Darren Sparkes

Modern organisations confront constantly changing circumstances, such as the compilation of global competition, computer assisted environments and instant online communication. Change is a persuasive, resistant and permanent condition for all organisations. Whenever anticipated or enforced, it is the management's responsibility to define and communicate the new strategies, direct the changes process and ensure that success is achieved. This course will identify the key elements that leaders must consider when formulating strategy and aligning the companies' strategic advantages to the business environment.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

This course is designed for managers, team leaders and executives who wish to introduce the latest powerful techniques to face global challenges. It will benefit all those who require strong decision-making skills and the ability to steer organisational change.

COURSE PROFILE

• Appreciating executive leadership challenges

-          Distinguishing between leadership and management

-          Emotional Intelligence 

• Strategic elements of executive leadership

-          Defining mission, vision and values

-          Creating a culture of trust and ownership

-          Understanding the organisation, its politics and networks

• Understanding and managing individual behaviour

-          Situational Leadership

-          Coaching and mentoring others

-          Giving positive and negative feedback

-          Performance management

• Leadership communication

-          Conducting powerful meetings

-          Communicating upwards, downwards and across the organisation   

• Problem solving and decision making

-          Tools and techniques for effective problem solving

-          Collective decision making

•  Creating an executive leadership development plan

-          Developing a plan based on your goals and your organisation's strategy

• Strategic management

-          Benefits of strategic management

• Situational analysis

-          External and internal analysis

-          Establishing organisation direction 

• Strategy formulation and implementation

-          Formulating business and functional strategies

-          Strategic communication & planning 

-          Evaluation and selection

• Leading and managing change

-          Becoming a positive change agent

-          Influential negotiation skills

• Overcoming resitance to change

SKILLS ATTAINED

At the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Understand and utilise the strategic elements of executive leadership
• Improve staff performance through coaching and mentoring
• Effectively solve problems and make executive decisions
• Understand business and functional strategies
• Identify performance targets and opportunities
• Evaluate and maintain strategic control
• Implement strategic decisions
• Manage the change process
• Appreciate the importance of assertive communication and influential negotiation skills
• Develop team building techniques