Leadership growth

Research shows that people don’t leave companies, they leave bosses. The traditional concept of a leader being the directing chief is an incomplete assessment of what true leadership requires. Ultimately leadership is not about skills it is about behaviour and in today’s world it’s also about humanity.

So what does this mean? Effective leaders need to create a sustainable leadership culture so that their leadership requirements are understood, that they matter and that they last. In this manner the tasks being addressed are a shared responsibility among the team, which is increasingly important in today’s complex business environment.

Our leadership programs:

The Leadership Growth training program is specifically designed to help outline how to become a more effective leader in today’s world.

The i perform training for Leadership Growth is comprised of a number of different modules.Organisations can mix and match these modules to help address their own specific needs and notably they can be applied to all levels of an organisation.

The leadership training is:

• Balanced between goal focus and people focus to create a sustainable working environment
• Designed to create a leadership culture
• Focussed on both traditional issues as well as current challenges
• Best introduced in a modular fashion to build on experiences and to encourage a cultural shift for changing habits takes time

The i perform training for Leadership Growth is comprised of a number of different modules. Organisations can mix and match these modules to help address their own specific needs and notably they can be applied to all levels of an organisation. On applying the principles covered in each respective module, participants can expect to:

• LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
• Develop an awareness and sense of their own definition of leadership
• Understand the leadership life cycle and their development requirements to transition from one stage to the next
• Be able to manage and balance increased leadership responsibilities
• Adeptly assume the roles of a leader and apply these in the relevant circumstances
• Apply basic principles of team empowerment and culture building

• LEADERSHIP COMMUNICATION
• Be more consciously aware of the potential for communications mishaps
• Understand the blocks to effective communications and how to manage these
• Develop better questioning and listening techniques
• Empower team members through clear communication of expectations and feedback
• Be able to interpret and manage difficult communication situations more readily

• PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
• Be able to adapt their leadership style according to the ability and motivation of team members
• Use delegation as a performance, talent and resource management tool
• Facilitate constructive and effective development discussions
• Develop responsive performance management strategies
• Set SMARTER personal and team goals to ensure sustained success

• INNOVATIVE LEADERSHIP
• Develop their own acceptance of, and response to, change in the workplace
• Confidently embrace and lead change in the team, while developing opportunities for innovation
• Become better equipped to address the root causes of problems arising with changes
• Possess a set of useful creativity tools for addressing real operational issues
• Be able to effectively influence and negotiate to gain buy-in from others

Our Experience

Our experienced Trainers have delivered leadership training before audiences from a wide range of industries based on four continents and have over 20 years participation in the development of leaders.

Each training they deliver will achieve a realistic balance between operational responsibilities and leadership responsibilities, be interactive, engaging and paced to maintain energy levels. Each training will also be linked to personal development plans created for each participant.

• Our approach:
• Customise each training course to ensure it is optimised throughout
• Match the ideal Trainer according to style, expertise and need
• Bring solutions that optimise sustainable behavioural change
• Provide direct training feedback to foster accountability for each project