Leadership Skills training

This programme is unique, as participants create the agenda themselves, by identifying those management competencies which they most need to develop. The programme is then personalised to focus on these competencies.

The programme is run in very small groups. You will therefore benefit from personal attention throughout.

The Management Skills Workshop runs in 8 half-day sessions, spread out over 6-10 weeks. This allows new techniques to be practised between sessions, increasing the relevance of the programme to your day-to-day role.

Course Benefits

A tailored programme which will make an immediate positive impact on your management skills
Individual attention throughout the programme
A personalised analysis of your own management style
Case studies taken from your own workplace giving you real take-away ideas to put into practice
Modules spread over time to allow time to practise skills between sessions

What will the course cover?

By the end of the training you will:

Have analysed your own leadership style, and know how to adapt it in different circumstancess
Be able to identify and respond appropriately to the management needs of your staff
Have developed skills and techniques to be able to manage effectively
Have developed in-depth competencies in those skills which are most important to your role
Modules spread over time to allow time to practise skills between sessions

Course topics are:

What is leadership? What is management?
Key management models
Strategic planning
Objective-setting and progress monitoring
Managing staff
Personal organisation and effectiveness
Recruitment and interviewing
Managing change
Creative thinking and problem-solving
Building and empowering effective teams
Coaching and counselling
Improving business processes
Effective communication

Who should attend?

This course is aimed at managers who may have some experience of managing, but have had little or no formal training in management skills.

Participants may be new in a management role, or may wish to develop their management skills further.

"Leadership and learning are indispensable to one another" - John F Kennedy

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What they're saying about this course...

"It was fun, well thought through and well-presented. I learnt quite a few insights on leadership" Ian Gilmour - The Church of Scotland

"Delivery and subject matter was superb - provided much food for thought. Excellent tools for everyday use" Adrian Axtell - Regional Secretary, Unite the Union

"Really good for managers looking to build their team" Lisa McEwan - Abbey Business Centres