Leadership and strategy training

Developing Executive Leadership Skills

Course Overview

The success of an organisation can often be attributed to determined, focused and motivated leaders who are able to see the big picture and advocate guiding principles, while responding to operational challenges.

Irrespective of changes to goals, strategies or types of work, leaders must be able to sustain surge and velocity in fast changing markets. This intensive course will focus on providing delegates with key skills to become a strategist, communicator and coach to achieve organisational goals and lead others.

Course Objectives

Develop own personal leadership style
Understand and utilise the strategic elements of executive leadership
Develop greater self-awareness
Improve performance through coaching and mentoring
Successfully communicate at all levels
Confidently give and receive feedback
Make effective executive decisions
Create an executive leadership development plan

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for all professionals who are assuming responsibility for leading others or those aspiring to those positions. It will benefit all those who require strong decision-making skills and the ability to lead and motivate their team.

Available Dates:

12 - 16 August, 2024	Dubai
14 - 18 October, 2024	Dubai
7 - 11 April, 2025	Dubai
11 - 15 August, 2025	Dubai

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Course Profile

Appreciating executive leadership challenges

Differentiating between leadership and management
Developing knowledge of your personal executive leadership style
Building on the four-factor model of effective executive leadership to develop trust
Leading beyond boundaries

Strategic elements of executive leadership

Defining purpose, vision, mission and values
Focusing on the “big picture” envisioning the future
Creating a personal vision statement to set your “true north”
Understanding organisation politics, networks and planning to overcome them

Understanding and managing others in your team

Model the behaviour you want to see in others: Lead by example
Challenges of managing managers
Setting targets and managing performance
Giving positive and negative feedback
Coaching and mentoring others

Leadership communication

Achieving results through the appropriate communication style
Strategies and tactics to get the right message across and understood
Running a boardroom meeting effectively
Communicating upwards, downwards and across the organisation
Reducing the ambiguity, uncertainty and “fake news”

Executive decision-making

Defining levels and styles of decision making for challenging situations
Recognising and reducing cognitive biases that can impact your organisation,
Making difficult decisions and taking responsibilities for the consequences
Collective decision making vs Individual decision making