New Aspiring leader

Are they going to trust you with a team now? Are you about to be appointed as a leader? Are you a practising leader looking to grow? Would you like a trusted environment to share your dilemmas? Do you lead your team by instinct, but want to be more systematic, efficient and aware? Are you curious about leadership tools? If your answer is yes to just one of the above questions, then this training series will, we hope, take you on a valuable development journey.

The type of organisation and the institutional context in which leaders carry out their work are important determinants of modern leadership. In this context in particular, it is noteworthy that leaders fulfil their organisational mission by mastering their leadership roles and developing the competencies that go with them. Our experience shows that the development of the competences required to fulfil a leadership role, the acquisition of modern leadership techniques generates a significant development in the leadership presence of the participants.

A fundamental aim of the training is to help colleagues to learn what it means to be a leader, what leadership responsibility means, how to deal with different types of people. The aim is also to familiarise them with the basic tasks of leadership, as well as the strengths and threats that they will encounter or already encounter in their work as leaders, due to the specificities of the organisation.

People who are capable of managing people and providing essential leadership. Colleagues who are about to be appointed as managers, as well as experienced managers who are already practising and motivated to learn and apply management skills.

The impact of the wider environment on the organisation will be mapped and the resulting management responsibilities will be strengthened. Participants will be able to take a systemic view of the specificities of their own organisational culture, thus enhancing their leadership role, their leadership toolbox and self-awareness, and their ability to coordinate their leadership and supportive leadership roles more effectively. They are more aware of their leadership function, and planning, organising, motivating, delegating, controlling and managing conflicts are brought into harmony.

The following skills will be developed in particular during the training series:

• Leadership communication skills
• Leadership management skills
• Managing communication skills
• Decision-making skills
• Team leadership skills
• Facilitation skills
• Problem solving based on understanding needs and problems

Training module 1 - The leader and the organisation working together

• Understanding the types of organisational culture.
• Awareness of the characteristics of a given organisational culture
• Requirements of a leader in the 21st century
• Leadership responsibilities (internal and external representation of organisational interests)
• Nature of management work
• Building an effective team
• Team building tasks of the leader
• Conditions for effective teamwork
• Stages of team development
• Characteristics of group functioning

Training module 2 - Principles and practices of dealing with people,

• Awareness of leadership styles
• Application of leadership tools
• Overview and practical application of situational leadership
• Creating synergy between different levels (company - group - individual)
• Building a human resources portfolio
• Tools for creating a good working environment
• The coaching type of leadership
• The 'coaching' role of managers
• Executive coaching in practice
• Practice (situations, case studies, good practices)

Training module 3 - Managing managerial communication and conflicts

• Criteria for effective leadership communication
• Reception and transmission of information, flow of information
• Developing information pathways and channels
• Principles of manager-employee communication and the effectiveness of briefing
• Structured - persuasive communication
• Intelligent listening and questioning techniques
• Causes and management of conflicts
• Management conflict management styles
• Learning how to behave in conflict situations
• Moderating conflicts
• Practice (situations, case studies, good practices)

Training module 4 - Leadership self-awareness and feedback

• Learning about the DISZK typology
• DISC questionnaire, self-awareness mirror
• DISZK character processing, strengths, awareness of areas for improvement
• Building communication bridges through DISZK
• The place and role of feedback in the life of the organisation and the manager
• How does the ideal leader influence performance?
• Feedback cultures and their impact - positive vs. negative feedback
• Feedback rules and methodology
• The feedback conversation process
• How to give feedback to which colleague?
• Individual discussion plans
• Practice (situations, case studies, good practices)

• Between modules, participants will be given on-the-job tasks.
• The process can be supported by individual coaching if required.