About this course
This two-week Applied Leadership programme equips mid-to-senior-level managers and emerging directors with the behavioural tools and self-mastery needed to lead effectively in complex, high-pressure environments. Blending practical application with deep reflection, the course helps participants strengthen their internal leadership foundation—enhancing self-awareness, emotional discipline, and executive presence—while developing the interpersonal skills required to influence, align, and inspire others. Through case studies, simulations, and peer dialogue, participants learn to navigate real-world leadership challenges, build trust across teams, and manage difficult conversations with clarity and composure. The programme culminates in an action plan to embed learning into daily practice, ensuring participants leave with greater confidence, intentionality, and impact in their leadership roles.
What you will learn
By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:
- Identify and understand key characteristics of great leadership.
- Develop behaviours and habits that build credibility and influence.
- Analyse and evaluate leadership styles using real-world benchmarks.
- Recognise core traits that enable effective leadership in complex environments.
- Cultivate and apply growth-oriented mindsets.
- Adapt leadership behaviours through cognitive flexibility.
- Implement strategies to maintain leadership stability.
- Recognise and manage personal leadership triggers.
- Use techniques to sustain focus and clarity under pressure.
- Strengthen key dimensions of executive presence: credibility, clarity, and composure.
- Ensure alignment between self-perception and external signals of leadership.
- Utilise verbal and non-verbal techniques to enhance leadership impact.
- Understand the key foundations of behavioural influence within organisational settings.
- Apply models for persuasive communication and stakeholder engagement effectively.
- Use tools for framing ideas convincingly and securing stakeholder commitment.
- Identify stakeholders and map their power-interest levels using appropriate techniques.
- Develop strategies for engaging conflicting or cross-functional interests.
- Design communication plans that ensure consistent stakeholder alignment.
- Recognise the core components of psychological safety and their impact on team performance.
- Identify leadership behaviours that either strengthen or erode trust over time.
- Employ techniques to encourage open dialogue, dissent, and the sharing of ideas.
- Apply principles of principled negotiation and develop effective preparation strategies.
- Use conflict resolution techniques that maintain relationships and foster understanding.
- Create win-win outcomes, even under pressure, through effective negotiation and problem-solving methods.
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