Training Day 1
Leadership and management – the difference
Leadership theory (Blanchard, Hersey, Adair) and leadership styles (Tannebaum and Schmidt).
Effective communication across the organisation.
Employee engagement.
Leadership Assignment

Coaching Session – Virtual Half Day
Reviewing your answering on the leadership Assignment

Training Day 2
Managing and improving performance.
Motivation theory and practice.
Coaching and mentoring strategy.
Well-being strategy and implementation.

Coaching Session Virtual Half Day
Action Learning Set – working on a live issue

Training Day 3
Continuous improvement methodologies.
Training and development for self and others.
Time-management and personal organisation.
Motivation and the link to delegation.

Coaching Session Virtual Half Day
Working on and sharing ideas for improving performance and employment engagement

Training Day 4
Handling difficult conversations – the PRO Challenge.
Stress management, dealing with conflict.
Mental toughness, resilience, assertiveness.
ED+I and unconscious bias and overview of ACAS guidelines.

Coaching Session Virtual Half Day
Action Learning set on live issue

Training Day 5
The role, responsibilities and duties of a director.
Understanding organisational culture and the link to strategy.
Strategic planning and implementation: the vision, the mission, the values.
Understanding cumulative and competitive advantage and the link to strategy.
The strategic framework and planning.
Using PESTLE and SWOT to identify direction.
A review of strategic options.
Envisioning, predicting resistance using the Gleicher Formula.

Coaching Session Virtual Half Day
Review a case study/work through PESTLE and SWOT for your organisation

Training Day 6
From strategy to change: stress testing.
Decision making and problem-solving.
Lean production methodology (the link to Six Sigma).

Coaching Session Virtual Half Day
Development of improvement methodologies to apply to the business

Training Day 7
Managing and implementing change.
Strategies for dealing with resistance to change.

Coaching Session Virtual Half Day
Per delegate – Discuss the key learnings from the programme – Publish top tips for three subjects from the programme on your LMS/intranet