Leadership Skills
This two-day course explores the attributes, skills and abilities needed to be an effective team leader, who values staff and volunteers whilst maintaining organisational requirements and mission.
Course Aims
- Provide participants with a comprehensive overview
- Establish key principles of working with others
- Develop practical skills applicable to the workplace
- Recognise the benefits of good leadership
Course Objectives
- Define the attributes that make a good leader
- Compare the difference in styles of leadership
- Learn how a leader builds a shared sense of purpose with the team
- Establish why delegation is so import
Day 1
Course Programme
- Introductions and housekeeping
- Leadership skills
- Organisational requirements of a leader
Cultures, values and ethics
Levels of authority and responsibility
What is a team
Personal objectives and team achievement - Leadership styles
Common vision and objectives
Managing vs leading
Leadership Styles
Action centred leadership
Adapting leadership styles - How a Leader builds a shared sense of purpose with a team
- Decision making
Day 2
Course Programme
- Communication skills
- Dealing with conflict
- Delegation
What is delegation
Control
The 'who' and 'how' of delegating
Gofer and stewardship
Self-assessment of delegation - Coaching
What is coaching
Golden rules of coaching
Coaching individuals
Coaching teams
The 'GROW' model - Effective feedback
- Summary, learning log and action planning
Course Duration
Up to 6.25 hours per day (i.e. 10am to 4:15 pm) including breaks and 45 minutes for lunch
This course is suitable for
- In-house 'face to face' training
- On-line training 'Live' (using Zoom)
- Webinar sessions
Webinar (on-line seminar)
Taking the main topics from our training day, allowing participants to focus on a specific area only. Each session is delivered ‘live’ on-line using Zoom for approx 60 - 80 minutes (topic plus Q&A), dependent on participant interaction.
Webinar Topic |
Developing a 'Volunteering Culture' Participants will explore the significance of establishing a ‘Volunteering Culture’ within their organisation (a person-centred approach) from the point of initial volunteer interest, to recruitment and ongoing management Legal status of volunteers This Webinar identifies how volunteers fit into a charitable organisation from a legal perspective, what ‘Rights’ they have and how the Charity can reduce their potential risks of legal action by a volunteer Managing common volunteer issues This Webinar will initially discuss elements of good practice before identifying various common management issues (scenarios). Participants are welcome raise issues of their own to find a management solution |
Course Fees
Type of organisation
half day
full day
charitable/not for profit
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£700
other organisations
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£860
Cost includes:
Course delivery, training materials, handouts, evaluations and certificates for up to 16 participants.
NB: Additional travel costs may apply for any booking over 80 miles and may be invoiced separately, charged at 45p per mile for car use and / or actual costs of alternative methods of travel. Accommodation costs will be based on individual hotel bookings and will include reasonable subsistence costs dependent on location conditions, applicable at the time.
