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Effective Leadership

Any organisation is only as good as its leaders. Leadership is often seen as the ability to empower people, enabling them to support the vision and strategy of an organisation, and is a skill that can be developed. Leaders are developed, not necessarily born. This one-day session is designed to help managers explore their leadership potential and be better placed to drive the success of their teams.

This is a classroom course.
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What you will learn

The traits, behaviours and habits that make a great leader
The differences between management and leadership
The concept of high support and high challenge
The pros and cons of six key leadership styles
How effective your own style is as both a manager and a leader
How to take a situational leadership approach with team members
A leader’s role in the service profit chain

Modules in more detail

Leading, managing, doing – what the difference is and personal reflection on the current split of your time on these vs. what it should be
Common leadership traits – defining these and reviewing personal performance against them
Getting the balance right – how to achieve the right mix of support and challenge, and the impact of the mix being wrong
Common leadership approaches – six styles, situational leadership, upside down leadership and the leadership split. Exploring how these can be of practical help to a leader

Who it is suitable for

Anyone with a responsibility to lead; from first time team leaders through to senior managers
Effective managers who wish to adopt more of a leadership approach to their role