Manager as a Leader
– Workshop
As a Leader, you know you cannot be a success unless you can have a team
working with you. This action based workshop concentrates on a number of key
themes, Leadership; Communication; Team work; Motivation and coaching.
Our flagship workshop will show you how:-
Learning outcomes
At the end of this programme participants will:
 have increased their effectiveness as leaders and gained a greater commitment
to team and organisational objectives
 have developed their ability to influence and positively affect the performance of
other team members
 have gained an awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of their own
leadership skills
 have established an understanding of the constituent aspects of an effective team
 be able to identify and practise the skills necessary to build and maintain a
winning team
 have learned how to value and develop relationships with the internal customer
 have increased their understanding of their own strengths and the contribution
that these can make to the effectiveness of the team.
Benefits of the Programme
Participants will:
 be able to use a framework for leadership
 be equipped with the skills to create and maintain a winning team
 be able to adopt the most appropriate leadership approach for the situation
 increase their own self confidence through greater self-awareness
 be able to recognise opportunities for improving relationships across the
organisation by successful networking
 empower and develop those in their team
 take responsibility for their own personal behaviour and its impact on others,
helping them to handle stressful situations.
Day One
9.00
Arrival and registration
9.30
Welcome and introductions
 During this time we will discuss the programme objectives and
proposed methods
 Agreeing a set of ‘ground rules’ and programme contract between the
participants and The Learning for Success facilitators
Learning styles
 Using the work of Peter Honey and Alan Mumford, we will identify and
examine our own individual learning styles and consider their
implications on how we can maximise learning throughout this
programme
 Discuss the “pros” & Cons” of each of our Learning styles
Defining the Leadership role and its responsibilities
 The importance of the role
 The individual’s responsibility for managing resources
 Examining the challenges of leaders in their working environment
 Understanding the importance of the “People” element of the job
Reflections of the day
End of Day One
Day Two
0900
The importance of leadership
 What makes an effective leader?
 Examining different approaches to the development of leadership
potential
Coffee
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Developing a framework for leadership
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A practical leadership task to highlight the key elements
Lunch
Leadership styles
 Participants will analyse their own leadership style and, through group
work, gain an insight into the style of others. From this knowledge
base we will discuss how to vary our style to suit the differing
situations at work
 Leadership task to highlight the varying styles of leadership amongst
the course participants
Tea
Delegation
 The importance of delegation to the effective leader
 Understanding the difference between allocation and delegation
 The delegation process
Communication
 By using the ‘Johari Window’ model as a communication tool we will
explore the possibility of developing further openness and trust
17.30
End of Day Two formal sessions
1930
Dinner
 Conversation continues
End of Day Two
Day Three
0900
Review of Day Two
What are the key learning points and what actions can we take on our
return to work?
What makes an effective team?
 Why are teams important at Genesis Oil & Gas?
 What can make a team more effective in working together?
 We will look at and discuss the ‘Woodcock Team Building Blocks’
 Learning video to support the above –‘Team Leading’
Coffee
Nobody’s perfect but a team can be
 Using the work of Dr Meredith Belbin on team types, participants will
be able to identify their preferred team role and those of other
colleagues. This information enables a team leader to delegate
appropriate tasks to suit individuals’ preferred team roles
 A vital tool in team building is learning to value and appreciate the
benefits that diversity brings
Lunch
Motivation
 Getting the best from people – how?
 We will examine a number of motivational theories and look at how
they relate to Genesis
The individual role in the team
 How to identify and build on the strengths of the individuals within our
teams so as to effectively meet the demands of the organisation
Tea
 We will develop an awareness of our own strengths and those of
others through the use of the Strength Deployment Inventory
Break
Assertiveness
 Do we understand what is assertive behaviour?
 How assertive are you?
 We will undertake a number of group and individual exercises to
develop an assertive personal style in dealing with and respecting
others
1830
End of Day Three formal sessions
1930
Dinner
 Conversation continues
End of Day Three
Day Four
0900
Review of Day Three
 What are the key learning points and what actions can we take on our
return to work?
The manager as a coach
 What are the skills of coaching?
 How can we coach our team members so as to improve their
individual performance?
10.30
Time to pause & refresh
10.50
Coaching style and coaching effectiveness analysis
 Review of our coaching style and coaching effectiveness
 Reflect on our style and effectives when coaching others
1pm
Lunch
2.pm
G.R.O.W. model for coaching
3.pm
Coaching in practice – real life coaching – participants coach each other
& explore the five key skills to become an excellent Genesis Coach
5.00
Reflections on the day