Introduction
The High Impact Leadership Programme is designed to equip leaders with
the essential skills, mindset, and strategies to drive meaningful change and
deliver exceptional results within their teams and organizations. In today's
fast-paced, ever-evolving business environment, leaders must possess a unique
blend of emotional intelligence, strategic thinking, and effective communication,
influence and creativity. This training course focuses on building skills, to
help leaders to improve their performance of themselves, and others.
Throughout the training course, participants will engage in immersive
learning experiences, from understanding foundational leadership principles to
mastering complex decision-making frameworks and models. The training course
provides a comprehensive approach, integrating personal leadership development
with practical tools for leading teams, influencing stakeholders, and driving
organizational change.
Objectives
By the end of this training course,
participants will be able to:
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Enhance Self-Awareness: Recognize
their leadership strengths and areas for growth, enabling more authentic and
impactful leadership.
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Lead High-Performing Teams: Build,
motivate, and sustain high-performing teams by applying effective team
dynamics, trust-building, and communication strategies.
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Make Strategic Decisions: Use proven
decision-making frameworks to make confident, data-driven decisions that align
with organizational goals.
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Communicating with Influence: Master
the art of persuasive communication, delivering clear, impactful messages that
inspire and align others.
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Drive Change and Innovation: Lead
teams through organizational change, fostering a culture of innovation and
continuous improvement.
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Evaluate and Measure Leadership
Impact: Set and track leadership goals using performance metrics, ensuring
continuous growth and tangible impact within their organization.
Course Outline
Day One: Introduction to High Impact Leadership
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The modern leadership challenge
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Understanding leadership vs.
management
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Towards Servant Leadership –
Authentic and Adaptive Leaders
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The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
(EI)
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Identifying your personal leadership
Values
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Understanding your Leadership Style and
Behavior
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Leading by Example – Managing
Yourself and Personal Effectiveness
Day Two: Understanding Communication, Persuasion and Influence
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Why is Communication so difficult?
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Active Listening and Conversation
Skills
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Understanding the psychology of
Personal Influence
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Building Powerful Messages and Story
Telling
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Presenting with Confidence and
Meeting Management
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Successful Relationship and
Stakeholder Management
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Understanding the principles of
Negotiation.
Day Three: Improving Individual and Team Performance
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Managing personal roles and
competencies, reviews and performance
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Understanding personal motivation
and work satisfaction
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Feedback Techniques and managing
difficult development conversations
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Using coaching and mentoring
techniques to raise personal performance
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Team dynamics, roles and team
development
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Why do high-performance teams need
and use conflict.
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Using Agile methods and high-performance
teams
Day Four: Building Better Critical Analysis and Creative Thinking
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Overview of Classic strategic
planning tools
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Understanding The Business Model
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Responding to Change and Managing
Innovation
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Understanding Critical Thinking and
Analysis
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Overcoming biases and fallacies in
decision-making
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Understanding Creative Thinking and
Ideation techniques
Day Five: Leading Positive Change
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Dealing with pressure and managing
stress
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Encouraging Work-Life Balance and
Personal Effectiveness
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Professional and Personal
Development
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Influencing positively across the
organization
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Next steps and making a difference