Learning Objectives – Leadership Toolkit Modules
These short face-to-face learning modules have been designed to complement the learning offered by the Leadership Toolkit. They provide an opportunity to build skills by practicing applying the tools in a safe learning environment.
Contact your OD/ HR consultant for more information about access to these modules in your Trust.
· Building a positive work environment
· Coaching
· Difficult conversations
· Empowerment and motivation
· Feedback conversations
· Influencing, collaboration and networking
· Leading change
· Leading teams
· New starters
· Personal qualities for leadership
· Success strategies for new leaders
· Time management
Building a positive working environment / After participating in this session you will be able to:• Understand why a positive working environment is important
• Understand your role as leaders in creating a positive environment
• Describe the components of a positive working environment
• Practice stress management techniques
• Articulate tangible steps you can take to creating a positive working environment
Coaching / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Describe the characteristics of a good coach
• Describe when to use coaching as a line manager
• Understand the skills required for coaching
• Use the GROW coaching model in coaching conversations.
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Difficult conversations / After participating in this session you will be able to:• Describe the importance of properly and effectively handling difficult conversations
• Describe how the emotional stages of the change curve apply to people who receive difficult messages
• Discuss the importance of planning for difficult conversations
• Understand different manifestations of difficult behaviour and describe how to deal with them
• Demonstrate the appropriate skills to plan a difficult conversation.
Empowerment and motivation / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Be aware of what motivates you
• Understand the role of leaders in empowering and motivating staff members
• Describe different theories of motivation and identify situations in which they are most effective
• Delegate effectively
• Understand the power of recognition, feedback and positive thinking
Feedback conversations / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• increase awareness of how ongoing feedback and coaching conversations impact performance
• build skill in having balanced conversations
• build skill in using feedback tools
• build skill in preparing for feedback conversations
Influencing, collaboration and networking / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Describe the difference between power and influence
• Build your influence skills
• Understand how to build collaboration
• Describe the benefits of networking
• Build skills in networking
Leading change / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Explain change in relation to both personal and organisational change
• Identify how change initiatives provide opportunities for improvements
• Describe how people respond to change and why they resist change
• Discuss the stages of change and how to support people through these stages
• Communicate change messages
Leading teams / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Optimise team effectiveness
• Enhance the performance of the team
• Understand the stages of team development
• Classify individual and team roles preferences and how this affects team performance
• Understand how to build team commitment and high performance
• Apply team conflict resolution techniques and strategies
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New Starters / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Understand the role of line managers in induction and probation
• Describe the importance and benefits of induction
• Demonstrate skill in running effective inductions for new starters.
• Understand the requirements of the probation policy
Personal qualities for leadership / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Describe what good leaders do and how to build leadership skills
• Understand the concept of Emotional Intelligence (EI) and reflect on own EI
• Understand the importance of self awareness for both personal and management development
• Understand the concepts of stress, mental toughness and the development of mental toughness
• Build your wellness @ work plan
Success strategies for new leaders / After participating in this session you will be able to:
§ Set up a plan to transition into your new role
§ Develop an approach for understanding the context to the accountabilities of your new role
§ Understand your own leadership style and plan actions to better lead with that style
§ Plan for building your new team
§ Plan for early wins to build your credibility and that of your new team
§ Prepare to communicate your plan with your leaders and direct reports
Time management / After participating in this session you will be able to:
• Understand why important time management and planning are important
• Prioritise and manage your workload
• Understand the fundamentals of project planning
• Identify priorities and how to focus time and energy on them
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