Executive Leadership, Strategic Planning and Goal Achievement

This programme opens by exploring and reviewing the qualities and approaches of great leaders from the past. It goes on to look at how strategic planning and effective leadership can inspire the enthusiasm and commitment required to achieve goals.

Delegates are then provided with a comprehensive range of approaches to focus, inspire, motivate and enable their followers and staff to perform as outstanding individuals.

Finally, the program focuses on empowering participants with a range of powerful personal leadership and facilitation tools. This advanced leadership program aims to ensure that all attendees return to their organisations immeasurably strengthened in their leadership capabilities.

Objective

By the end of this interactive training programme, you will be able to:

• Recognize different leadership styles and change your leadership paradigms
• Adapt your leadership style to match individual situations
• Understand your personal strengths as a leader as well as areas for development
• Lead by example and gain commitment from your team to a shared vision
• Generate ownership and responsibility for change.
• Lead difficult staff and colleagues through change
• Develop vision, stretch goals and creative strategy for your project(s)
• Innovate and improve current processes and systems
• Empower others to succeed
• Create impact and influence others
• Develop a personal action plan to improve leadership effectiveness

Course Outline

Module 1 - Introduction - The Evolution of Leadership

• What is leadership?
• Characteristics of great leaders
• 3 theories of leadership

Module 2 - Situational Leadership

• Hersey-Blanchard 4 Leadership Behavioural Approaches
• Matching your leadership style to the situation

Module 3 - A Personal Inventory

• Leadership qualities
• Kouzes and Posner model
• Personal Inventory
• Creating a leadership action plan

Module 4 - Modelling the Way

• Being an inspiring role model
• Influencing others’ perspectives

Module 5 - Inspiring a Shared Vision

• Choosing your vision
• Communication your vision
• Identifying the benefits for others

Module 6 - Challenging the Process

• Which strategy is right for you?
• Thinking outside of the box
• Innovating and improving
• Lobbying for change

Module 7 - Enabling others to Act

• Developing your team
• Building trust and respect

Module 8 - Encouraging the Heart

• Sharing rewards
• Celebrating successes

Module 9 - Influencing Skills

• The art of persuasion
• Principles of influence
• Creating an impact

Module 10 - Setting Goals

• SMART goals with clear outcomes
• Long term planning – painting a picture of the future
• Creating a support system
• Action planning