Leadership Development Programme

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About the Programme

What does it take to be a successful leader? Are leaders born or can you develop leadership? Do leaders have to be strong and heroic or do different situations call for different type of behavior and personality? How effective is the leadership function and leadership development in your organization? What skills do you have and what skills do you need to acquire to become a better leader yourself? 

These and other questions are addressed by the Leadership Development Programme, founded in 2012.

WHAT’S NEW IN A NEW SEASON

• Enhanced content
• More practical exercises; cases & small group tasks to build your leadership competencies
• More opportunities to address participants questions & situation in each session

During the modules you will have the opportunity to explore the leadership phenomenon and improve the competencies necessary for effective leadership in modern organizations. Each module will include practical exercises, discussions and assignments to connect material studied to real life practice of participants.

Having successfully finished the Development Programme, the participants will receive the certificates of completion.

DURING THE MODULES YOU WILL

• Learn about leadership traits, behaviours and skills related to effective leadership in organizations and apply this knowledge to your current work context
• Reflect upon your own experience of leading self, leading others and being led
• Create action plans to develop yourself as a leader and contribute to the development of leadership in your organization

TARGET AUDIENCE

• Middle & senior managers of the companies
• Specialists, who wish to develop their leadership skills

FORMAT:

• 8 study sessions x 4 hrs plus 1 bonus closing session x 2 hrs
• Each session includes structured material, homework review, individual and group exercises (case studies, small group or individual practical tasks to apply learned material to participants’ realities)

REQUIREMNETS FOR COMPLETION:

• Attendance and participation in minimum of 6 out 8 study sessions
• Home tasks completion (reported in the beginning of each class)
• Multiple-choice test (based on slides, home assignments and class discussions) – minimum 50%
• Individual presentation (oral, 3-5 minutes) delivered in the end of the course

SYLLABUS:

MODULE 1. LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT. PERSONALITY OF LEADER – March 5

• How managers and leaders differ
• Key personality traits relevant to performance
• Trait theory of leadership
• Universal traits correlating with effective leadership
• Charisma and leadership
• Self-assessment; strengths & areas for development
• Participants’ goals for current year
• Requirements for the course

MODULE 2. STYLES OF LEADERSHIP – March 12

• Behavioral theory of leadership: looking at your leadership style
• Identifying advantages & disadvantages of each style: group exercise
• Situational leadership: adapting your style to your follower needs
• Practical case analysis & group reports

 MODULE 3. INDIVIDUAL LEADERSHIP – March 19

• Leading one-on-one: the purpose and the means
• Key motivation principles
• Role of rewards, needs and equity in motivation
• Goal-setting
• Delegation
• Communication and holding one-on-one meetings
• Scenario analysis: work in groups
• Using problem solving as a developmental tool
• Role-play for communication & problem-solving skills

 MODULE 4. TEAM LEADERSHIP: UNDERSTANDING AND LEADING TEAMS – March 26

• Team game & analysis
• Team dynamics and factors effecting team performance
• Leader’s role in the team work
• Typical team challenges and ways to handle them
• Scenario analysis: work in groups
• Feedback
• Recognition
• Empowering teams and individuals

 MODULE 5. ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP: POWER AND POLITICS. INFLUENCE SKILLS – April 02

• Power vs influence
• Types of power and sources of power
• Influence tactics
• Analysis of own power & influence tactics repertoire/group discussion
• Politics and political games
• Ethics and leadership

MODULE 6. ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE. HOW LEADERS EFFECT CULTURE. CHANGE MANAGEMENT – April 9

• What is organizational culture
• Sources of organizational culture
• Culture assessment in own organization
• How leaders change culture
• Change management principles
• How individuals adapt to change
• Case study analysis in groups
• Transformational and strategic leaderhip

 MODULE 7. EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE. LEADERSHIP AND EMOTIONS – April 16

• Emotions & moods, how well I understand them
• What is EQ and why it is important for leadership and team work
• High & low EQ indicators
• Understanding EQ competencies: self-awareness, self-motivation, self-regulation, social awareness (empathy) and relation management
• Practicing self-awareness
• Self-regulation & stess-management techniques
• How leaders can influence team EQ

  MODULE 8. REVIEW. PARTICIPANTS’ PRESENTATIONS – April 23

• Individual presentations (3-5 min) & test
• Feedback on presentations
• What is self-leadership
• Sources of feedback for leader
• Planning for further development
• Presenting plans in small groups

MODULE 9. MEET THE LEADERS – April 25

• Special guests of the program sharing leadership tips and insights, interactive session
• Panel presentation & discussion
• Ceremony of Program Closure

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