Leadership Development Program

• Define what leadership is and how it is applied at all levels of organizational management
• Understand the basics of leadership and motivation
• Determine what is necessary to lead teams and organizations, and how to integrate this with business management
• Develop skills in communicating, influencing and negotiating with peers, subordinates and senior managers
• Become adept at assessing leadership traits and qualities in ourselves and others
• Learn how to develop leadership in ourselves and others
• Appreciate the importance of organization culture and the leader’s role in establishing it
• Understand key success factors for successful rollout of Management of Change in dynamic organizations

• Positive Thinking
• Positive Attitude
• Self Motivation
• Verbal and Nonverbal Communication Skills
• Time Management Techniques
• Team Management
• Goal Setting
• Etiquettes
• Interpersonal Relationships Skills
• Presentation skills

• Defining Leadership
• A brief History of Leadership
• The Theory of the Great One
• The Trait Theory

• Definition and the Leadership Grid
• Participative Leadership
• Situational Leadership
• Contingency-Based Leadership
• Transformational Leadership
• Collaborative leadership
• Visionary leadership

• An Introduction to Kouzes and Posner
• A Personal Inventory
• Creating an Action Plan

• Determine your Way
• Being an Inspirational Role Model
• Influencing Others' Perspectives

• Choosing your Vision
• Communicating your Vision
• Identifying the Benefit for Others

• Developing your Inner Innovator
• Seeing Room for Improvement
• Lobbying for Change

• Encouraging Growth in Others
• Celebrating Accomplishments
• Making Celebration Part of your Culture

• Sharing Rewards
• Celebrating Accomplishments
• Making Celebration Part of your Culture

• The Art of Persuasion
• The Principles of Influence
• Creating an Impact

• Problem solving steps
• Identifying the problem
• Techniques for developing alternatives
• Getting consensus
• The leader as a problem solver

• Authority Vs. Responsibility
• Delegation and Acceptance
• Roles and relationships
• The manager as a leader
• Being a leader: Bridging the gap

• The coaching cycle
• Pre-requisites for coaching & mentoring
• Coaching for performance
• The Leader’s role in coaching
• Managing people issues

• Team building process
• Essential building blocks for teams
• The POPCI fundamentals for effective teams - Purpose, Organization, Process, Culture & Influence
• Dealing with internal and external politics
• The Team Leader as a facilitator, mediator & negotiator

• Common Pitfalls in Decision-making
• Thinking and Decision-making processes
• Decision-making matrix – Focus & Impact
• The 3D Model – Debate, Discussion & Dialogue

• Character and integrity
• Ethics and Values
• Building excellence
• Emotional intelligence
• Influencing team/organizational culture