Innovative, Creative & Sustainable Leadership Master Class

The course will enable the participants understand and apply the critical elements of Innovative, Creative & Sustainable Leadership and the related competencies. The participants will learn practical skills listed below that can readily be applied to their work environment and help them achieve their organizational, team and individual goals.

This five-day course helps participants appreciate the need for high-performing leadership and identifies methods to develop good practices which enhance performance in diverse environments and a their work team. The course identifies techniques to improve interpersonal interaction skills in communication, emotional intelligence and team leadership

This course will be run by an Organizational Psychologist with other 30 years of experience conducting leadership skills courses for Top Level Executives, CEO and Directors in both the Public & Private Sectors.

The course is suitable for

• Demonstrate effective leadership skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of creativity and innovation
• Understand the best ways to lead and motivate a team
• Recognise the benefits of sustainable leadership
• List the key competencies of sustainable leaders
• Describe ways of engaging with and identifying stakeholders

Day 1

Excellence in Leadership

• Introduction to innovative, creative & sustainable leadership
• The transformational leader
• Management and leadership – the important differences
• Leading a high-performance team
• The Emotionally Intelligent Leader
• Giving effective feedback with Emotional Intelligence (EI)

Day 2

Creativity, Critical Thinking and Innovation

• Understanding the power of creativity
• Your brain and ideas
• Communication skills for ideation
• Core critical thinking skills
• Developing your thinking
• Understanding and encouraging Innovation

Day 3

Practical Skills in Communication

• Barriers to communication
• Future Leaders of 2020 – Generational Differences
• Attending skills (SOLER)
• Active listening skills
• Asking the right questions in the correct way
• Cross-cultural communication issues

Day 4

Teamwork Essentials

• The Stages of Team development
• Characteristics of high-performing teams
• Cross-functional teamwork
• The stages of team development
• Team leadership – styles and decision making
• Avoiding Groupthink in your team

Day 5

Sustainable Leadership & Managing Stakeholders

• The sustainable leader
• Key competencies of sustainable leaders
• Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
• Employer-supported volunteering (ESV
• An introduction to Stakeholder Management
• Engaging with and identifying stakeholders