Leadership Skills for Managers

There is a difference between being a leader and being a manager, but the best managers are also great leaders who motivate and engage others, connecting people with vision. This 2 day course will allow you to understand the four main elements that must be present within your leadership to have an engaged team, all whilst learning how to overcome change and resistance. Many of your core leadership skills will be strengthened, and you will learn how to think strategically as a leader.

Topics covered in this course

Defining leadership

Understand your purpose, identify your leadership challenges.

Leadership vs management

Identify the difference between leadership and management and when you should apply the skills of each.

Understanding your leadership strengths

Increase self-awareness of your leadership style and skills in comparison to others’ perceptions.

Leading with emotional intelligence

Understand how a leader’s mood impacts results and monitor emotions as a way of guiding your actions and decisions.

Leadership styles that get results

Learn how great leaders use different leadership styles to get the best results from their team in different situations.

Motivation and engagement

Understand the benefits of an engaged workforce and what you can do on a daily basis to build engagement.

Motivating your team

Identify motivational principles and preferences and apply intrinsic and extrinsic motivators to improve results, productivity, and nurture innovation.

Goal setting

Goal setting is essential to motivation. Learn the steps of goal setting and how to involve your team to maximise your chance of success.

Strategic leadership and vision

Learn about the six essential elements of strategic leadership every manager must have and things you can do to impact organisational culture and inspire people towards the vision.

Leading change and overcoming resistance

Many organisations today face a dynamic and changing environment. Identify types of resistance and ways to overcome them

The Extended DISC ModelUnderstanding the DISC behavioural styles (D, I, S and C) and their attitude toward teamwork

Identifying your style and the styles of others in your team.

Team Exercise Identifying styles in your teamInterpretation of the Extended DISC Team Assessment

What is CultureTeam Types DISC Style Team Cultures

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This course is ideal for

Managers who already have some experience managing people and are wanting to further develop their core leadership competencies, with a focus on motivating and engaging others to work towards team and organisational goals.