The Course Content
Module 1: Leadership, Innovation & Enterprise Skills
Day One: Successful Leadership Styles
Inspirational leadership
Power of Influence
Understanding and developing others
Proactive Leadership
Delegation as a leadership style
Motivational leadership
Day Two: Driving Radical Innovation
Lateral thinking
Share your thinking, purpose and direction
Systemic innovation
Unleashing the power of the mind
Cultivating creativity
Managing change creatively; Implementing innovation
Day Three: Entrepreneurial Leadership
Optimizing your personal leadership strengths
Becoming an environmental change agent
Developing personal empowerment
Using transformational vocabulary
Maximizing essential communication principles
Understanding the major levels of communication
Day Four: Accountable Communication
What is accountability
Improving personal credibility
Leading with integrity
Sharpen your communication skills
Listening with the heart
Inspiring and guiding the team
Day Five: Developing Emotionally Intelligent Organizations
Building bonds, cooperation & team building
Forging emotionally intelligent teams
Resolving conflicts using emotional intelligence
Communicate your vision
Organizational awareness
Leading emotionally intelligent organizations
Module 2: Decisions, Dynamics & Leadership Styles
Day Six: Self-awareness for Dynamic Leadership
Recognise self-talk and how it affects perception
Knowing you
Be aware of strengths and weaknesses
Growing relationships with others
Removing emotional and mental blind spots
Case study of decisive leadership
Day Seven: The Decision-Making Process
What is decision-making
Importance of decision-making
Decision-making skills assessment
Steps for the decision-making process
Developing alternatives through brainstorming
How to select the best option
Day Eight: Dynamic Leadership for Team Performance
Leadership characteristics of a dynamic leader
Developing openness to other ideas and alternatives
Connecting through collaborative communication
Building camaraderie for team cohesion
Giving constructive feedback
Influencing the team towards a shared vision
Day Nine: Finding Options and Solutions
Styles of decision making
Importance of real facts
How to gather information
Analytical tools for problem solving
How to encourage your team’s creativity
Engaging positive responses to ideas through nonverbal communication
Day Ten: Decisive Leadership for Timely Decisions
Setting deadlines
How to delegate decisions
Being prepared for bad decisions
Focus on positive change
Take your time seriously
Map out your plans