Ceo Of Your Own Career Leadership Development Programme

Grayfeather Consulting has developed an integrated management and leadership development programme that builds systematically on the knowledge of employees, from when their only requirement is to be a leader of self, through to when they are the leader of a business.

The Challenges

The new world of work requires employees that are self-starters, self-managed, and proactive, as well as leaders that are inspirational, competent, and supportive. But young employees joining from educational institutions have often been taught to be subservient and managers are technical experts that lack basic management and people skills.

The mix of reticent employees and untrained managers can result in workplaces that are highly stressed, dysfunctional, and toxic.

When organisations do make training available, the training interventions are often ad hoc and not integrated, leaving the learners with the hard task of trying to connect the dots. Management development training treats managers at all levels as having the same requirements and much of what first time managers learn is redundant while more senior managers are left frustrated by a lack of suitable content.

The Solution

The solution lies in going back to basics. We need to start by teaching all employees emotional maturity, assertiveness, and the skills necessary to be a proactive and high performing employee.

With this foundation employees who progress into management and leadership positions can learn the necessary skills required as they move through the stages of; leading employees, to leading teams, then leading departments and functions, and finally leading business units and businesses.

Grayfeather Consulting has developed an integrated management and leadership development programme that builds systematically on the knowledge of employees, from when their only requirement is to be a leader of self, through to when they are the leader of a business. The learner completes three modules per level and the training deals with the core and important skills and competencies for each of the five levels.

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Programme Streams And Modules

The programme consists of 5 streams, with 3 modules for each level of leadership that a person would progress through in their career.

Each model builds on the previous set of skills and knowledge to turn leaders into well-rounded, emotionally mature, and skilled leaders.

Programme Format

Each module is 4 hours long and is presented in person or virtually depending on the client’s requirements. The aim is to make the learning as interactive and impactful as possible.
For every module learners will receive a user-friendly learner guide which becomes a reference document for them. The guide contains, tools, exercises, and self-assessments. There are also many references to articles, blogs, and books that learners can read to increase their knowledge.

MODULE 1: AMAZING ME!

This module explores the inner being of the employee:

  • My wonderful brain.
  • What shapes my thinking and behaviour:
    • Instinct
    • Worldviews
    • Culture
    • Personality
  • Understand your personality.
  • Deep dive into DISC.

MODULE 2: EMOTIONAL MASTERY

This module teaches employees the basics of emotional intelligence and mastery:

  • What is emotional maturity?
  • Building awareness of emotions.
  • Knowing and naming emotions.
  • Using the mood meter to regulate your emotions.
  • Strategies to manage emotions.

MODULE 3: WORKPLACE BASICS

This module deals with the skills and competencies for being a successful employee:

  • The characteristics of successful employees.
  • The rules of work.
  • Managing your work.
  • Managing your time.
  • Managing your manager.
  • Working in a team.

MODULE 4: YOUR JOB AS A MANAGER

  • Congratulations, you are a manager, now what?
  • Your core responsibilities as a manager:
    • Strategising and planning.
    • Building and managing a team.
    • Influencing and networking.
    • Monitoring and reporting.
  • What happens to my day job?
  • Finding time for everything.

MODULE 5: HUMAN PSYCHOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE

  • Inside the head of your employee.
  • Human beings, a thoroughly social animal.
  • Life in the tribe.
  • Social status and standing.
  • Emotional maturity in employees.
  • The role of personality.
  • Psychology of leading.
  • Psychology of followship.
  • Dealing with workplace politics.

MODULE 6: MANAGING AND MOTIVATING EMPLOYEES

  • Finding and recruiting the best talent.
  • Delegating and assigning work.
  • Checking in and guiding.
  • Coaching and mentoring.
  • Giving feedback and recognition contributions.
  • Getting to high performance in the team.
  • Motivating employees.
  • Reasonable expectations.
  • Dealing with disagreeable team members.
  • Managing your emotions.

MODULE 7: BUILDING AND LEADING A TEAM

This module explores the working of successful teams:

  • The characteristics of successful teams.
  • The phases of team building.
  • Team dynamics and engagement.
  • The value of diversity about diversity.
  • Managing team goals and accountabilities.
  • Team communications.

MODULE 8: PLANNING AND EXECUTING FOR SUCCESS

This module teaches employees the basics of planning and executing:

  • The components of a good plan.
  • The process of planning.
  • Planning methods.
  • Defining execution.
  • Driving execution.
  • The dynamics of decision making.

MODULE 9: CHANGE LEADERSHIP

This module deals explores aspects of change leadership:

  • Influence and inspiration.
  • The science of change.
  • The psychology of change.
  • Different types of change.
  • Framing and communicating the change.
  • Dealing with resistance to change.

MODULE 10: STRATEGIC PLANNING AND ORGANISING

This module covers the basics of strategy development and strategic level planning:

  • Why strategy – the basics the strategic process.
  • The strategy cycle and cadence.
  • Facilitating strategy development.
  • Refining the strategy and formulating high level objectives.
  • Communicating the strategy in the organisation.
  • Creating organisations to execute.

MODULE 11: DRIVING PERFORMANCE

This module covers the basics of achieving performance in a team:

  • The foundations of performance:
    • Purpose
    • Clear expectations
    • Agreed standards
    • Autonomy
    • Enablement
  • The role of the manager in team and individual performance.
  • Giving feedback.
  • Difficult conversations.

MODULE 12: EXTERNAL IMPACTS ON THE ORGANISATION

This module examines the external forces at play that impacts internal operations :

  • The six forces impacting modern organisations:
    • Globalisation
    • Technology
    • Human behaviour
    • Climate
    • Demography
    • Macro politics
  • Scenario based strategising and planning.

MODULE 13: MAXIMIZING THE BENEFIT OF DIGITAL

This module explores current digital trends and how they are applicable to the organisation:

  • Your digital role as a leader.
  • The basics of current digital trends:
    • AI and Machine Learning
    • Blockchain
    • Big data and analytics
    • SO-LO-MO
    • Cloud
    • Internet of thinks
  • Visualizing and realizing digital ambitions.

MODULE 14: INNOVATING BUSINESS MODELS AND STRUCTURES

This module teaches employees the basics of organisational architectures including:

  • The basics of Organisational architecture.
  • The new importance of the business model design.
  • Operating models as a means to support the strategy.
  • Emerging organisational designs.
  • Selecting the right choices for your organisation.
  • Using technology as the nervous system for the organisation.

MODULE 15: BUILDING AND TRANSFORMING ORGANISATIONAL CULTURE

This module explains the basics of organisational culture and the role managers play in culture formation:

  • The nature of organisational culture.
  • Measuring, managing, and evolving organisational culture.
  • Affecting cultural change in the organisation.
  • The attributes of high-performance cultures.
  • The leader’s role as a shaper of culture.

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