Advanced Leadership Skills

Introduction

Vision, clear focus and direction make things happen. Successful leaders have excellent communication, motivation and team building skills. They successfully identify a preferred style of leadership but are able to adapt to other styles when appropriate.

This course will develop your individual style of leadership, look at the personal qualities that make leaders stand out, highlight the importance of a clear direction and vision and provide practical help and support. We also focus on leadership in complex and changing situations, where making things happen requires highly developed leadership skills.

The course also introduces the concepts of knowledge and risk management as a senior management issue.

Who should attend:

Middle and senior managers who wish to develop their leadership skills to a high level or a natural progression for delegates who have completed the basic skills course.

Course outcomes:

Whilst you will be familiar with your personal leadership style and the concept of situational leadership, this course will focus on developing these skills to enable you to achieve results. The effects of organisational culture, changing circumstances and difficult circumstances are all barriers to effective leadership. The course allows you to practice your techniques and develop strategies for success. Models of risk and knowledge management are also explored.

Teaching methods:

There will be a mixture of theoretical input from the tutor along with opportunities for experiential learning, and practice and discussion in small and large groups