the right leader for the right situation, every time.
- Understanding and using Ken Blanchard’s five leadership styles effectively.
- Critical tips for the successful management and leadership of your teams.
- True communication is the response you get!
- Accepting full responsibility for every communication we make.
- What to do when communication goes wrong – understanding the true cost of poor communication.
- Exercise – Build the picture – The true power of effective communication.
- Discussion – What can we learn from the exercise and what can we do to improve our communication.
- Exercise – My biggest learnings from this morning.
Session Three
The Strategic Leader.
- The great leaders’ checklist – 10 core principles for strategic leadership.
- How to define, encourage, lead and effectively manage your teams.
- Leadership vs Management – Understanding the differences and importance of both.
- Exercise – LEADERSHIP vs MANAGEMENT
- Discussion – How do you recognise when it is appropriate to lead or when to manage.
Session Four
Getting it done – Leadership skills to achieve purpose.
- Nine tactics to influence, manage and lead your teams successfully.
- Leadership traits vs Followership traits – Great leaders need great followers.
- 15 things you can do today to become a better leader.
- Exercise – Score yourself as a LEADER and a FOLLOWER
- Discussion – What can you do today to be a better leader?
- Exercise – My biggest learnings from this afternoon.
Close.
Leadership Skills for Managers and Leaders
DAY TWO – YOUR TEAM
Session One
Discussion – Recap from previous day.
Identifying the key factors that make a winning team.
- The 6 keys to a winning team.
- 12 strategies for building the ultimate team.
- Working with and making the change.
- Storming – Forming – Norming – Performing.
- Exercise – ABCD – Score your managers, team leaders and team members.
Session Two
The perfect fit – How to attract the very best people
- How to attract and recruit the best people.
- Strategies and techniques for maintaining the highest levels of performance.
- How to activate, stimulate and motivate your teams.
- Discussion – what are our key motivators?
- Exercise – How will you motivate your teams when you return?
- Exercise – My biggest learnings from this morning.
Session Three
Dealing with difficult people and managing conflict.
- Discussion – sharing experiences of challenging situations and tough individuals.
- Primary causes of conflict in the workplace and how to avoid them.
- Recognising and avoiding characteristics of dysfunctional teams.
- Change the people or change the people.
- The formula for change – The secret formula to overcome objections and obstacles to change.
- Exercise – Working with the FIVE conflict management strategies.
Session Four
Bringing it all together –
- 15 of the best tips for leading and managing your teams
- 15 of the best tips for Productivity – Recruitment – Motivation – Communication with your teams.
- Final Tips and Advice.
- Exercise – My Biggest Learning from this afternoon.
- Discussion – Questions, sharing commitments and key learnings from the two days.