Leveraging
Your Leadership
Improving Performance in your Organization by applying Advanced
Leadership Principles
"Leaders walk their talk; in
true leaders, there is no gap between the theories they espouse and their practice." - Warren Bennis
Meetings are by definition a concession to deficient organization. For one either meets or one works. One cannot do both at the same time. In an ideally designed structure…there would
be no meetings. – Peter Drucker
Leveraging Your Leadership is
committed to preparing the next wave of senior executives to lead their businesses
successfully into the future. Surveys of top executives have confirmed that
Leadership Skills are the most important factor in a manager's career progress - rated
above intelligence, knowledge or job skills. Today's leadership demands in both private
and public sector business have changed significantly. The purpose of this course is to
provide a systematic leadership experience for targeted senior leaders who play a
significant role in their organization and who are serious about achieving peak
performance in their role as leader, communicator and change agent.
In times of increasing demand for
improving value to all stakeholders, companies realize that the competencies of their
people, and especially managers, are the most important source of competitive advantage.
Think of managerial work as a continuum. At one end is the very capable person who
makes their contribution through knowledge, experience, skills, talent and solid work
habits. At the other end is the effective leader who garners commitment to a
compelling vision, and stimulates their followers to high levels of performance and
achievement. The principles of V.I.P. Leadership (Value-creator,
Independent-thinker, People-Developer) covered in this course will help you shift from
operating as a competent manager to operating as an effective leader.
This Program includes exercises and
a self and 3600 assessment. The assessment enables the participant to
analyze the impact they are currently having on people in relation to the impact they
ideally would like to have, leadership strategies used, and overall effectiveness.
In addition, the participant will have the opportunity to participate in a number of group
sessions with your peers to share experiences and learn different techniques and tools
that will add to your leadership arsenal. This program is designed to create a talent pool
that demonstrates core leadership characteristics and behaviours needed to create a
vibrant achieving organization and it provides you with practical ways to improve your
performance on the job the next day.
Goals/objectives
of this program:
- Learn what has changed in
leadership and how leaders are adapting to these changes.
- Understand the conditions under
which all your followers can perform independently and effectively toward a common
objective.
- Measure up against ten leadership
strategies that leaders use to move the organization and its members toward a successful
future with recommendations on how your can improve your use of each strategy.
- Understand the concepts of
prescriptive and restrictive strategies and how both reflect and effect leadership.Undergo
a comprehensive self and 3600
assessment which will assist you in targeting the improvements you want to make.
- Learn the connection between
thinking and behaviour and how your level of success and satisfaction is strongly tied to
your thoughts and self-concept.
- Better understanding of the impact
your personal leadership style has on others.
- Become aware of the interplay
between culture and your leadership styles and how this influences that path of your
organization and its people.
- Learn how to think on your feet and
how to translate what you have learned to others.
- Explore the new realities that
exist between the corporation and its employees and how you can motivate and harness the
power of your people.
- Learn how to become a Change Agent
who encourages innovation.
- Identify your leadership strengths
and development opportunities and devise an action plan to improve your performance back
on the job.
