Course Objective

Effective leadership is the ability of a leader to execute the organization’s goals and create a work culture that allows employees to contribute meaningfully to the achievement of their employer's vision.

It is designed to enhance participants with the knowledge and confidence to ensure they continue on the road to successful leadership and management.

Who Benefits?

If you have recently become a leader, or manager, or are about to be promoted into your first management position. This is also a great course for any leader who has had no formal training.

Learning Outcomes

• Leading from Within (leadership styles & diagnostic, self-awareness, emotional intelligence & Johari window)
• Planning to Lead (planning process & setting goals using SMART)
• Managing Your Priorities (Urgent v Non-Urgent matrix)
• Understanding Resilient Leadership (what is it?, importance, mindset & diagnostic)
• Leading Change (acknowledging and planning change using a tool & resistance)
• Problem Solving & Decision Making (process and tools)
• Appreciate the Stages of Team Development (5 stages)
• Running Effective Meetings (plan, conduct, end & follow-up)
• Managing your Manager (rules & strategies)

Learning Approach

The course is highly participatory and practical. Participants will be shown the various processes, tools and techniques and then apply them individually or in small group exercises.

Facilitator

Richard Millar from Auckland

Richard is an experienced trainer and consultant. His areas of expertise include leadership development, frontline management development, team development, executive and personal development coaching, strategic/business planning and accounting for non-accountants training.

Richard has worked in a wide variety of organisations from small to large organisations in New Zealand, Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Richard’s depth of business knowledge and skills in sales, marketing, finance and general management coupled with a very practical approach to training and facilitation has provided excellent value to a large number of organisations.

Richard is member of the New Zealand Society of Accountants and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries & Administrators. He is an accredited DISC® consultant in behavioural profiling and a registered practitioner in MBTI®. He is a Fellow of the NZ Institute of Management and is qualified in Moderation and Workplace Assessment with NZQA. He holds the National Certificate in Adult Education and Training. He also provides community advice as a business mentor for Enterprise New Zealand.