Leadership Skills
Enhance your leadership capabilities with our dynamic 6-hour Leadership Skills workshop. Designed for individuals seeking to develop essential attributes and knowledge required for effective leadership in the workplace, this course covers key concepts such as defining leadership, exploring...
Audience
To provide delegates with an opportunity to review what is required of leaders in the workplace and develop the required knowledge, attributes and skills.
Pe-requisites
No pre-requisites required
Duration
6 hoursDelivery Method
Face to face or VirtualCourse Objectives
The course will enable delegates to:
- Define leadership
- Understand the differences between transformational and transactional leadership
- Understand three leadership styles and consider their impact
- Consider three key dimensions of leadership and how to address them effectively
- Understand the principles of Situational leadership and the importance of flexibility in leadership style
- Understand what is involved in emotionally intelligent leadership
- Consider the relationship between effective leadership and motivation
- Identify how to effectively lead people through change
Course Content
What is a leader?
What are the differences between a leader and a manger?
Transformational leadership and transactional leadership (James McGregor Burns)
Identifying the attributes of an effective leader
Leadership styles
Lewin’s three leadership styles:
- Authoritarian
- Participative
- Laissez-Faire
Activity to identify the impact of each of these three styles.
Three key dimensions of leadership
Adair’s model of action-centred leadership:
- Task
- Team
- Individual
What are the leader’s key responsibilities in each of these areas?
What skills and attributes does the leader need to address these effectively?
Situational Leadership
Introduce Hersey and Blanchard’s dimensions of Situational Leadership:
- Supporting
- Coaching
- Delegating
- Directing
Discussion/activity to identify situations when it is appropriate for the leader to apply each of the four styles.
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
Why is this important?
Five dimensions of emotionally intelligent leadership:
- Self-awareness
- Self-regulation
- Empathy and compassion
- Relationship management
- Effective communication
How to develop emotional intelligence as a leader.
Leading people through change
Given that ‘change is the only constant’ (Heraclitus):
- What are the effects of workplace change of people?
- What can the leader do to implement change effectively?
Overview of three key models of change:
- AKDAR
- Kotter’s 8 steps
- The Kubler-Ross change curve
Discussion/activity – apply these models to leading change in your workplace.
Stakeholder Management: Influence, Engagement and Control
Develop advanced stakeholder management skills to navigate complex environments, influence without authority, and sustain effective engagement across the full project or change lifecycle.
Stakeholder Management Essentials
Build the skills to identify, analyse, and engage stakeholders effectively, driving better outcomes across projects, change initiatives, and operational delivery.
How to be Assertive
Develop the confidence to communicate clearly, set boundaries, and handle challenging interactions professionally while maintaining empathy and positive relationships.
Becoming an Effective Manager
Develop the skills, confidence and strategies needed to lead people, manage performance, and build a high-performing team in your organisation.
Finance for Non-Financial Managers
Gain the financial confidence to interpret accounts, manage budgets, and make informed decisions that drive profitability and organisational success.
Strategy for Advanced Senior Leaders
Strengthen strategic thinking and decision making using practical frameworks to evaluate options and drive organisational performance.
Influencing Tactics
Build practical influencing skills to gain buy in, strengthen relationships and shape thinking without relying on authority.
Introduction to Interview Skills (For Interviewers)
Build confidence and structure in interviewing through practical techniques for fair, consistent and effective candidate assessment.
Advanced Interview Skills
Develop fair, structured and inclusive interviewing skills to improve candidate experience and selection decisions.
From Policy to Practice: Implementing Menopause Support at Work
Turn menopause policies into practical, consistent workplace support through confident conversations and effective implementation.
