Achieving Leadership Excellence – JAN 08 – 10

Course Overview

There are major challenges facing the leaders of today who seek to shape organisations for tomorrow. New models of leadership are emerging to address these challenges, and these developments require a different approach to thinking about effective leadership. There is also an increasing demand for ethical and engaging leadership that enhances the performance and well-being of employees, as well as the performance of the organisation. This intensive five-day development course assists participants in becoming the best leader they can be. It provides leadership training in the skills required to manage yourself and other people and demonstrates how excellent leadership transforms organisations.

Course Objective

1. To emphasise the critical study of leadership and its implications for global leadership
2. To introduce selected theoretical frameworks
3. To apply leadership theories to practice
4. To develop personal leadership skills and style
5. To motivate you to think about:
   • The nature of leadership and the importance of understanding how individual differences influence personal leadership style
   • How to build behavioural styles and skill sets that complement your leadership preferences
   • How to understand risk-taking and ways to manage risks in organisations
   • What it means to “look like” a leader, and why it is important
   • How leadership style can increase employee performance, innovation and commitment
   • Ways in which an organisation’s culture shapes our behaviour and attitudes, and its significance for leadership and leadership effectiveness.

Learning Outcomes

• Sessions will challenge participants to consider their own leadership characteristics and techniques in the context of robust analytic frameworks.
• Gain a clear and confident grasp of your leadership style through achieving enhanced self-awareness of your strengths and how you can build on them
• Increase your understanding of the current paradigm for leadership, and its implications for individual development and organisational change
• Take away a tailored personal development plan to help continued growth.
• Apply the knowledge and skills you learn, to develop your own employee’s performance and wellbeing, as well as the growth of your organisation.

Participants will be encouraged to conduct one in-depth personal styles assessment (The Saville Consulting Wave), and one 360-degree leadership skills assessment as pre-assignments. Highly interactive lectures, discussions and exercises will combine to build a comprehensive picture of individual potential as a leader. Also, programme instructors will use their extensive experience to review participants’ development issues and challenges during coaching sessions. At the end of the week, participants will gain a clear and confident grasp of their leadership style and a tailored development plan to ensure continual growth.

Who is it for?

This executive course is suitable for:

• Executives and senior managers seeking to reflect on, and further develop, their leadership style
• Managers who wish to nurture an organisational environment that enables effective leadership and high-performance