Leadership Essentials

Program Structure

The two-day program consists of four, tightly connected half-day sessions:

I. Leadership Styles and Emotional Intelligence– Day 1, Session 1

Key questions

What are the different styles of leadership, and when is it appropriate to exercise one rather than another?What role does emotional intelligence (or EQ) play in enacting the different forms of leadership?


II. Leadership Styles and Managing Change– Day 1, Session 2

Key questions

What are the key action steps needed to plan and implement change?What do you think you do well versus not so well when it comes to planning and implementing change?What leadership style makes people more likely to embrace rather than resist change?What makes it hard for agents of change to adopt a style that makes others embrace rather than resist change?What can be done to overcome the obstacles alluded to in the preceding question?


III. Leadership and Group Dynamics– Day 2, Session 1

Key questions

Why do some groups work together effectively, while other groups seem to struggle?How does “who you are” influence the type of roles that you take on in a group?What climate do you create for groups that you lead?How can you motivate your team to take more risk and responsibility?


IV. Leadership and Personality– Day 2, Session 2

Key questions

How much of your leadership behavior is driven by your environment?How much of your leadership behavior is driven by your own preferences?How can you learn about others preferences in order to more effectively lead, manage, and collaborate?