Leadership Skills Program

In today's volatile, competitive and ever-changing business environment, continuous learning is essential for organizational longevity and success. And leaders play a central role in making this a reality for their teams. Beyond acting as managers, effective leaders give their teams a competitive edge by creating a compelling vision, inspiring constructive change and investing in the development of team members' capabilities.

Program Summary

Learn practical skills to set the vision and direction for your organization, as well as to nurture the talents of your members and encourage them to learn from their mistakes and successes.

Target Audience

People leaders and cross-functional project managers who want to sharpen their leadership skills and improve their team’s performance in a changing business world.

Program Outcomes

  • Clear, compelling direction for your team
  • Stronger communications and influencing skills
  • More engaged team members
  • A plan for team member development that aligns with team goals

Available formats

This program can be delivered in-person and online

Learning Objectives

  • Understand the necessity of continuous change and the valuable role of change leaders
  • Learn and practice the five essential elements of Change Leadership
  • Produce concrete deliverables: a vision statement, a coaching plan or a strategy to deal with resistance to change
  • Develop and share a cross-functional perspective of the situations and challenges faced by other workshop participants

Classroom Training

Virtual Training

Duration

Three 2.5-hour sessions

Learning methods and tools

The program centers on experiential learning and uses a wide variety of group exercises for applying and practicing skills including:

  • Online self-paced learning
  • Individual reflection
  • Pair, small group and classroom discussion via breakout rooms
  • Role plays and real plays
  • Personal action planning

Pre-program work

Pre-assignment

  • Reading assignments
  • 360-degree feedback survey (optional)
Session 1

Leadership Requirements for Managers

  • The difference between a manager and a leader
  • Reviewing the results of your 360-degree feedback survey
Session 2

Change Leadership

  • Evoking the need for change
  • Describing the vision
Session 3

Instilling your change vision and strategy

  • Communicating the vision
  • Instilling the vision and strategy

Post-program work

Communicate the vision and strategy across your department

Duration

Two days

Learning methods and tools

The program centers on experiential learning and uses a wide variety of group exercises for applying and practicing skills including:

  • Individual reflection
  • Pair, small group and classroom discussion
  • Role plays and real plays
  • Personal action planning

Pre-program work

  • 360-degree survey (optional)
  • Reading assignment
Day 1
  • What is change leadership?
  • The difference between management and leadership
  • Unpacking your 360-degree feedback results (optional)
  • Fostering a sense of urgency
Day 2
  • Defining and building a vision, including practice communicating the vision
  • Coaching to achieve change, including coaching practice
  • Developing a coaching plan
  • Involving and influencing stakeholders