This is a fast-paced, dynamic and highly informative advanced leadership course. It seeks to develop and enhance your personal, team and organizational leadership skills. In this course you will learn how to:

• Understand yourself and your leadership style
• Practical leadership skills to lead others
• Give timely and effective feedback to your team members
• Lead your organization to greater heights through innovative and creative ideas
• Impart values to your team members via leadership by example

By the end of this course delegates will be able to:

• Learn practical leadership tools and techniques that can be applied immediately
• Understand the importance of leadership influence on the team
• Develop effective communication skills
• Identify ways to generate breakthrough ideas and methods for the team
• Identify value-based leadership principles to apply in the workplace

Executives, Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Superintendents, Financial Officers and Controllers, Process Managers, Strategic Planning Managers, Key Personnel, Champions, Officers

Managing Myself as a Leader

• Importance of perception
• Intrapersonal & interpersonal skills for the leader
• Your preferred behavioral style
• Understanding the Model for leadership
• Removing emotional blind-spots

Leading a Team

• Dealing with others
• Understanding the stages of human development
• Optimizing the leader's natural strengths
• Understanding team processes
• Building effective teams

Innovative Leadership

• Openness to innovative ideas
• Divergent thinking skills
• Removing blocks to creativity
• Understanding the creative process
• Metaphors and Analogies for innovative thinking

Communication for Leaders

• The positive influence of listening
• Sharpening your listening skills
• Body language
• Inspiring and guiding others
• Handling stress appropriately

Imparting Leadership Values

• Leading by example
• Resilience for sacrificial leadership
• Intentionality for self-motivation
• Interpersonal connections for persuasive leadership
• Integrity for accountable leadership

CDGA attendance certificate will be issued to all attendees completing minimum of 75% of the total course duration.