About

Key Learning Objectives
• Learn what leadership means in the 21st Century
• Improve your effectiveness as a woman leader by fine tuning your communication skills
• Develop the necessary leadership EQ (emotional quotient) – your awareness of self and of others
• Learn how great leaders and great managers perform
• Discover and develop your personal leadership style
• Identify and remove obstacles to outstanding performance
• Learn how to let go with confidence
• Develop high-performing teams
• Develop greater self-confidence as a leader

Bringing out the best in you so you can bring out the best in others
Moving into leadership demands a different mindset and a special set of skills. You are expected to provide direction and make tough decisions as well as be coach, mentor and motivator to your team. While some believe that leaders are born, there is growing sentiment that leaders are made. The art of leadership is an acquired skill and one that comes from experience and a commitment to learning and listening.

Essential Leadership Skills for Women in Management is a dynamic two-day course, especially designed around the needs of women that will ensure you develop the skills every confident leader needs. You will discover what people expect from, and respect in leaders as well as discover your own unique leadership style in a female learning environment.

What will you gain from attending?
• Improve your effectiveness as a woman leader through improved interpersonal communications
• Learn what leadership in the 21st Century means
• Discover and develop your personal leadership style
• Understand others through understanding behavioural styles
• Identify and remove obstacles to outstanding performance
• Balance your ability to delegate with your ability to maintain responsibility
• Develop high-performing teams
• Develop greater self-confidence and self-awareness as a leader

Who should attend?
This two-day seminar has been designed for women from all industries, sectors and organisation types who aspire to, or are already in leadership positions and want to tap into their full potential and achieve more than they have in the past.

Training methodology and outcomes
This intensive 2-day master class will combine tutorial sessions and case studies with interactive learning exercises. We use the principles of adult learning and draw upon a variety of modalities to create a powerful, stimulating environment for you, including:
• Socratic interaction (questioning and provoking deeper thought)
• Small and large group work
• Presentation of models and theory
• Individual reflection and journaling
• Ice breakers and similar energizers

All attendees will be provided with a workbook and a certificate of completion.

So many people attend a workshop or masterclass and leave enthusiastic and full of good intentions. Then back in the office, all the old pressures and demands resume immediately, and those good intentions evaporate before they have a chance to try out anything new.   Before the two days are out, you will have crafted your own action plan and thought about strategies to ensure that you put that plan into action and stay on track to make the changes you want to make.

Outline

Day one

Understanding the role of an effective leader
• Determining the differences between leadership and management
• Finding out what people respect and expect from a manager and a leader
• Developing a leadership style that is flexible for different people and situations
• Reviewing the importance of strategic direction in your organisation

Being a leader
• Identifying your passion to enhance your leadership ability
• Indentifying your values and your vision to enhance your power as a leader
• Being an effective leader because you know why and where you are leading
• Being decisive to create confidence and results
• Avoiding habits that damage your credibility
• Coping mechanisms for receiving criticism

Understanding communication to get the best out of yourself and others by:
• Understanding your personal profile to gain an honest view of yourself
• Understanding different behavioural styles
• Developing your communication skills to be an effective leader
• Getting people to give make their best possible contribution

Building relationships through communication by:
• Developing key communication skills to raise your profile
• Developing and managing partnerships and strategic alliances
• Voicing your views
• Reaching agreement and gaining commitment

Successfully resolving conflicting situations by:
• Employing effective listening and questioning techniques to help you reach solutions
• Addressing difficult or sensitive subjects in your workplace

Coaching: a strategic tool for effective leadership
• Leading and coaching go hand-in-hand. Learn how to use coaching as a strategic tool for improving the effectiveness of individuals and teams.
• Coaching vs. counselling, mentoring and consulting
• Adjusting your listening skills
• Identifying the root causes of performance problems and unacceptable behaviour
• Learning how to encourage one-to-one dialogue
• Identifying your own coaching needs

Day two

Discovering your own unique leadership style
Leaders must be strategists, motivators, change agents, coaches, managers, mentors and team members. Here you will learn how to develop your own leadership style for maximum impact.

Enhancing your personal foundation to be a leader by:
• Understanding your personal roadblocks to success and what you need to do to overcome them
• Enhancing your self-awareness to unleash your potential
• Developing trust in yourself and in others
• Creating confidence in yourself so others will have confidence in you
• Being in the moment to make the most of your abilities
• Working with a mentor to help you build on your foundations

Enhancing your resourcefulness and leadership ability by:
• Creating the energy you need to be a leader
• Creating a resourceful state of being to enhance your effectiveness
• Using your intuition to make decisions quickly and accurately

Delivering your best as a leader by:
• Paying attention to your attitude
• Knowing that you are responsible for creating the culture of your organisation
• Being well-prepared for the unexpected
• Maintaining your ability to stay calm in tough moments

Maximising your unique leadership style by:
• Determining which leadership attributes you already possess
• Identifying the strengths in your leadership style
• Achieving a leadership style that is effective for you
• Learning to have more confidence in your ability to lead
• Using coaching and mentoring as different  leadership development tools

How to motivate and lead a winning team
Learn how to develop your leadership skills, enable others to motivate themselves and build high-performance teams.

Being the leader of a high-performing team by:
• Understanding what makes people in your team tick
• Developing your leadership skills for enhanced team performance
• Monitoring and adapting your own emotions and behaviour for your team’s benefit
• Promoting a more balanced approach by understanding team member needs and preferences

Getting the best results from your team by:
• Effectively communicating your expectations to your team
• Empowering your team to solve problems on their own
• Maintaining responsibility when delegating work to your staff
• How to give positive feedback
• Expressing your disapproval and challenging unacceptable behaviour

Facilitator

In-house Training