Introduction
The best leaders thoroughly understand themselves. Time and time again, research has shown that self-awareness and self-direction are two essential factors in leadership effectiveness. As leaders gain a better sense of themselves and a clearer plan to self-actualization, they also:
- Understand leadership in a brand new way
- Discover the “inner” leader as a source of growth
- Tap into your amazing hidden personal power
- Take team development to new levels of achievement
- Learn to lead through excellent communication skills
Course Objectives of Leadership Development
In this program you will learn to:
- View leadership from a new and higher-level perspective
- Discover and analyze your leadership style and tendencies
- Grow in personal power and effectiveness
- Discover and build upon your intrinsic leadership qualities
- Understand, develop and employ the emotional forces within you
- Develop the critical interpersonal skills essential for leading others
Training Methodology
The instruction of this dynamic seminar will consist of content lectures, video dramatizations, assessments, engaging class discussions, and many exercises to make the learning come alive. Because Leadership Development: Self-Awareness, Skills and Strategies is so extensive in scope, the seminar will be delegate-centered and need-driven. The actual extent and time allocated to each topic will be determined by initial and daily observations of their relevance to the delegate's day-to-day work requirements.
Organizational Impact of Leadership Development
Leaders with high self-awareness and emotional competence:
- Have the ability to understand and relate to people in the organization
- Avoid many of the difficult people and HR problems that plaques many organizations
- Possess skills that are now considered to have a greater impact on organizational performance than traditional measures of intelligence such as IQ
- Promote increased employee cooperation, increased motivation increased productivity, and increased profits
Personal Impact of Leadership Development
This course teaches the competencies that enable leaders to:
- Accelerate their career development
- Understand themselves and their potential more clearly
- Recognize their own emotions as well as the emotions of others
- Resolve conflict more effectively
- Improve their ability to communicate, influence and work with others
Course Outlines of Leadership Development
DAY 1
Master Keys of Effective Leadership
- The principles of leadership
- The mind of the leader
- The heart of the leader
- The practices of effective leaders
- The five roles leaders play
- Leadership self-assessment
- Rebalance your leadership style for optimal results
DAY 2
Towards Emotional Self-Awareness
- Growing your personal power
- Achieving emotional excellence
- Self-leadership through inner mastery
- Success through a positive attitude
- Your time and your life
- Increasing personal productivity
- Direction through personal Integrity
- Designing a strategic plan for your life and career
DAY 3
Mastering People Skills
- Understanding Interdependence
- Wining through effective communication
- The active listening model
- The four styles of communication
- Dealing with conflict constructively
- Using the principles of influence & persuasion
- Speaking and presenting skillfully
- The art of win-win negotiation
DAY 4
Building and Leading Extraordinary Teams
- How a high performing team differs from a traditional workgroup
- The three elements of high-performance teams
- Understanding the four types of teams
- The stages of team development
- Team dynamics: How teams really work
- Understanding and optimizing team member styles
- Leading through trust
- Leading through change
DAY 5
Performance Management
- Igniting team creativity
- The art of practical coaching
- Conducting effective performance discussions
- Positive discipline through expectations
- Delegating and empowering the right way
- The situational leadership model
- How to analyze development needs
- Using effective tools for managing performance
About Barcelona
Barcelona, the main city of Catalonia on Spain's east coast, is known for its fantastic weather and proud local culture. It is also Spain's second largest city and has all the cosmopolitan trappings you would expect. Among Barcelona's many attractions are the delicious seafood, stunning architecture and vibrant atmosphere. It began life as a Roman city and has remained important ever since. Today, it is a buzzing city offering more than enough reasons to look for flights to Barcelona. Between UNESCO World Heritage Sites, famous sports teams plus great food, there's no shortage of ways to amuse oneself.
Things to do and places to visit in Barcelona
Barcelona really does have something for everyone. The attractions of Barcelona include beautiful beaches to relax on, almost endless historical locations to explore, all the shops you could ever wish for, one of the world's most admired football clubs and world-class eateries - you may never want to leave. Luckily, with so much to do the city's compactness makes it easy to explore. Simply wandering through the streets is a great way to soak up the atmosphere.
Just some of the great things to do in Barcelona include:
- Marvel at Gaudi's masterwork, the Sagrada Familia.
- Sample the wide range of tapas in Barcelona's bars.
- See the somewhat surreal architecture of Antoni Gaudi.
- Wander through Park Guell, which offers great views over the city and out to sea.
- See the Cubist master’s early work in the Picasso Museum.
- Get lost in the winding streets of the Gothic Quarter, known locally as the Barri Gotic.
- Browse the upmarket shops along the Passeig de Gracia.
- Soak up the tranquil atmosphere in the Cathedral of the Sea.
- Watch the silky skills of FC Barcelona in a game at the Camp Nou.
- Enjoy authentic paella with fresh seafood.
- Climb Montjuic for spectacular views.