Bringing together a team of experienced leadership trainers and practitioners, this training is designed to be skills-focused, providing participants with the opportunity to share their own experiences and to practice with each other. The two days will cover several dimensions of leadership from a micro, individual level, to a macro, systemic one.
Objectives
- Examine individual leadership values and skills
- Explore systems thinking for leadership, including how to effectively deploy leadership skills to navigate complexity
- Understand the connection between leadership and biological, psychological and physiological awareness in order to practice holistic leadership skills
- Consider their personal ethics and values
- Elaborate their individual roadmap for their own leadership journey
Programme overview
DAY 1
Subliminal influence and leadership:
- Learn to appreciate the biological, psychological and physiological underpinnings of effective leadership
- Use your senses to become better observers, capturing more of the otherwise-hidden reality of social interactions
- Develop your charismatic appeal and discover habits and skills that lead to better-informed decisions
Personal vision and ethical leadership skills the world needs now:
- Assess your unique leadership style and practice a self-reflexivity and authentic connection with others
- Increase your self-awareness, gain clarity and strengthen your confidence in your own leadership journey through self-reflection exercises
DAY 2
The work of leadership:
- What is the work of leadership in our time and age?
- Understand the evolution of leadership and the key correlation between adult development stages and leadership levels
- Experiment with aligning your unique sets of values and talents with the work of leadership
Capacities for systems leadership:
- Systems thinking : what’s the relevance for diplomats and policy-makers?
- Understand how systems thinking processes and tools help discern collaborative approaches
- Explore the capacities needed to be effective leaders and to exert influence in these systems
Who is this programme for
This programme is particularly relevant for professionals in the fields of:
- Advocacy and public affairs
- Communication
- Fundraising and resource mobilisation
- Campaigning
- Governmental affairs, corporate social responsibility, environment, social and governance and sustainability
- Diplomats and members of permanent missions
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