Business Skills

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

  • What does it take to become an effective leader?
  • Is leadership a natural talent or acquired skills?
  • Is management the same as leadership?
  • What are the differences between tactical and strategically planned leadership styles?
  • If you are looking for an answer to any of the above questions, then you are in the right place. This course offers effective skills and practical solutions for successful leadership. Detailed course materials, exercises and a comprehensive action plan at the end of the course will maximize your learning and allows you to take full advantage of these newly acquired skills once back at work.

Effective leaders have acquired a set of skills and developed behaviours that set them apart from others. Successful leaders inspire and motivate people. They have the ability to create a vision and transfer it to those around them. They encourage hope, positivity, ambition and compassion. They are good communicators; know about planning and more importantly they can manage people. While all good managers are not leaders, all successful leaders certainly know how to manage people.

Good leaders have strong values, defined goals and clear plans to achieve those goals however they are pragmatic and embrace the change. Their flexible approach allows them to change their strategy and even beliefs to deal with different situation and unexpected developments especially in times of crisis. They are good problem solvers and encourage creativity, confidence and determination in their staff to overcome setbacks and problems.

Although skills are an important part of making a strong leader, it is the behaviour that often marks a successful leader. Great leaders show integrity, enthusiasm, determination, confidence and wisdom. They understand people’s needs and group characteristics. They appreciate hard work and reward it accordingly.

LEARNING OUTCOME (By the end of this course you will be able to):

  • Lead your team and achieve results
  • Understand the relationship between stakeholders, clients, team members & you
  • Influence people in the right direction
  • Communicate effectively with team members
  • Coach and develop your team so that they operate at their peak
  • Think strategically and align your team with company’s mission
  • Achieve results through people

COURSE CONTENT:

GOAL ORIENTATED THINKING

Effective leadership without defined goals and objectives is impossible. As a successful leader you have to make it clear to your staff what are the common goal of your organisation.

STRATEGY

You need a strategy to achieve your goals. A clear and comprehensive strategy will prevent the team getting carried away with unimportant details and help them focus on the main objective.

CENTRE OF THE NETWORK

Strong leaders are at the centre of organisations. They are capable of interacting with a full circle of people, from staff to stakeholders. This interaction allows you to identify needs & recognise
opportunities.

INFLUENCE

Successful leaders understand the art of influence. They know who to influence and how. Learning about different influence techniques to use on a varity of people will not only increase your authority but
also increase the chance of success.

MOTIVATION AND QUESTIONING TECHNIQUES

Motivation increases enthusiasm, positive energy and productivity. By understanding your team’s vision you learn to motivate them effectively. Using the right questioning techniques will also help you in reaching to the bottom of problems and encourage efficient problem solving.

DEVELOPING PEOPLE

As a strong leader you need to understand your people’s perspective, their abilities and vision in order to bring the best out of them. Don’t forget that as a successful leader you are a role model and should live up to it.

LEADERSHIP STYLES

Some leaders have one leadership style which works in some situations but not in others. Effective leaders however understand the value of pragmatism and develop different styles of leadership suitable for changing environments. You will learn about different styles of leadership and what style to use in different situations and with different people.

DELEGATION

Effective delegation not only gives a leader more time to deal with more important issues, it also increases team’s confidence in their abilities. Learn the rules of effective delegation.

CREATIVE THINKING

You will learn how to brainstorm, inspire your team to become more creative, encourage contribution & how to capture ideas and information.

RISK AND OPPORTUNITY MANAGEMENT

As a leader you need to identify risks promptly in order to deal with them effectively and to prevent any future problems. Recognizing opportunities on time will allow you to take advantage of situations
successfully.

ACTION PLAN

At the end of this course you will create an action plan which will improve your leadership skills.

THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND LEADERSHIP SKILLS TRAINING COURSE:

We have been running this course for many years and it has been quite successful. We have implemented numerous changes and modification over the years based on the feedback we have received from our delegates.

The 1 or 2 days course is designed to prepare the delegates for a leading role. We usually get two kinds of delegates. 1: A manager who is managing a team and who is busy with his official commitments. 2: A Leader who is in a leading role, and now want to master the art systematically so that they can lead better.

The course is designed to accommodate both types by training them about people personalities, bad leadership habits, and correct attitude. It is well understood that being told what to do is not as effective as actually carrying it out. Hence, the course uses extensive exercises to engage the delegates and put them artificially in a similar situation at work. Their performance can be observed by the tutor in this controlled environment and scored and evaluated based on the instructions given. The tutor can easily provide feedback and emphasize learning points and move on to the next topic. This way, the delegates have a higher chance of learning and remembering the concepts thought.

Our experience shows that delegates who went through this course were extremely positive about their experience and also thought the course was more like a coaching session where their needs were specifically addressed and they received a tailored training session. Indeed this is the direct result of the design of the course which is based on accelerated Learning and Modern Coaching Skills.

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