Introduction

There is a substantial difference between being an effective manager and being an effective leader. Becoming a highly effective leader requires a unique blend of a wide variety of skills, talents and behaviors. In this seminar you will learn how to:

• Develop and demonstrate leadership courage
• Display authentic leadership behaviors
• Coach and develop your staff for maximum performance
• Consider ethics and integrity in business

Who Should Attend?

• Anyone interested in examining their leadership behaviors
• Anyone concerned with developing their leadership capabilities
• Anyone focused on improving the performance of their staffs

Seminar Objectives - Participants attending this seminar will:

• Consider carefully the effectiveness of their current leadership style
• Investigate ways of developing leadership courage
• Learn to develop effective leadership behaviors
• Analyze key leadership skills
• Examine how to coach for peak performance
• Appraise the ethical aspects of business

Training Methodology

Participants will learn by active participation during the seminar through the use of the seminar manual, questionnaires, group exercises, training videos and discussions of real life issues.

Seminar Summary

This seminar covers the essential skills necessary for the development of authentic leadership. The seminar will focus on the development of leadership courage, the display of authentic leadership behaviors, the development of key leadership skills, methods of effective coaching and the issues of business ethics. All participants will return to their organizations with an enhanced appreciation for the practice of leadership and new concepts which they can apply in carrying out their organizational responsibilities.

Seminar Outline

Day 1 - Courage and Leadership

• Understanding what courage really is
• Having the courage to know yourself
• Choosing the right leadership style
• Putting yourself on the line-taking responsibility
• Overcoming limiting thoughts and behaviors
• Having the courage to turn your ideas into action

Day 2 - Displaying Authentic Leadership Behaviors

• Displaying self-awareness
• Building rapport with your people
• Providing a course of leadership action
• Developing others as leaders
• Building commitment in your staff
• Influencing others to follow willingly

Day 3 - Developing Your Leadership Skills

• Providing visionary leadership
• Leading change management efforts
• Managing organizational conflict
• Enhancing your communication skills
• Setting productive goals
• Thinking out of the box

Day 4 - Coaching for Peak Performance

• Motivating your people to superior performance
• Developing your people to their full capabilities
• Obtaining the benefits of empowerment
• Creating a supportive environment
• Building high performance teams
• Obtaining extraordinary results from ordinary people

Day 5 - Ethics

• Why we need values and morals
• Conscience and escaping from conscience
• Kohlberg’s steps of moral development
• Guide to ethical decision making
• Corporate integrity check up
• Understanding corporate social responsibility

Oxford Management Centre
John Eccles House
Robert Robinson Ave
Oxford Science Park
Oxford
OX4 4GP
United Kingdom

Tel: +44 1865 338088

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