The Practical Leader: Fundamentals of Effective Leadership

Creating Highly-Engaged and High-Performing Organizations through Self, Business and People Leadership

What you'll learn

• The Key Elements of Self, Business & People Leadership
• Ideas, techniques & tools to help you become a more inspiring & effective leader, whatever your position in the organization
• Practical methods for creating Highly-Engaged and High-Performing Organizations
• Conduct a range of Assessments: Your Current Leadership Level, Your Personal Focus, Organizational Assessment, Team Assessment - and more!
• Empowering others through delegation
• Coaching others, whether your direct reports or colleagues
• Develop a Personal Leadership Action Plan for the next 6-9 Months

Requirements

• No previous management or leadership experience required
• Access to a printer for the course resources

Description

Leadership is not about position, power, job title… or being a “hero.” It’s about credibility, relationships and what you do. In this program we'll be focusing on Integrated Leadership, which is the combination of Self, Business and People Leadership and is designed to help you become a better leader, whatever your position in the organization.

We've included a host of tools, methods and assessments that you can implement straight away, together with 60 pages of resource PDFs that you can download and use as often as you wish.

Our approach comes from our time as HRBPs, training professionals and as executive coaches. We sincerely hope our experience brings you value as you continue on your leadership path.

The Desired "Leadership Outcome" : A Highly-Engaged & High-Performing Organization

The Highly-Engaged Organization

"Engaged" employees are aligned to the organization's mission and vision, and personally want the organization to succeed. Highly engaged employees deliver better results:

• If the overall “engagement” level in the organization is high, then the organization is more likely to achieve, and exceed, its goals.
• "Engaged" employees are aligned to the organization's mission and vision, and personally want the organization to succeed.

The High-Performing Organization

High-Performing Organizations:

• Deliver excellent results that exceed expectations.
• Have a clear “Line of Sight,” where Individual & Team Mission & Objectives are clearly linked to the Organizational Mission and Objectives

The Integrated Leader

The main purpose The Practical Leader is to help you achieve both of those outcomes and become a fully 'Integrated Leader.'

• Provides a positive, innovative atmosphere
• Creates highly-engaged teams
• High concern for actions/results
• High concern for people
• Role-models company and personal values
• Can effectively lead teams and organizations in any location around the world

What's in the Course

In the program you'll learn skills and techniques that will enable you to successfully lead diverse teams and create highly-engaged and high-performing organizations that achieve extraordinary results - anywhere around the globe. We'll be covering:

Self-Leadership: Knowing Yourself and Your Leadership Style

• Being Highly-Engaged In Your Role
• Developing a High-Level of Self-Awareness
• Becoming a Values Role Model
• Having a Clear Sense of Purpose
• Your Leadership Philosophy

Business-Leadership: Creating a High-Performing Organization

• Ensuring Everyone Understands the Vision
• Connecting to Strategy
• Building a Strong Organization
• Ensuring a Sense of Urgency
• Holding Regular Performance Discussions

People-Leadership: Creating a Highly-Engaged Organization

• Creating a High-Trust Environment
• Encouraging & Empowering Others
• Discussing Career Development
• Providing Feedback & Actively Coaching Others
• Creating High-Performing Teams

Finally

Our intention has been to ensure the contents are understandable for both native and non-native speakers of English. We hope we have achieved that goal!

Who this course is for:

• Anyone in the early stages of their leadership role
• Potential leaders in preparation for future leadership roles
• Experienced leaders looking for specific tools and ideas to supplement their current capabilities