Leadership Advanced

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This two part interactive workshop offers those with some experience of leading and managing others the opportunity to extend their knowledge in relation to leadership and engagement of others. It will provide time to reflect on leadership values, beliefs, attitudes and style and the impact this has on leadership performance. The workshop will also explore how to motivate and engage others to achieve their full potential.

• University staff with some experience of managing others
• Further details regarding PPD's eligibility criteria are available

Number of sessions: 2

Session 1: The Dynamics of Leadership

• to explore leadership styles using a self-assessment tool (NB: not situational leadership)
• to assess implications of personal and organisational values on leadership performance
• to understand the complexities of the organisation’s purpose, stakeholders, structure and functional areas
• to assess the impact of formal/informal and centralised/decentralised organisational structures on the leadership role
• to evaluate the impact of personal values, attitudes and beliefs on leadership performance

Session 2: Engaging others

• to understand the benefits of staff engagement:
• to recognise the differences between satisfaction, motivation and engagement
• to explore models of motivation & engagement
• to assess techniques to establish levels of commitment and create positive relationships with team members
• to understand how to engage with managers to support organisational goals and objectives

If you are new to a management role, you may wish to consider applying to undertake the Level 3 Award (ILM) in First Line Management or Leadership Essentials before attending this workshop.

Two half day sessions