How to be an Inspirational Leader
Two days
Practical ways to develop your personal style, presence and charisma
What make a leader great? This fast-moving, two-day course examines the practices and skills of exceptional leaders and gives you powerful techniques to match their behaviour. These can be put into practice immediately, ensuring that you stand out from the crowd.
Delivered by two trainers (including Ken), the course focuses on authentic leadership, comparing relevant leadership approaches to help you find which is best for your organisation. It differs from other leadership courses by giving you the behavioural skills that will make an immediate difference to your performance. Through practical exercises and personalised, challenging feedback you will understand not only what to do but how to do it. Some of the tools are drawn from proven acting methods that heighten your charisma, strengthen your authority and help you motivate and inspire the people you work with.
Key focus
- Evaluate the most influential authentic leadership models
- Use powerful communication techniques to project confidence and inspire and motivate others
- Remain focused and in control under pressure
- Think more creatively
- Harness the value of Emotional Intelligence
- Build a stronger rapport and credibility with your team members and clients
- Deal effectively with the media
- Increase the effectiveness of video conferences
- Strengthen your vocal power, use inspirational language and control your personal space
- Develop more effective body language and strengthen your eye contact
- Be ‘alive’ while speaking and thinking on your feet.
DAY ONE
Part One: Leadership models
Theme
Strategy. Why you lead. How you lead
Finding which style is appropriate to your company or industry
Introductions
Difficulties you experience as leaders
How can you be more inspirational?
Finding the model that suits your company
Different leadership roles will be appropriate for different situations
The essence of authentic leadership
Understanding and using team dynamics effectively
Identifying stages of team development
Part Two: Where you are
How you come across
Presenting yourself and your vision (video recorded)
What we expect from a leader
Analysing the behaviours of top leaders
Focus when speaking
Finding accuracy in your language and ownership of your message
Video feedback
Analysis of your individual style, with practical solutions
Part Three: Looking and sounding like a leader
Manager versus leader
Clarifying the differences
Behavioural tool kit
Introduction to the behavioural work
A series of physical exercises that have a place
Physical techniques
Relaxation and posture
Breath and voice
Personal presence
Using energy effectively to heighten personal presence
Being grounded and centred under pressure
Conveying your vision
Vision, goals and mission - Why these are important
Vision in language
Uses of metaphor and other rhetorical devices
Inspirational language
Building rapport
Understanding where the other person, or audience, is coming from to match their needs and interests
DAY TWO
Part Four: Authentic leadership
Introduction to day two
The talent for leadership
12 tips on leading your team
Managing time effectively
Emotional Intelligence and empathy
Dealing with difficult people
Dealing with hostility and aggression
The positive mindset of leaders
Empowering, enabling, challenging
Positive thinking exercise
Part Five: Getting results
Influencing
Creating a powerful focus and influence in meetings and presentations
Projecting effortless authority, confidence and gravitas
Using body language effectively
Establishing credibility with senior leaders
Strengthening rapport at any level
Part Six: Charismatic leadership
Strengthening eye contact
Creating a charismatic impact
Putting it all together
Applying all the techniques to relevant situations (video recorded)
Handling meetings and video conferences
How to get the best out of meetings of all kinds
Formulating your key values
Defining your organisational and personal values
Conveying these in various situations
Your personal leadership model
Reviewing proven leadership models
Defining your own model of authentic leadership
Conveying your leadership philosophy
Expressing your vision to your team or organisation (video recorded)
Conclusions
Action plans and the next steps
Contact us for more details on our leadership training.