An intensive professional development training course on
Leading Teams for
Emerging Leaders
Transforming Individual Contributor to a
High Performing Leader in any Workplace
The Structure
This comprehensive training course consists of two modules which can be booked as a 10 Day Training event, or as individual, 5 Day training courses.
Module 1: Emerging Leaders in a Digital Age
Module 2: Mastering the Transition from Technical Expert to Leader
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes speaker input, facilitated discussion, syndicate work and practical exercises, videos, self-tests, all with an emphasis on delegate involvement throughout.
The Course Content
Module 1 - Emerging Leaders in a Digital Age
Day One: The Digitisation of Society and its Impact on Business
- The evolution and revolution of digital technology
- THE VUCA world we live in – a world of Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity and Ambiguity
- Companies that have thrived while their competitors have died – what we can learn
- The five effects of digitisation on company operations
- What digital customers expect – and what you need to do to deliver it
- Creating strategy in a digital era
Day Two: Creativity and Innovation
- Disruptive companies – case studies
- Becoming a disruptor - personal qualities and techniques
- Extreme cultures and extremely successful organisations - and what we can learn from them
- ‘Agile Leadership’ – what it is, what it isn’t
- Motivating people to innovate, experiment and 'fail fast' with new ideas
- Presenting new ideas with influence and passion
Day Three: People management in a Digital World
- Generations X, Y and Z. How do they differ? What are they looking for in work?
- Great leaders listen: active listening techniques
- How does people management differ from ten years ago?
- Motivation and performance management in 21st century organizations
- Creating an inspiring digital vision
- Models of modern people management from coaching to holacracy
Day Four: Personal Productivity in The Digital Era
- Stopping 20th century-style working in digital organisations
- Emails and meetings – dealing with time stealers – revolutionising your day
- A model to help you focus on priorities and time management
- Dealing with time-wasters and procrastination
- Leading productive meetings at work: managing, appreciating and utilising diversity
- Leading meetings with creative flair: thinking differently for new answers
Day Five: Teams in a Digital Age
- Effective and ineffective team behaviours in a digital era
- Different types of work arrangement – home-based, distance, matrix
- Deploying collaborative tools for enhanced productivity
- Modernising the work environment
- Introducing and managing diversity – age, gender ability and difference in working style
- Introducing and managing change – vision, planning and execution
Module 2: Mastering the Transition from Technical Expert to Leader
Day Six: The Need for Leadership in the Modern Workplace
- From technical expert to leader
- The difference between managing and leading
- Characteristics of highly effective leaders
- Transformational and transactional leadership
- The importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Day Seven: Key Communication Skills of Leaders
- Effective interpersonal communication in the leadership role
- Communicating successfully – Avoiding communication barriers
- Active listening and questioning skills
- Understanding your own personality profile
- Developing self-awareness
Day Eight: Building and Leading Successful Teams
- Achieving the high-performing team
- Stages of team development
- Identifying the essential factors in motivation
- The benefits and barriers to delegation
- Decision-making with teams – avoiding group think
Day Nine: Essential Skills for Coaching
- The Coaching Cycle (PEDICR)
- Key listening & questioning techniques for coaching & mentoring
- Introducing SOLER techniques
- Plan a coaching session & preparing a coaching plan
- Set coaching objectives which are measurable (SMART)
Day Ten: Leading & Managing Change
- The key drivers of change
- The difference between change management and change leadership
- Overcoming resistance to change
- Change at the individual, team and organisational level
- The five psychological phases of change and their effective management
The Certificate
- AZTech Certificate of Completion for delegates who attend and complete the training course