Transform from Manager to Leader

Overview

“A good leader inspires people to have confidence in the leader; a great leader inspires people to have confidence in themselves.”
Eleanor Roosevelt

There is a crisis of trust in the workplace - recent surveys show that only 32% of employees trust their senior leaders to do the right thing for the organisation. This workshop will help you to develop your leadership skillset and lay the foundations to become a trusted, adaptive and inspiring leader.

You will leave the day understanding your strengths, your vision and values as a leader. You will reflect on leading with purpose, work on strategic thinking and making clear, effective decisions. You will learn how to critique and improve the impact you have on others, and how to use your strategy to drive performance.

The day will be a mixture of information, reflection and practical exercises. We will provide you with assessments you can use with your team and stakeholders to gather feedback and insight on how you lead now and how to develop further. You will learn to shift to a leadership mindset and will leave the session with increased confidence to lead organisational change and inspire high performing teams.

What you'll learn

Successful leadership in today’s world
Five strategies to help you to transform from manager to leader
Emotional intelligence
- Questions to help identify your strengths and your gaps
- Understanding what holds you back
Creating a shared vision
- Understanding your vision as a leader - and bringing others along
- What does it mean to think strategically?
- Making the mindset shift to think about organisational needs and opportunities
- Building your influence and collaborating across your organisation
Inspiring others
- Creating an inclusive culture to bring out the best in everyone
- Leading with confidence
- Questions to assess how well you are leading
- Becoming a role model and setting standards for excellence
Transparency
- Making evidence based decisions and avoiding bias
- Clear communication of decisions and plans
- Seeking and acting on feedback
Delegation
- Effectively setting objectives and relinquishing control
- Six questions to regularly review to ensure your team is performing
Next steps for leadership
- Leadership wellbeing and your best self

Who is it for?

The course is for those who have recently become leaders, or those who are aspiring to their first leadership role.

Your facilitator

Emma Walker-Cotton

Emma is an award winning trainer specialising in leadership development. She has over 20 years' experience of training design and delivery in both the public and private sector, including working as a director for a large housing association and for Amnesty International.

Emma is passionate about individuals having the opportunity to fulfil their potential and creates a positive, fun and stimulating learning environment. She always ensures that participants leave the day with practical skills they can use in their organisation. Emma has an MSc in Organisational Psychology and is qualified in running Psychometrics through the British Psychological Society.