The focus of the first group of workshops is on exploring your style, what your strengths are, what values you bring and how you want to develop as a result of this leadership programme. 

We also explore your communication preferences, how you’re building trust and the role of emotional intelligence. As part of these workshops you will identify a project to work on across the leadership programme that showcases an area of your development.

On Workshops 1 & 2 we cover:

• ways to assess yourself and an identification of your key skills and behaviours. A 360 feedback approach can also be utilised to support this.
• what makes a high-performing culture that balances productivity and employee wellbeing
• your preferred style of communication and how you can adapt this to influence others, particularly during busy periods
• why trust is such an important leadership behaviour and how to develop it in your team to foster inclusion and performance
• the neuroscience pertaining to leadership and management including practical ways to use emotional intelligence
• ways to learn outside of the programme hours to help you embed the learning from the workshops

The second set of workshops focuses on key management and leadership skills to develop your confidence in the workplace. 

On these workshops you will explore ways how to have conversations with your team members; whether they’re about performance, regular 1 to 1s or their wellbeing. You will also learn how to leverage coaching skills to have meaningful conversations.

On Workshops 3 & 4 we cover:

• practical ways to undertake typical management activities such as having 1:1s and performance discussions 
• the basics of transactional analysis and the importance of having adult to adult conversations in a work environment
• an in-depth exploration and practice of coaching skills to help you easily have meaningful conversations that compel others to action 
• the importance of not shying away from difficult conversations, and how you can give feedback in a supportive way

The third group of workshops focuses on elevating your leadership skills to motivate others and creating a high-performing environment. It helps you explore in more depth your own leadership style, your strengths and patterns of working. 

You will also learn how to delegate without micromanaging, developing accountability in your team and how to work with remote or hybrid teams.

On Workshops 5 & 6 we cover:

• the importance of creating a psychologically-safe environment for your employees
• using assertiveness and situational leadership to help you delegate and influence in a collaborative way
• trust and accountability and why they’re so key for management practices
• ways to support your team if they’re working remotely or in a hybrid-pattern
• authentic leadership and how to develop your presence and impact
• practices to support complex problem solving and taking action to lead in a complex environment

On the final set of workshops you will be involved in a number of practical activities to help you consolidate your leadership purpose and vision. These help to support your continuous professional development and elevate your facilitation skills. It also acts as an opportunity for you to receive feedback on the changes that other participants and yourself have observed over the programme.

On Workshops 7 & 8 we cover:

• presenting information to a range of stakeholders in an engaging and stimulating way to increase buy-in
• the process of building habits that stick and ways that, as a manager or leader, you can support your team to grow
• ways to develop business strategies that are in line with your organisation
• a live delivery with feedback of your project, problem you have solved or reflections on your leadership purpose
• the importance self-awareness and both reflective and reflexive practice to keep on developing the skills that you have learnt
• steps for you to create an actionable plan that goes beyond the leadership programme