Leadership has always been challenging, but in the volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous world we now live in the challenges are the greatest in human history. COVID-19 has shown us the fragility of our present and the need to develop essential skills for the future.
Becoming the leader that your team, organisation, and country needs requires personal insight, an understanding of the science of leadership and learning that challenges and enlightens. This training course provides that and will help you become a fit for future leader.
This training course will feature:
The Essentials of Leadership
Leading in the VUCA World
Leading the High-Performance Team
Developing Your Cultural Intelligence (CI)
Sustainable Leadership: Fit for Future
What are the goals?
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
Describe the “fit for future” leaders
Improve team management competency
Differentiate between transformational & transactional management
Explain in their own words the meaning of each of the five value dimensions
List the key competencies of the sustainable leader
Who is this training course for?
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit all managers, team leaders, senior executives and other professionals who need to understand and adjust their style and approach towards managing and leading others. In particular those leaders and managers who aspire to develop a new set of values into their work and develop their personal leadership competencies.
How will this training course be presented?
This training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes stimulating presentations supporting each of the topics together with interactive trainer lead sessions of discussion.
There will also be practical sessions where participants can practice and experience course related activities. Realistic exercises, short video presentations, roll-play, and feedback, will be used to facilitate learning.
Course Outline
Day One: The Essentials of Leadership
An introduction to “fit for future” leadership
The difference between leadership and management
Transformational leadership
The emotionally intelligent leader
Giving effective feedback
Day Two: Leading in the VUCA World
Traditional Leadership styles vs. VUCA Leadership
From Volatility to Vision
From Uncertainty to Understanding
From Complexity to Clarity
From Ambiguity to Agility
Day Three: Leading the High-Performance Team
Characteristics of high-performing teams
The stages of team development
Leading cross-functional teams
The importance of consensus
Understanding and avoiding groupthink
Day Four: Developing Your Cultural Intelligence (CI)
The Meaning of Culture
Hofstede’s five value dimensions
Understanding workplace and organisational culture
Improving cross-cultural communication
Leading Generations Y and Z
Day Five: Sustainable Leadership: Fit for Future
An introduction to sustainable leadership
Key competencies of sustainable leaders
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Cultural differences with CSR
The link between work ethics and behaviour
The certificate
Coventry Academy Certificate of Attendance will be provided to delegates who attend and complete the course