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Leadership

This course gives participants key facilitation skills that they can adopt into their organisation to deliver the greatest impact in a leadership position.

Aims and Objectives:

Participants who complete this course will be able to:
Identify the main obstacles to effective leadership in an organisation
Understand the nature of leadership – both formal and lateral
Be aware of leadership styles
Understand a range of leadership skills
Use the skills and processes presented techniques to improve the quality of leadership in their professional lives
Explain the benefits of having effective leadership in an organisation

Course Content:

Leadership principles for participants
Trait Theory
Behavioural Theories
Contingency

What is leadership?
Clear, honest communication – avoiding scapegoating
Identifying the roles of director, motivator and inspirer
Effective leadership traits – the behavioural and situational approach
Managing and leading – the difference
Being aware of leadership styles – traditional, charismatic and negotiating
Leadership style and its effect on managing
Transactional versus transformational leadership

Leading effectively
Understanding style and personality – the Tannenbaum–Schmidt Continuum
Understanding style and personality – McGregor’s X Y Theory
Evaluating the forces behind leadership
Leadership versus authority
Having competency and commitment
Forecasting expectations and conflict development
Allegiance and leadership
Delegation
Conflict resolution

Evaluating performance
When leadership goes wrong
Keeping leadership on course
Achieving a leadership and management balance
SWOT analysis

Video input
Ken Robinson
The Apprentice
Bill Gates

Assesment/
Evaluation:

Participants will be assessed by the trainer throughout the course.