Achieving Leadership Excellence Empowering Proactive Leadership Dynamics

INTRODUCTION
This 10-day Achieving Leadership Excellence training course focuses on the leader’s role in developing and motivating excellent teams. Rather than trying to define one ‘right’ way to lead, it will introduce a range of complementary approaches which delegates will have the opportunity to practice, combine and adapt to suit their personal preferences and organizational needs.
By exploring the leadership role from a number of different perspectives, this Achieving Leadership Excellence training course allows delegates to experiment with innovative ways to empower and enthuse their team and influence positively their organizational climate and culture. The benefits to the organization will be leaders better able to focus on organizational goals and better equipped to develop their team towards sustainable performance improvement. OBJECTIVES
• Study effective team operations
• Analyze effective communications strategies
• Understand how to give and receive effective feedback
• Consider tools for motivating and delegating
• Explore leadership styles
• Examine construction of a learning environment
TRAINING METHODOLOGY
Achieving Leadership Excellence consists of ten modules containing lecture content, skill assessments, participative discussions, video presentations and delegate exercises in order to create high impact training. This GLOMACS Achieving Leadership Excellence training course is designed to be dynamic and highly interactive as well as educational. The primary focus is to provide delegates with concepts and methods which they can put to immediate use in the workplace.
ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT
• Higher Levels of Team Performance
• Improved Communications
• Higher Quality Team Decision Making
• More Effective Leadership Strategies
• Constructive Utilization of Delegation
• Higher Levels of Organizational Motivation
PERSONAL IMPACT
• Heightened team player skills
• Elevated communication skills
• Sharpened influencing skills
• Improved utilization of leadership styles
• Increased effectiveness in managing performance
• Greater levels of personal productivity
Course Outline
Module 1: Building Skills for Working in Teams
DAY 1
Starting From Within – You, The Team Leader
• Know Yourself as a Team Leader – your strengths and style preferences
• Examine and Challenge Your Personal Belief System
• Set Personal Goals To Guide Your Outputs
• Manage Your Time and Activities
• Embrace the Power of Role Modelling
DAY 2
Establishing Team Environment, Membership and Roles
• Learn From What High Performing Teams Do
• Conduct a Team Purpose Analysis
• Map Your Stakeholders
• Build an Energetic Team Environment
• Identify Critical Team Roles
• Identify Effective Team Behaviors
• Learn How Teams Develop
DAY 3
Building Outstanding Team Productivity, Progress and Learning
• Deploy Motivation Theories in Team Management
• Get Things Done – How to Influence Stakeholders
• Influence and Motivate Different Social Style Preferences
• Help The Team Cope with Change and Develop Resilience
• Incorporate Systems Thinking for Continuous Team Improvement
• Use Team After Action Reviews for Continuous Improvement
• Celebrate Great Team Performance
DAY 4
Building Frictionless Team Communications
• Understand How Communication Works – and Doesn’t Work
• Identify and Overcome Barriers to Communication
• Fine-Tune Your Communications – The Process of Listening
• Fine-Tune Your Communications – Asking Questions
• Develop Positive Learning in Teams – Appreciative Inquiry
• Give Feedback that Improves Performance
• Manage Meetings Efficiently and Effectively
DAY 5
Dealing with Team Conflicts and Using Them to Improve Team Performance
• Identify and Avoid Ineffective Team Dynamics
• Understand and Deal with Dysfunctional Behavior
• How to Manage Conflict – Ground Rules for Effective Conflict Resolution
Creativity for Team Problem Solving and Learning
• Overcome Blocks to Creativity
• Adopt a Process for Creativity and Decision-Making