Leadership Training increases the capacity of employees to be successful in leadership roles of any organisation. Senior management of organisations usually enable execution of an organization’s strategy by leveraging the joint capability of the team.
What is Leadership?
We are often asked the question,"Leadership Training and Development - What is it about?" The role of a leader starts with a thorough understanding of the team's needs, aspirations and concerns, for which it is important to have excellent listening and facilitation skills. Most importantly, it starts with a thorough understanding and congruence of the value systems of all parties. Hence, this is an integral part of business leadership training as it is of critical importance to have leadership characteristics and self-awareness to lead and manage other people.
Momentum is one of the leadership training companies in India that is highly respected for the work in developing leadership skills. The efficacy of our corporate leadership training can be attributed to the intense company-specific customization that is done for the program. Of equal importance is the need to conduct pre-training and post-training assessments that measure the improvement of the participants. Programs that do not measure the improvement of the participants can lack potency, as the participants are aware of the lack of accountability. Hence, two critical elements of our leadership trainings programs are the customization and assessments. At Momentum, we are committed to ensuring that all our leadership trainings are customised to the needs of the organisation and assessments are present in our long-term leadership programs.
6-Week Leadership Program
6-Week Leadership Program
Qualities of Leadership
Independent studies undertaken by the leading consulting and business houses on an ongoing basis has revealed the following top qualities and skills of leadership that are imperative today:
- Inspiring commitment Being a quick learner Respecting individual differences Being culturally adaptive Compassion and sensitivity Self-Awareness Participative management Managing Change Resourcefulness Strategic Management Leading People Motivator
There is ample evidence in the news and in recent articles that even some of the best and most venerable organizations are failing to adapt to change, implement their strategic plans successfully, or prepare for a more uncertain future. This deficiency is ultimately rooted in inadequate leadership in management levels within the organizations. We believe the turmoil we are currently observing has something to do with ineffective global leadership competencies, and that if we don't change our current approach to corporate leadership training, we will see even more of the same.
What are leadership skills?
It is imperative for leaders to stay aware of current trends influencing their organisation, their industry, and their employees. This article, The 5 Biggest Leadership Trends to Watch in 2019, identifies the 5 key leadership traits of a leader as follows:
- Ability to lead a workforce comprising of various generations
- Accept women in senior positions
- Constantly rework the concept of timeliness
- Fearlessly holding people accountable
- Being on a path of continuous education
Harvard Business Review conducted research on The 6 Fundamental Skills Every Leader Should Practice. They interviewed more than 40 successful leaders of corporations, start-ups, and non-profits to get their thoughts on “What does it take to become a leader?
It was interesting to note that all the traits listed in both articles were different, except for one - leading self! It is clear that as 'charity begins at home', leadership starts within one self'!
Knowing the ideal way to enhance the contribution of your employees starts with getting clarity on your organization's strategy and asking the question: "What should leadership look like for the organisation's vision to be accomplished?" Leadership Training has been seen as an extremely important part of organisational and people development in today's corporate world. Leaders have been conventionally viewed as "mythological creatures", isolated from the rest of humanity and empowered by some enigmatic quality that smoothens their path towards inevitable success. However, the current view is that leaders are evolved, not born. With patience, persistence and hard work, anybody can develop themselves to transform into a highly effective leader by enhancing their leadership skills. Therefore, it is vital to create tailored leadership training modules with exact recommendations for developing future leaders. For instance, 'Change Leadership' is also a topic that some of our clients have specifically requested for when they are going through a period of organisational change.
Leadership coaching provides significant shifts in performance as it induces the spirit of commitment within the participant. A person who exudes confidence with a clear sense of direction is an ideal leader. The intensely held values and ideologies that they possess provide the direction to lead the way. Therefore, it is imperative that a leader must first understand and then transfer one's own value systems to other people using transformational leadership styles. A leader's personal value system is what ensures their success.
Gamified Business Simulation for Leadership Training
The option of using a Gamified Business Simulation is a one-of-a-kind learning experience that aids in Leadership Training. The platform assists participants in making crucial decisions and in using their leadership skills to provide leadership training for managers to manage a team of simulated members and steer through real-life situations in a simulated setting. It is a thoroughly engaging experience for a couple of hours that helps managers learn how to deal with challenging people management problems and develop authentic leadership skills.
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Leadership Training and Development
A study revealed 5 major flaws that cause once successful managers to derail while moving towards senior leadership positions:
- Difficulty meeting business objectives
- Problems with interpersonal relationships
- Difficulty building and leading teams
- Inability to adapt and change shifting mindsets
- Lack of Cross Functionality
This situation can easily be solved by corporate leadership training programs that support the development of desirable leadership characteristics and ensures that there is a preparedness for movement in the organisation.
Self-leadership
- Leading Today
- Managing Self - Personal Goal Setting
- Self-belief the core of shifting one's mindset
- High impact presentation skills
- Creating your personal leadership brand
Business Leadership
- Assertiveness Training
- Planning & organizing - Time Management Training
- Change leadership
- Appreciative Inquiry
- Creative Thinking, Problem Solving and Decision Making
- Change Management
- Execution Excellence
People Leadership
- Team Building Training
- Efficient Functioning of Teams - Outbound Training
- Effective Delegation
- Emotional Intelligence Training
- Situational Leadership
- Interpersonal Skills & Participative management for Emerging Leaders
- Conflict Resolution
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Persuasion and Influencing skills
Leadership Training Outline:
"Leadership is lifting a person's vision to high sights, the raising of a person's performance to a higher standard, the building of a personality beyond its normal limitations." - Peter Drucker
Part 1 - People Management Skills and Team Leadership Training - 8 hours
- Leading Today
- Adaptive leadership
- Dealing with adaptive challenges in today's business environment
- The core of good leadership
- The mindset of the leader
- Fostering Collaboration in teams
- Enabling synergy in teams
- Enhancing co-working and team trust
- Creating an environment of openness and honesty
- Giving and receiving direct feedback
- Communication - Listening & Receptivity
- Effective Interpersonal Communication
- Excellence in Listening - The Strategic Differentiator
- Listening - It's about the other person, it's about putting yourself on hold
- Developing the art of reflective listening - listening for what is not said
- Rapport Building
- Relationship Skills
Part 2 - Coaching and Emotional Intelligence - 8 hours
- Self-awareness
- Understanding one's learning style
- Self-SWOT analysis
- Understanding One's EQ
- Empathy
- The difference between 'Empathy' and 'Sympathy'
- Understanding situations from different perspectives
- Using appropriate empathy in situations
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Coaching and its importance
- Giving and Receiving Feedback
- The structure of feedback
- Giving appropriate feedback - the positives and areas of improvement
- Receiving and using feedback
- Phases of Coaching
- Preparation
- Negotiation
- Enabling
- Feedback
- Dealing with Obstacles
- Follow Up
Training Hours:
The duration of the training program will be 16 hours (2 days).
