Effective Team Leadership

Effective Team Leadership

Duration: 3 Days

Program Objectives

  • To establish a definition of effective leadership
  • To create a meaningful mission statement
  • To develop and communicate a compelling vision of the future
  • To move towards a strategic approach to leadership
  • To develop personal leadership traits
  • To consider how to communicate for effective leadership
  • To create a motivating work environment
  • To Implement  effective leadership behaviours
  • To learn how to understanding, lead and manage change
  • To establish priorities for strategic action
  • To develop  an action plan for personal growth and development

Course Content:

Management and Leadership

  • Operational definitions
  • Management compared to leadership
  • Different management and leadership styles
  • Power and effectiveness
  • Are leaders born or made?

Mission of the Organization

  • Meta-, Macro- and Micro-leadership
  • The universal mission statement
  • Crafting your own mission statement
  • Planning to communicate the mission

A Vision of the Future

  • Creating a compelling vision
  • Making the vision meaningful
  • Communicating the vision and keeping it alive

A Strategic Frame of Reference

  • Understanding the current focus of activity
  • Identifying areas for development

Profile of the Manager/Leader

  • Management vs Leadership skills and traits
  • Increasing personal leadership potential

Strategic Plan for Personal Growth

Communication and Influence Skills

  • A communication model
  • Elements of positive verbal and nonverbal communication
  • Selling ideas and gaining agreement for action

The Importance of Motivation

  • The nature of motivation
  • Establishing a motivating environment
  • Empowerment – shattering the myth

Applying Effective Styles

  • Situational leadership theory
  • Diagnosing follower development level
  • Contracting for leadership style and performance development
  • Implementation and follow-up

Leading Change

  • A model for change
  • Increasing the likelihood of change
  • Communicating the change
  • Managing the change process

Priorities for Strategic Action

  • Developing a plan for the work unit
  • Facilitating improved team effectiveness
  • Follow-up and support requirements
  • Follow-up and support requirements
  • Personal development planning
  • Opportunities for personal growth and development