Core Leadership Skills

Know that you can lead yourself so that in turn, you can lead others. Develop the skills required for effective feedback, motivation, and delegation.

Core leadership skills

Programme Overview

People are often promoted into their first leadership role as a result of being competent in their trade or profession. Yet they are not necessarily equipped with the skills required of a leader. Skills such as emotional intelligence, communication, and the courage to have those difficult conversations.

This course prepares you for the transition. Gain awareness of your personal strengths and become a confident communicator with the ability to connect and lead others.

Course Benefits

  • Become confident in your own strengths and abilities
  • Build work relationships based on trust, respect, and compassion
  • Develop personal strength and resilience
  • Gain practical communication techniques

Skills Taught

  • Core leadership competencies – how to lead yourself, the team, and the organisation.
  • Leadership styles – what are they, which style is best to use when?
  • Making feedback effective
  • Delegating
  • Conflict management
  • Building strong relationships and psychological safety
  • Building a growth habit.

Course Presenter

Core leadership skills

Designed for

People new to, or preparing for, a leadership role.

What to Expect

A fun, practical course of at least one full day that uses real examples and models such as:

  • Daniel Goleman’s Leadership Styles
  • Social Styles from Wilson Learning
  • Circle of Influence
  • Effective Feedback – Setup, Delivery, and Results
  • Delegating – Plan, Act, Review
  • Ladder of Inference
  • The Drama Triangle
  • GROW.

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