Growing Great Leaders

By the end of the 3 days, delegates will be able to:

Day 1: Building a high performing team through great leadership

• Recognise the difference between leadership and management
• Identify alternative leadership styles and qualities
• Know when and how to apply a particular leadership style in the workplace
• Assess the effects of differing leadership styles on group activities
• Recognise own preferred leadership style
• Develop trust within the team
• Recognise the difference between groups and teams
• Identify the stages of development of teams
• Recognise the current development stage of the team
• Recognise the range of team roles and apply this concept to build an effective team

Day 2: Driving change through great communication

• Identify reasons which prompt change
• Assist in designing new systems and procedures for own area of responsibility
• Identify and plan activities to achieve change
• Identify and plan the resource needed and the training and development implications
• Identify and plan timescale to achieve objectives
• Plan communication and involvement to facilitate effective change
• Understand the concept of the communication cycle
• Recognise and overcome barriers to communication
• Apply basic theories to ensure effective communication in the workplace

Day 3: Sharing experience and taking your learning forward

• Delegates will give a presentation about the progress they have made using their newly learnt leadership and management skills
• Share learning on changes which have worked and lessons that have been learnt
• Understand the basic principles of coaching
• Consider the interpersonal side of being a coach
• Learn how to use the ‘GROW’ coaching model
• Hold a group coaching circle focusing on resolving operational issues using GROW questions
• Action plan on what’s next