Developing Management and Leadership Skills in Employment and Public Life
A positive action course for people from black and minority ethnic communities
May 2015 – January 2016
This personal development course has been developed by PATH (Scotland) with funding
from the Equality Unit of the Scottish Government as a positive action measure towards
addressing the under-representation of people from black and minority ethnic communities in
management positions, leadership roles and public life. It aims to support people within this
group to fulfil their potential and access opportunities that will result in senior management
positions and public appointments being more representative of our communities.
It will examine power inequalities, the impact of racism on our culture and the implications
for people from black and minority ethnic communities and their relationships with people
from the majority community, with others from black and minority ethnic communities and
with themselves. The course will also enable participants to recognise and further develop
their own skills and abilities as managers and leaders and give them the opportunity to
explore how they use their skills at present and how they want to use them in the future; in
their organisations, in their communities and in wider society. They will then be able to set
goals in line with their own vision and values and begin to take action to turn them into
reality.
There is no course fee. Handouts etc. will be provided as well as light refreshments on
training days.
The course is being held in the training room at PATH (Scotland), 19 Lynedoch Crescent,
Glasgow G3 6EQ from 9.30 am until 4.30 pm on the following eight Mondays:
18th May, 15th June, 17th August, 7th September, 5th October, 2nd November, Monday 7th
December and 11th January.
Participants will need the support of their organisations and line managers not only in terms
of time off to attend (both the workshops and a one-day work shadowing opportunity) but
also in giving them the chance to practice and develop their new skills.
Participants will also be encouraged to find a mentor and it is hoped that their organisations
will support them to establish a mentoring relationship with a senior colleague.
As an additional support during the course, participants will be encouraged to form peer
coaching groups and to meet up with their coaching partners between workshops.
Objectives:
During the 'Developing Management and Leadership Skills in Employment and Public Life'
course, participants will have the opportunity to:
• consider the systematic nature of racism, its impact and the implications for
themselves as managers from black and minority ethnic communities;
• discuss different management and leadership models and the seven principles of
public life;
• reflect on their behaviour and performance to enable them to develop greater
awareness of their own strengths and potential and consider further development
goals;
• develop the necessary skills to enable them to adopt management strategies
appropriate for the situation;
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reflect on how they communicate their image, both in person and in writing and
discuss ways to improve their skills, ‘visibility’ and personal effectiveness, including
building stress resilience;
consider the implications of working within and managing diverse teams;
explore opportunities to use their management and leadership skills within and
outwith their own organisations, within their communities and in wider public life;
identify management and leadership goals in line with their personal vision and
values;
build networks to support their continued development beyond the course
By the end of the course participants will be able to:
• explain the nature of racism, its impact and the implications for themselves as
managers from black and minority ethnic communities;
• identify different management and leadership models and the skills necessary to
implement them;
• recognise and acknowledge their own strengths and potential and identify further
development goals;
• adopt management strategies appropriate for the situation;
• analyse the strengths and weaknesses of their own communication skills and image
and adopt strategies to develop their ‘visibility’, personal effectiveness and stress
resilience;
• recognise the potential difficulties with managing diverse teams, including crosscultural communication, and adopt strategies to encourage successful team working;
• identify opportunities to use their management and leadership skills within and
outwith their own organisations, within their communities and in wider public life;
• set realistic action points to achieve their identified management and leadership goals;
• build networks to support their continued development beyond the course.
Day 1 - Introduction to the course (Monday 18th May)
• Rationale
• Aims and objectives
• Their expectations
• Learning styles
• The systematic nature of racism, the links with other ‘isms’ and the impact
of power inequalities on people in both more powerful and less powerful
groups
• Personal coping strategies and the effects on relationships with people from
majority and minority communities both in and outside work;
• Guest speaker
• The factors and barriers that impact on the progression of people from
black and minority ethnic groups into management positions
• The implications for the participants, as managers from black and minority
ethnic communities, within their own organisations
• Peer group coaching
Day 2 - Taking a leadership role (Monday 15th June)
• Management and leadership – what’s the difference?
• Different leadership styles (including functional, situational and
transformational leadership)
• Seven principles of public life
• Developing management skills – an introduction to the ‘Competing Values
Framework'
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Self-assessment
Day 3 Knowing yourself (Tuesday 17th August)
• Knowing yourself – Myers-Briggs Type Indicators
• Understanding yourself - Transactional Analysis models
• Building self-efficacy and confidence
• Your values
• Motivating yourself
• Dealing with failure
• Dealing with success
• Looking after yourself
Day 4 - Communication skills and personal effectiveness (Monday 7th September)
• Image - communicating
o in person
o in writing
• Networking and visibility
• Building stress resilience
• Presenting a positive image
Day 5 – Communication skills and Presentations (Monday 5th October)
• Communication styles
• Improving assertiveness
• Giving and receiving criticism
• Giving and receiving compliments
• Managing effective meetings
• Making an impact - presentations 1
Day 6 – Managing teams and Presentations (Monday 2nd November)
• Team working – what is it and why do it
• The different stages in the formation and development of teams
• Working with diverse teams including cross-cultural communication
• Assessing current effectiveness
• Making an impact - presentations 2
Day 7 - Exploring opportunities and Presentations (Monday 7th December)
• Career opportunities within and outwith your organisation
• Your relationship with your senior managers, colleagues, team members,
partners and stakeholders
• Organisational politics
• Recognising and using your power and influence - being ‘visible’
• Making an impact - presentations 3
Day 8 - Moving forward (Monday 11th January)
• Where you are now - Self assessment
• Where you want to be – continuous professional development
• Guest Speaker
• Goal setting
• Support systems
• Personal action plans
• Course review
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Criteria for completion
To complete the course, participants are required to:
• attend day 1 and at least six of the other seven days;
• complete a 1500 word reflective essay. This gives participants an
opportunity to look back on the course and what they have learned. They
are able to reflect on how it has changed their thinking about themselves
and their potential as well as their behaviour, particularly at work, and how
they intend to use that learning to continue their career and personal
development
• give a 15 minute presentation (on Day 5, 6 or 7) on a topic relevant to the
participant’s current situation
On successful completion of the course, participants will receive a Certificate of Completion
from the University of Glasgow, Centre for Open Studies.
Booking a place
To book a place on the Developing Management and Leadership Skills course, contact David
Ashurst at PATH (Scotland) tel: 0141 332 9477 email: david@pathscotland.org.uk for an
application form.
Additional One-day Workshop for Participants’ Line Managers, Colleagues and
Mentors
To enable participants’ line managers, colleagues and mentors to understand the rationale for
the 'Developing Management and Leadership Skills in Employment and Public Life' course, a
one-day 'Introduction to 'Race' and Equity Issues' workshop is being held on Monday 1st
June.
During this workshop they will also have the opportunity to:
• broaden their understanding of the systematic nature of racism; and
• consider its impact and the implications for relationships at work.
To book a place on the 'Introduction to 'Race' and Equity Issues' workshop, contact David
Ashurst at PATH (Scotland) tel: 0141 332 9477 email: david@pathscotland.org.uk for an
application form.
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