Developing Transformational Leadership

Overview:

Transformational Leaders motivate and gain the commitment of their followers by sharing a vision, raising expectations, and creating a feeling of trust so that followers will perform to a level exceeding their own expectations of what is considered possible. This exciting and practical training course will help you develop as a Transformational Leader. In this seminar, delegates will study the best practices from industry leaders and apply that in their own teams and organizations

Objectives:

By the end of this course you will be able to:

• Determine their role as a transformational leader
• Demonstrate practical skills in effective communication suitable for leadership
• Appreciate business strategy and strategic thinking
• Develop and identify EI competencies
• Identify stages of change and explore how to overcome resistance to change  

Outline:

Competency 1 - Transformational Leadership Skills

• Introduction to leadership
• The difference between leadership and management
• Transformational leadership
• Competencies of great leaders
• Leading younger generations –Generation X & Why
• The Delegation Continuum

Competency 2 - Communication Skills

• Overcoming common communication barriers
• Introducing active listening
• Powerful questioning skills
• Body language explained
• SOLER – how to communicate
• Cross-cultural communication

Competency 3 - Strategic Thinking & Planning

• What is strategy?
• Approaches to strategy
• Vision & Mission
• Business model canvas
• Strategic thinking
• Strategic analysis (PEST analysis; scorecards; five forces: SWOT)

Competency 4 - Emotional Intelligence (EI)

• EI Competences
• Understanding your emotions as a Leader
• Giving feedback the EI way
• Dealing with ‘difficult’ people
• Win-Win thinking
• Ways to improve your EI

Competency 5 - Leading Change

• The key drivers of change today
• Change management vs. change leadership
• Overcoming resistance to change
• The five psychological phases of change and their effective management
• Best practice in change leadership
• Supporting employees through change