Leadership skills

This interactive seminar will assist leaders and strategy setters to develop the skills and understanding of the value and benefit of developing a more inclusive style of leadership that responds proactively to the diverse talents and needs of others.

Learning outcomes:

At the end of the course, delegates will be able to:

·       Develop a shared understanding of Inclusive Leadership and the business benefit of leading individuals and teams with a more inclusive style

·        Understand one’s own personal biases and stereotypes as a basis of leading and working effectively with others who are different

·        Define the key competencies and behaviours that lead to the adoption of a more inclusive leadership style

·        Review and role play a number of business situations and scenarios and demonstrate the practical value of more inclusive leadership behaviour

·        Establish personal development action plans for translating learning into practical application back in the workplace
 

Typical content:

·       Feedback – this programme is most effective if preceded by 360 degree feedback on leadership styles and preference

·        Business Context – reviewing the leadership demands of operating in a more complex & diverse commercial world with a premium on valuing & working with difference

·        Stereotypes & Biases – practical exercises to demonstrate our own biases and assumptions about others

·        Inclusive Leadership Model–  review and discussion of Inclusive Leadership model highlighting the main competencies and behaviours of an Inclusive Leader

·        Applications – a number of exercises and role plays to practice the skills of inclusive leadership and demonstrate the applied benefit of a more inclusive style – includes establishing common aims, running inclusive meetings, building individual rapport and handling cultural clashes

·        Personal Planning - an opportunity for individuals to review what they have learned and make personal action plans for back at work

 

In-House Course only

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