Advanced Leadership for Directors
Course Overview
The Advanced Leadership for Directors programme is an intensive, two-day course designed to elevate the leadership capabilities of senior executives and directors. Participants will explore the critical distinctions between leadership and management, learning how to strategically align these roles to enhance organisational performance. The course covers adaptive leadership principles, emotional intelligence, and high-performance team dynamics, providing practical tools to navigate the complexities of today’s business environment.
Through interactive workshops and real-world case studies, participants will develop strategies for effective decision-making, managing power and influence, and leading successful change initiatives. This programme offers a unique opportunity to deepen your leadership impact, foster a growth mindset, and connect with like-minded professionals.
Eligible participants can either choose to attend this course as a stand-alone programme, or alternatively complete the Certified Directors Programme which comprises of four courses and an accreditation, in order to obtain a CMI Level 8 Certificate in Strategic Direction and Leadership.
At a glance
Practical Application: Engage in interactive workshops and case studies that provide hands-on experience in applying leadership theories to real-world scenarios.
Enhanced Leadership Impact: Equip yourself with advanced tools and strategies to lead your organisation through complex challenges and dynamic environments.
Networking Opportunities: Connect with fellow directors and industry leaders, expanding your professional network and gaining diverse perspectives on leadership.
Personal Growth: Strengthen your emotional intelligence and develop a growth mindset, empowering you to lead with empathy and resilience.
Long-Term Success: Leave with actionable insights and strategies that can be immediately implemented to drive sustainable success in your organisation.
- Identify and analyse major disruptions impacting leadership today
- Compare and contrast different leadership styles and their effectiveness in various situations
- Reflect on the balance between strategic oversight and operational involvement in leadership roles
- Understand the adaptive leadership framework and apply it to real-world organisational challenges
- Develop strategies for identifying and leveraging individual and team strengths to enhance overall performance
- Identify organisational power dynamics and have learnt strategies for reading and navigating these dynamics
- Learn how to create psychological safety within teams to encourage risk-taking and innovation
- Identify key characteristics of high-performing teams and the leader’s role in fostering these characteristics
- Develop skills in crafting and communicating a compelling vision to drive organisational change
- Understand and ability to apply change management frameworks and strategies for overcoming resistance to change
This course is designed for CEO’s, Directors and Global Leaders who have the responsibility for developing and implementing effective, ethical and collective strategies across their organisation.
Learners should be either operating in a global/multinational organisation and have the ability to explore the complexity and challenges of global operations or strategically look beyond the confines of their own organisation and apply critical thinking and analysis to the complexity of their organisational operations and supply chain.
In order to be accepted onto the course participants must have a minimum of 2 years’ experience in a director level role and have had responsibility for developing and implementing strategy.
Leadership in Context
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Understand the differences between leadership and management, and how both roles work together to drive organisational success
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Explore the major disruptions and challenges that are currently affecting leadership practices
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Learn how strategic leadership can adapt to meet these emerging challenges
Problem Classification
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Gain an understanding of Adaptive Leadership principles and why they are crucial for directors
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Learn about Keith Grint’s Problem Classification Model and how it applies to leadership
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Examine various leadership styles and assess their effectiveness in different situations
Adaptive Leadership
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Balcony and Dancefloor Perspective: Reflect on where leaders spend their time and how it influences their effectiveness.
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Deep Dive into Adaptive Leadership framework to gain a comprehensive understanding
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Learn how to apply the Adaptive Leadership framework to a real-world change initiative within your organisation
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Engage in a hands-on session where you’ll analyse specific challenges faced by directors and develop adaptive strategies to overcome them
Emotional Intelligence
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Learn about the Emotional Intelligence (EI) framework and why EI is crucial for effective leadership
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Evaluate your understanding and ability to apply the EI framework in leadership scenarios
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Discover practical techniques for enhancing your emotional intelligence in a leadership context
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Cultivating a Growth Mindset: Explore ways to foster a growth mindset within your leadership team
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Develop strategies to identify and leverage both individual and team strengths to boost overall performance
Leading with power and influence
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Identify and analyse power structures within your organisation
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Examine real-world examples to see power in action and its impact
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Discover strategies and tactics to maximise your influence within the organisation
Leading teams for high performance
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Understand the key characteristics of high-performing teams and learn how to develop them
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Explore how leaders can cultivate and sustain a high-performing team
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Assess your current team’s performance against a high-performance model
Decisions and Networks
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Learn how to create and leverage effective professional networks
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Identify common cognitive biases that hinder decision-making and learn strategies to mitigate them
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Explore tools and techniques that improve the quality of decision-making
Processes and strategies for leading change
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Learn structured approaches for managing organisational change
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Understand models that help overcome resistance to change
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Develop skills to create and communicate a compelling vision that drives change
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Apply change management strategies through case studies and practical exercises
Anne Mccarthy
Anne has over 25 years’ experience in Organisational Design, change management, Leadership and HR along with Non-Executive Director board experience. Having worked in association with a world-leading business school, it is this combination of academic knowledge and practical experience that enables her to make a difference to the people and organisations she works with.
Anne specialises in developing the capability of leaders and demonstrates this with each organisation she works with, she is a successful leader of change and is a passionate believer in setting people up to succeed.
Anne has worked on change projects in a variety of settings from unionised environments to financial services, including her long spanning career at The Royal Mail as HR Director and Group Learning and Development Director where she worked directly with the CEO on multiple change projects.
