Class Details
Leadership Course
Course summary
In today's fast-paced world, strong leadership skills are essential for professionals at all levels. Explore your leadership edge in this dynamic two-day leadership course. You'll discover how to build thriving teams, gain insight into empowering and motivating others and learn to take purposeful, skilful action as a leader. Plus, you'll uncover your unique leadership strengths as you explore contemporary leadership theory and practice. No matter what your current role, this course will inspire you to step into leadership with true confidence and know-how. If you are an emerging leader, have leadership aspirations, or want to become better acquainted with the latest trends in leadership, this is the leadership course for you.
Aims
This interactive leadership course aims to build your understanding of your leadership role and equip you to guide your organisation to higher performance, while increasing your authentic leadership presence.
Learning outcomes
By the end of this course, you should be able to:
- identify your leadership strengths, so you can bring your best self to the task of leading others
- reflect on your own performance as a leader and create a plan for enhancing your leadership effectiveness
- practice skills to influence and manage challenges as a leader
- assess the stage and needs of your team to support peak performance
- actively support the development of a flourishing organisational culture.
Content
Topic 1: Defining your leadership role
Discover what it means to be a leader in today's world. Discuss the difference between formal and informal leadership. Explore concepts of leadership theory and how they might apply to your own practice. Before the course begins, you will complete your Leadership Circle assessment. During this first module, you’ll discover more about where your leadership growth edge is and explore strategies to build on current strengths.
Topic 2: Leading self
Assess your behaviours and underlying assumptions as a leader, using The Leadership Circle (TLC) free self-assessment tool. Then explore the power and purpose of your role, to support your leadership journey and build your focus and impact as a leader.
Topic 3: Leading others
Leading others effectively and ethically requires a combination of skills, knowledge and experience. It involves understanding how to influence with integrity, appropriately delegating tasks and using your authority wisely. In this session, you will learn a key technique to manage and understand others in the workplace.
Topic 4: Leading teams
Develop an understanding of the stages of team development and strategies for each stage. Identify where your team is from an engagement perspective and develop strategies to align individual performance to the work of the whole team and organisation. You will also cover a simple feedback tool that allows to support ongoing development.
Topic 5: Leading culture
As a leader, you need to understand the importance of workplace culture and cultural competence. Discover how to create a positive and inclusive environment that values everyone’s contributions. Link your own leadership to the culture of your team and across your organisation.
Topic 6: Integrating your leadership skills
Develop your action plan for continuing to reflect, learn and thrive as a leader.
Who this course is for
Aspiring leaders and managers, or those new to leadership and management roles.
Prerequisites
None
Delivery mode
- Face-to-face, presenter-taught training
- Online training via the platform Zoom
Delivery style
This two-day course is interactive and based on experiential learning. The models and tools covered will vary according to the needs and interests of the group. You will be involved in group conversations, discussing and applying your learning, and completing written exercises. There will be constant opportunities to ask questions and gain insight into solving your particular challenges.
You will get the most from this course if you are:
- willing to contribute to group discussions
- confident communicating verbally in English
- comfortable participating in role-play style activities.
Materials
Course materials are shared electronically.
What you need to do before the course
Please complete the online Leadership Circle: Self-Assessment before class.
Review your report and make notes. We will discuss these findings in class.
Sessions
Location
Online via Zoom
Other information
Our online via Zoom courses are interactive and delivered in real-time. You will have the chance to ask questions and join in activities, just as you would in any in-person class.
Our facilitators are well versed in Zoom delivery and will skillfully guide you in your online learning journey.
Instructions regarding how to connect to online classes will be sent to participants about 4 days before the class commences.
Meet the facilitators
Kate Peardon
Kate is a professional with a wealth of experience in leadership, coaching, and human resources. Holding a Masters of Positive Leadership and Strategy, an MBA, a Bachelor's in Human Resources, and an International Coach Federation certification, Kate possesses the expertise required to drive positive transformations in organisational dynamics.
Throughout her professional journey, Kate has held executive-level roles at an international Construction and Engineering firm and later transitioned to consulting. This unique trajectory equips her with an in-depth understanding of the practicalities and challenges of business and leadership, allowing her to integrate best practices effectively.
In her early thirties, Kate faced a personal challenge—a stroke—that has since fuelled her passion for optimising team performance and cultivating work environments that not only deliver superior results but are also enjoyable. As a facilitator, Kate brings a wealth of practical experience and a profound understanding of the human side of leadership, creating engaging and impactful learning experiences for her clients.
In 2022, Kate began hosting the Level Up Leadership Podcast, earning international recognition and securing a prominent place on management charts in Australia, Asia, and Europe. Kate's multifaceted career and unwavering commitment to leadership development consistently inspire and empower individuals to reach their highest potential.
Beyond her professional life, Kate enjoys cycling at sunrise, engaging in surf lifesaving at her local beach, and sharing musical moments at the piano with her daughter. She firmly believes in the importance of a well-rounded life beyond the workplace.
