Why Choose this Training Course?
This exciting training course is designed to assist technical experts and professions the skills needed to transition as a leader. The transition from a technical expert to a leader can be difficult as it requires skills and competencies that may not have been part of your training or previous work experience. Technical experts are often promoted because they have recognised knowledge and skills in their field, but they may not have the skills and knowledge when it comes to leading and managing people.
This training course will allow you to explore the skills needed to lead in any organisation. This training course examines the key ingredients of successful leadership and the right mix of functional and interpersonal skills to meet organisational objectives, build a high-performing team, and expand your impact as a leader of people.
This training course will feature:
Moving from technical skills to people skills
Become a successful communicator with all stakeholders
Understanding key change management principles
Developing a high-performing team
Essential Skills for coaching others
By the end of this training course, participants will be able to:
Develop self-awareness and emotional intelligence
Differentiate between transformational & transactional leadership
Communicate a clear vision of the broad impact of change
Demonstrate ability in the use of active listening skills
Transition from a technical expert to a competent leader
Who is this Training Course for?
This training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
Technical professionals transitioning to leadership roles
Engineers
Engineering Managers
Project Managers
Technical Leads
Operational Managers
Financial Professionals
HR professionals moving into Leadership roles
Anyone recently promoted into a people management or leadership role
Course Content
Day One: The Need for Leadership in the Modern Workplace
From technical expert to leader
The difference between managing and leading
Characteristics of highly effective leaders
Transformational and transactional leadership
The importance of Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Day Two: Key Communication Skills of Leaders
Effective interpersonal communication in the leadership role
Communicating successfully – Avoiding communication barriers
Active listening and questioning skills
Understanding your own personality profile
Developing self-awareness
Day Three: Building and Leading Successful Teams
Achieving the high-performing team
Stages of team development
Identifying the essential factors in motivation
The benefits and barriers to delegation
Decision-making with teams – avoiding group think
Day Four: Essential Skills for Coaching
The Coaching Cycle (PEDICR)
Key listening & questioning techniques for coaching & mentoring
Introducing SOLER techniques
Plan a coaching session & preparing a coaching plan
Set coaching objectives which are measurable (SMART)
Day Five: Leading & Managing Change
The key drivers of change
The difference between change management and change leadership
Overcoming resistance to change
Change at the individual, team and organisational level
The five psychological phases of change and their effective management
INFORMATECH is the region’s leading provider of in-house custom-designed courses. We have been tailoring in-house solutions for our clients aimed at helping them achieve short term training wins or long term strategic requirements. In addition to being significantly cost effective, these courses are constantly in demand because they:
If you did not find the appropriate date or venue suitable for you, or you would like to join the course online, you can request a custom course from the link below.
We offer group and corporate discounts on many courses. These discounts are available for clients who want to maximize their return on investment.
We offer individual discounts on many courses for people who are self-sponsored and make their payment in full and upfront at the time of registration.
Nominations to our public courses are to be processed by the client’s HR/Training department except for self-nominations which are to be paid in advance using the “payment by self” option on the online registration form. A refund will be issued back to the client in the event of course cancellation or seat unavailability. Registration confirmation is subject to INFORMATECH's review of registration request and seat availability.
Clients are responsible for any type of tax levied in their country.
If you are interested in having a course custom-designed for your organization, please submit a request using the link below. Once we receive your duly completed request, one of our business development professionals or consultants will get in touch with you to understand your requirements with more detail and answer any relevant questions you may have. After all pertinent information has been exchanged, we will work on the custom-designed request and send you the proposal you require and work with you to identify the ideal period and place for delivering the custom-designed solution.