Leadership Fundamentals
Emerging Leaders Development Program: Strengthening Core Leadership Skills
Delivery:
- Face-to-Face
- Webinar
Customization:
- This course can be adapted to your organization’s needs
Course Objectives:
- Develop a solid foundation in leadership principles.
- Build awareness of personal leadership style, strengths, and areas for growth.
- Gain practical skills in communication, team building, decision-making, and strategic planning.
- Sharpen you leadership skills when in the job for some time.
Target Audience:
- New and emerging leaders aiming to build on their strengths, develop talents, and grow confidently in their leadership role.
- Managers who understand leading people is slightly different and want to learn how.
Benefits to be Gained:
- Enhanced self-awareness and leadership presence.
- Improved decision-making, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
- Leading & inspiring people to develop, perform and be part of the team.
- Practical experience in strategic planning, team motivation, and managing change.
Duration: 20 hours (8 webinars of 2.5 hour each)
Agenda with Exercises:
- Introduction to Leadership (Webinar 1)
- Topics: Leadership vs. Management, Roles and Responsibilities, Effective Traits.
- Exercise: Leadership Style Assessment
- Approach: Participants complete a self-assessment to identify their leadership style.
- Time Needed: 20 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Understanding of personal strengths and leadership potential.
- Communication Skills (Webinar 2)
- Topics: Verbal and Non-Verbal Communication, Active Listening.
- Exercise: Feedback Practice
- Approach: Role play scenarios to practice giving and receiving constructive feedback.
- Time Needed: 30 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Improved confidence in effective communication.
- Team Building and Dynamics (Webinar 3)
- Topics: Team Roles, Trust, Collaboration, Conflict Resolution.
- Exercise: Team Dynamics Case Study
- Approach: Analyze team scenarios to identify dysfunctions and strategies for improvement.
- Time Needed: 25 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Practical approaches to building high-performing teams.
- Decision-Making and Problem-Solving (Webinar 4)
- Topics: Decision-Making Models, Critical Thinking, Creative Problem-Solving.
- Exercise: Problem-Solving Workshop
- Approach: Participants work in groups to solve a hypothetical business problem.
- Time Needed: 40 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Improved analytical and creative problem-solving abilities.
- Time Management and Delegation (Webinar 5)
- Topics: Prioritizing Tasks, Delegation Techniques, Avoiding Burnout.
- Exercise: Delegation Plan
- Approach: Participants create a delegation plan for their current tasks.
- Time Needed: 30 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Ability to effectively manage time and delegate responsibilities.
- Motivating and Inspiring Others (Webinar 6)
- Topics: Motivational Theories, Techniques for Engagement, Recognizing Achievements.
- Exercise: Motivation Mapping
- Approach: Participants identify motivational factors for their team members.
- Time Needed: 25 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Practical tools to enhance team motivation and engagement.
- Strategic Planning and Goal Setting (Webinar 7)
- Topics: SMART Goals, Action Plans, Monitoring Progress.
- Exercise: SMART Goal Setting
- Approach: Participants create SMART goals for their leadership growth.
- Time Needed: 30 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Clarity in goal setting and strategic action planning.
- Change Management (Webinar 8)
- Topics: Leading Through Change, Managing Resistance, Communicating Change.
- Exercise: Change Management Scenario
- Approach: Participants role play leading a team through organizational change.
- Time Needed: 25 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Practical experience managing change resistance effectively.
- Ethics and Integrity in Leadership (Webinar 8)
- Topics: Ethical Leadership, Building Ethical Culture, Leading by Example.
- Exercise: Ethical Dilemma Discussion
- Approach: Discuss real-life ethical dilemmas and decision-making processes.
- Time Needed: 20 minutes
- Expected Outcomes: Improved understanding of ethical challenges in leadership.
This comprehensive program provides new leaders with the skills and tools they need to build a solid foundation in leadership, develop their potential, and lead their teams with confidence and integrity. Let me know if you need more details or modifications!
Features
- Leadership fundamentals
- Leading people
- From management to leadership
Target audiences
- New supervisors/managers
- To-be supervisors/managers
- Supervisors/Managers wanting to refresh and sharpen their leadership skills
Requirements
- Preparing your new leadership role
- Started a leadership role and now want to get more leadership skills
Instructor
Coaching & Leadership Development is my passion and I combine this with Change Management and Leading Transformations in profit and non-profit organizations. Having been an operations manager myself, I do understand implications on the floor in larger scale transformations. I have 35+ years of experience, worked in global corporates and had various leadership positions, incl. C-Suite level. I have practiced what I preach, and also add today's insights from the latest research. I am a member of HBR Advisory Council.
A big thank you for your leadership sessions. Sometimes the best lessons are within yourself but getting there is not easy. You have always been great at connecting, knowing when to listen and ask the right questions, drive me to deep thinking and reflection and provide direction where needed. There are not many rights or wrongs but mostly many options and choices, your advice and direction have always guided me to take the decisions which were best for me at that moment in time. You’re a great motivator and your personality energizes others. Although your sessions could be challenging they always built on the good to address any improvement areas. You have always recognized my potential and helped me discover and shape my talents. Your ability to create an environment based on trust and recognize my changing needs, as well as your flexibility and adaptability have made every single session a success. Samatha Gomes - Global Customer Logistics Director (TNT/FedEx)
