This course has been designed for talented executives who find themselves in significant leadership roles and aspire to become exceptional leaders. It aims to balance the ‘hard’ business skills with the ‘soft’ people skills necessary for impactful leadership. Delivered by experienced instructors with backgrounds in top business schools and leadership roles, this course offers practical and insightful strategies to elevate your leadership effectiveness.
Duration
5 Days
Topics to Be Covered
Module 1: The Leadership Challenge
- The Role of Feedback for Leadership Development
- Leadership in a VUCA World
- Your Leadership Style
- Questionnaire Analysis and in-depth discussions on your leadership profile. This includes examining results from three online profiles completed before the course and identifying ways to become a powerful and authentic leader in your organization.
- Exploring your natural leadership behaviors
- Understanding team dynamics: Who do you need on your team?
- Evaluating the impact of your style on relationships
- Identifying potential leadership challenges linked to your style
- Listening for Leaders:
- The secret ingredient for building loyalty and respect
- Listening beyond the words
- Group exercise
- Live Issues from the Workplace:
- Sharing personal mini case studies on current concerns
Module 2: The Leadership Context
- Introduction to Strategy and the Organization
- Managing the environment and identifying stakeholders
- Understanding and prioritizing stakeholder needs
- Stakeholder Mapping
- Reviewing organizational vision, mission, and values
- Establishing objectives
- The Power of Organizational Culture:
- Understanding culture and its types
- Recognizing benign and toxic cultures
- The leader’s role in shaping organizational culture
- Culture Web Exercise: Analyzing and identifying needed cultural changes
- Leading Employee Engagement: Creating a supportive and empowering workplace
Module 3: “Leaders Create Leaders”
- Nurturing a pipeline of leaders
- Developing leadership networks at all levels
- Encouraging collaboration and teamwork
- Building High-Performance Teams
- Strengthening Trust and Reputation across personal, employee, customer, and societal relationships
- Strengthening Your Psychological Capital:
- Optimism
- Hope
- Resilience
- Confidence
- Mindfulness
Module 4: Leadership Communication
- Influencing Skills: Strategies, power dynamics, and navigating organizational politics
- Adapting communication styles for credibility and effectiveness
- Handling Difficult People and Situations
- Inspirational Speaking: Stage presence, voice modulation, body language, and passion
Module 5: Leading into the Future
- The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Innovation, opportunity, risk-taking, and ownership
- Leading Transformational Change
- Case Study: NYPD
- Understanding change dynamics
- Addressing resistance to change
- 8 steps to successful organizational change
- Maintaining long-term commitment
- Leaving a leadership legacy
- Personal Presentations: Leadership development plans and building actionable insights
General Notes
- All courses can be tailored to meet participants’ needs.
- Participants must be fluent in English.
- Training includes presentations, practical exercises, web-based tutorials, and group work. Facilitators have over 10 years of experience.
- Participants receive a certificate from Stepsure Training and Research Institute upon successful completion.
- Training is conducted at Stepsure Training and Research Institute centers, with options for in-house and online training available upon request.
- Course duration is flexible, and content can be customized to fit specific timeframes.
- Course fees include facilitation, training materials, two coffee breaks, buffet lunch, and a certificate. Participants cover their own travel expenses, airport transfers, visa applications, dinners, health/accident insurance, and personal costs.
- Accommodation, airport pickup, and visa processing can be arranged at discounted rates upon request.
- Tablets and laptops are available as an add-on to the training fee.
- One-year free consultation and coaching are offered post-course.
- Group registrations (more than two participants) are eligible for a discount (10% to 50%).
- Payments should be made before training or as per agreement, to Stepsure Training and Research Institute’s account for better preparation.
- For inquiries, contact info@stepsureresearchinstitute.org or call +254 723 482 495.
Website: www.stepsureresearchinstitute.org
