Course Overview
New leaders course – CBRN Academy has designed this 5-day course to support individuals who are making or have recently transitioned to a role leading and managing others for the first time or those aspiring to do so in the future.
It will be particularly relevant for those in the early phases of their leadership development but aiming to progress to the next stage due to a recent promotion or a desire to improve their knowledge and understanding in these areas and improve workplace performance.
The course will provide opportunities for individuals to understand what leadership and management entail and how their behaviours influence the behaviours and actions of others, how to build trust with individuals and create a positive team culture.
Students will be introduced to the concepts of Coaching and Mentoring in the workplace and how these approaches can be best utilised to manage direct reports for the first time and realise individual and organisational goals. They will understand their preferred leadership style and be introduced to a diversity of practical leadership tools and approaches that can be used to build an effective team able to realise optimal outcomes.
The course will provide students with improved confidence and an awareness of the real-world deployable skills needed to lead effectively for the first time. It will explain how they can successfully modify their leadership approach in response to different circumstances and develop lifelong skills in people management and personal development.
Course Objectives and outcomes.
At the end of this course, participants will be better able to:
- Describe the role of the leader and recognise steps that they can take personally to develop their leadership skills within the workplace.
- Understand different leadership styles and approaches and use them to lead teams and achieve organisational goals within diverse operational environments.
- Explain the decision-making process and use an appropriate model to assist them in effective decision making.
- Manage those circumstances that cause new leaders’ apprehension, specifically addressing performance concerns and managing organisational processes utilising appropriate leadership skills.
- Recognise what constitutes effective communication and ensure their message is heard and acted upon.
- Develop and support others using effective coaching and mentoring techniques.
Course Outlines
Module (01) Leading and managing teams
- The role of the Leader;
- Leadership and Management, raising your game;
- Leadership preferences and styles;
- Situational leadership;
- The art of effective delegation and ceding some control.
Module (02) Self Awareness and Emotional Intelligence
- What is emotional intelligence?
- EQ and IQ;
- Emotional intelligence in a leadership context;
- Developing emotional intelligence.
Module (03) Effective communication
- Communicating as a leader;
- Leading outcome-oriented meetings;
- Critical Conversations and performance development;
- Effective Briefing and Debriefing and the learning organisation.
Module (04) Operational and Change leadership
- Decision making in a fast-moving operational environment;
- Decision making in functional process and HR contexts;
- Managing upwards;
- Change Management.
Module (05) Coaching for performance
- Theories and models of the Coaching approach;
- Framing effective Coaching questions;
- Corridor/Coffee coaching;
- Implementing a coaching approach to enhance team performance;
- Coaching practice.
Module (06) Well-being and resilience
- The growth mindset
- Changing landscapes – individual and team resilience;
- Self-development and continuous professional development.
Intended recipients and min max numbers
This course is suitable for Public and Private Sector professionals involved in;
- Leadership roles.
- Newly promoted Managers
- Team leaders teams
Course Certification
Your CBRN Academy instructor will issue a signed certificate of training completion to all successful participants at the end of the course. To qualify for the official Certificate, the student must attend and complete all assessments and score 80% or more.
Course Methodology
Classroom lectures, scenarios, case studies, videos, presentations, self-learning, and participant engagement.
