Real World Leadership Skills – Personal and Professional Development
Being the worldwide inventor of On-the-Job Leadership and Soft Skills Development within MBA programs and with long experience of applying these programs in over 15 different industry segments we developed this worldwide unique course based on exactly the same business tools we have been using to train top managers of international companies. As a result you will develop the same specific skills that are pivotal to successful management and effective leadership.
This program encourages your critical thinking, problem solving and strategic project management skills and develops your team working and interpersonal skills. By enhancing these skills you will flourish your levels of emotional intelligence and hence your credibility within organizations.
You are encouraged to draw upon your current (and past) work experience in order to contextualize your learning. As a result you are encouraged to become more aware of your own self, your diverse personality traits, values and beliefs, and how these shape your own approach to work and that of your colleagues. This strong sense of self awareness and awareness of others underpins the successful practice of management and effective leadership.
The programme covers the following areas:
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Enhancing working effectiveness: to include establishing organisational and personal values and goal setting, strategic stakeholders’ analysis, personal resilience and managing stress.
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Effective communication: active listening, identification of needs, communication styles, presenting with impact.
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Change Management
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Decision making: analysis and problem solving, creative thinking, project management and tracking, risk management.
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Negotiation & Conflict management, understanding differences, the cultural dimension.
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Emotional Intelligence: positive mental state, understanding self, building relationships.