About this course:

To lead and influence effectively, we need to understand our people - we need to properly understand our people! This programme gives you that understanding as well as the practical strategies to apply it - enabling you (and your teams) to harness much more effective leadership techniques, build a significantly improved and happier working environment, drive greater creativity and innovation, deal with current and future pain-points quickly and effectively, and optimise organisational and personal development initiatives.

 

The programme takes us on a highly rewarding and participative, as well as deeply educational, journey through leadership - from the brain's perspective (using simple models that are easy to apply). Packed with light-bulb moments, the course builds possibly the most complete picture of true leadership insight available to date. With exercises and discussions throughout, it delivers a fantastic blend of theory and practical application, and a genuine understanding of the way people operate, respond, grow and develop.

 

It gives leaders the best chance to be at their best whilst maximising performance for the organisation, the teams that operate within it, and the individuals that form those teams.

 

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Who is the programme for?

This programme has been developed for leaders and leadership teams who are serious about leadership:

• Directors, Entrepreneurs
• Mid-senior Managers
• Identified Talent and Future Leaders
• Specialists, Consultants

 

The programme is ideal for those working within:

• Corporate organisations - including blue-chip companies
• Growing businesses transitioning to a sustainable long-term proposition
• Non-profit organisations, the public sector, and charities
• Start-up and spin-off teams

Course curriculum:

Module 1: Understanding People (Self & Others) – a Leader's Perspective

• The Three-Part Brain Structure - a Leader's View
• The Reptilian Brain - Understanding Flight / Fight / Freeze / Appease
• Understanding Human Instincts  the Basic Behaviours they Drive (Limbic)
• Driving Motivations, Behaviours and Personality
• Using the Human Supercomputer (Neocortex) to Align, Moderate, & Develop

 

Module 2: Tools for Developing a High-Performance Work Culture

• Brain Chemicals (Hormones / Neurotransmitters) - Key Drivers & Behaviours
• The Work Environment - Leading with Neuroscience
• Using our Brain to Drive Motivation, Achievement, Focus, Attention, & Effort
• Creativity and Innovation - the Key Brain-Based Enablers
• Bringing it All Together - Driving Corporate Culture

 

Module 3: Developing Individuals and Optimising Teams

• How We Operate - Modelling the Brain (for Simplicity and Leadership)
• Habits, Behaviours, Skills - Understanding the Processes & Optimising Change
• Taking Control - Enabling Individuals to Get the Best from Themselves
• Adult Learning and Neuroplasticity - Maximising Potential
• Optimising Teamwork - Using Complementary Brains

 

Module 4: Getting Things Done

(Practical Strategies for Optimising the Work Environment)

• Leadership in Business / Organisations
• Developing Effective Teams – Practical Aspects
• Influence & Communication
• Supporting & Deploying effective People

○ Understanding Impact

○ Understanding the Concept of an “Effective Human Resource”

○ Developing Competencies (Individual, Team & Organisational)

○ Developing the Work Culture; 

○ Deployment & Tasking; 

○ Developing the Support Frameworks

○ Harnessing Creativity & Innovation

○ Recruitment; Advancement; Assessments; Conduct & Communication ○ Frameworks; Conflict Resolution; Project Management

 

Module 5: The 8 Cs of Leadership - Maximising Individual and Team Potential

• The Role of the Leader - Consolidating Our View
• Effecting Change and Transformation
• The Leadership Audit - Meeting Individual's Needs (the 5 Ss Model)
• The Leadership Audit – for Developing Great Teams (the SHARE Model)
• The 8 Cs of Leadership - Completing the Framework
• Course Teamwork and Presentations

 

Certification:

Achieved by group presentation on the final day of the programme (for most face-to-face certification programmes), individual presentation (video submission option available), or written submission.

Prerequisites

No prerequisites. Just a willingness to learn and a desire to lead better.