Inspiring leadership

The aim of this masterclass is to help leaders identify what needs to happen for their people to feel engaged and give their best.

Objectives:

By the end of this masterclass you will be able to:

• Explain why leaders impact so strongly on the engagement levels of their people
• Identify what needs to be in place for team members to feel engaged
• Explain how different leadership styles impact on the engagement levels of team members
• Identify the motivational drivers of team members and how to satisfy those needs
• Understand how customers are impacted by the engagement levels of the organisation
• Assess the impact of your personal leadership style
• Understand how to drive performance through engaging feedback

Format:

The masterclass is highly active and participative. Delegates will take part in experiential activities and receive feedback and coaching on their impact as a leader. Where appropriate we use psychometric profiling on this course to help increase participants’ self-awareness of their leadership style.

Audience:

This masterclass is ideally suited for all leaders wishing to have a better understanding of motivation and engagement and its impact. The programme is designed to help leaders improve team engagement levels and drive high performance.

The aim of this course is to provide leaders with practical problem solving and critical thinking tools that will allow them to develop pragmatic solutions to business issues.

Objectives:

• By the end of this masterclass you will be able to:
• Understand what stops us thinking creatively more often
• Describe the innovation framework for problem solving
• Effectively analyse a problem or issue to define its root cause
• Apply the principles of brainstorming to generate options for solving the problem
• Use a robust process for the evaluation of options
• Utilise a range of tools in order to present recommended innovation outputs in a compelling manner
• Apply these techniques to real business problems

Format:

This masterclass is highly active and participative. During the programme participants are challenged to think laterally rather than logically. They will use their new problem solving methodology to work on case studies as well as live business issues.

Audience:

This masterclass is ideally suited to those leaders who are required to be creative and innovative and need to develop their critical thinking skills. Leaders who want sound problem solving techniques will find this programme invaluable.

The aim of this programme is to help leaders increase their competence and confidence to coach their team members to high performance. Our aim is to increase the leaders’ awareness of the coaching style they are using and the impact they are having on the coachee’s performance. This would be ideal for leaders who are intending to adopt a coaching role and work one-to-one with team members to enhance performance.

Objectives:

By the end of this masterclass you will be able to:

• Explain the different coaching styles such as Directing, Guiding and Enabling, and their impact on the coachee
• Identify your personal coaching style and any changes you want to make to it
• Use a coaching model to enable your team members to take responsibility for their performance
• Give feedback to your team members on their behaviour and performance
• Create a coaching plan for your team members

Format:

The masterclass is highly active and participative. Delegates will work with a partner and coach them on a work and non-work related topic. During the programme participants receive one to one feedback and coaching around their coaching styles. Our aim is to increase the leaders’ awareness of the coaching style they are using and the impact they are having on the coachee’s performance.

Audience:

This masterclass is designed for leaders who are intending to adopt a coaching role and work one-to-one with team members to enhance performance.

The aim of this course is to improve your understanding of the impact of change on you as a leader and to equip you with the skills to make certain that every change is positively received by your team.

Objectives:

• By the end of the masterclass you will be able to:
• Describe organisational change and its impact on yourself as a leader and your team members
• Identify different reactions to change and how to deal with them
• Appreciate the human psychology of change and how to manage your state as a leader during change
• Use techniques to build resilience in yourself and others during change
• Use tools and techniques to create high levels of engagement from your teams during change
• Deliver engaging communication in an authentic way, so that team members feel inspired to take appropriate action

Format:

The masterclass is highly active and participative. During the workshop participants undertake activities, exercises, diagnostics and discussions to help them put what they learn into practice. Participants will receive feedback on their impact following all activities.

The programme covers the themes outlined above but will be designed specifically to meet your needs so that we can take into account your culture, your business challenges and opportunities and the reality of what your leaders face on a day to day basis.
The course leader is Hilary Coldicott and she is co-author of the book ‘Change Management Excellence’ published by Kogan Page and we are happy to provide a copy as a giveaway at the end of the masterclass.

Audience:

This masterclass is specifically designed for leaders who are going through a change programme and wish to effectively manage the process and get the best out of their teams both during and after the transition.

The aim of this masterclass is to help leaders explore what they can do to further engage and inspire their teams to operate at their optimum potential in order to deliver business results.

Benefits:

By the end of this masterclass you will be able to:

• Identify the characteristics of High Performing Teams and what your team’s strengths and gaps are in relation to those
• Identify the psychological preferences of all team members and how best to accommodate those preferences
• Manage differences to encourage alignment within the team
• Describe what you stand for as a team and what you are prepared to commit to
• Understand the 5 Dysfunctions of a Team and self-assess to identify strengths and gaps

Format:

This masterclass is highly active and participative. There are experiential activities where delegates practice high performing team behaviours. During the programme participants receive one to one feedback and coaching around their impact on the team. Where appropriate we use psychometric profiling on this course to help increase participants’ self-awareness of their preferences within the team.

Audience:

This masterclass can be delivered to an intact leadership team or a group of leaders with separate teams and is tailored accordingly. It is perfect for all leaders wishing to develop a more cohesive team for sustainable competitive advantage.

The aim of this masterclass is to help leaders increase their impact when communicating with and influencing others in order to create a positive approach to working relationships.

Objectives:

By the end of this masterclass you will be able to:

• Develop and understand approaches, skills and techniques to communicate and influence others effectively
• Confidently deal with difficult conversations and influence situations
• Identify your own influencing style and the impact it has on others
• Analyse situations to help plan successful influencing strategies
• Use the full spectrum of influencing styles to have a positive impact on stakeholders
• Improve key relationships with others

Format:

The masterclass is highly active and participative. During the programme participants receive one to one feedback and coaching around their communication style and the impact it has on others. Where appropriate we use psychometric profiling on this course to help increase participants’ self-awareness of their influencing style.

Audience:

Strong influencing and communication skills are imperative for any leader. This programme is designed for all leaders wishing to identify and improve their influencing style and skills.