Leadership, Communication & Interpersonal Skills Leadership Through Self Mastery

Self-mastery is not achieved by accident - it is a process that occurs as we interact effectively with the events and circumstances of our lives. Each moment of our lives provides an opportunity to practice self-mastery by expanding our visions, awakening the faculties of our minds and our hearts, and assuming full responsibility for living, growing, and contributing. As we master our own emotions, we can enhance our ability to lead others, acting as a role model and someone others would truly wish to follow. Through this programme you will learn a great deal about yourself – how you think, how you perceive the world and how others perceive you, how you communicate and how you can enrich your communication skills - and through that process you will learn how to lead others with great skill.

In this course we will cover

• How to take charge of your brain
• The importance of a powerful vision coupled with personal integrity
• The development of communication skills
• The advancement of leadership capability
• The improvement of influencing abilities

Course Objectives

By the end of this course participants will be able to:

• Recognizing and owning your choices
• Embracing reality and exercising responsibility
• Conquering your life’s key moments
• Clarifying your vision and defining your purpose
• Acting with integrity through valuing who you are
• Critical leadership skills
• Advanced techniques of interpersonal communication
• Empowering delegation skills
• Giving constructive feedback
• Presentation skills
• Making meetings work

Who Should Attend?

This course is Participants professionals who truly wish to grow in personal power, authenticity and integrity and through this enhance their ability to lead.

Course Outline

Preparing and Organizing Thoughts and Messages

• Organizing Ideas through Mind Mapping
• Knowing Your Message’s Desired Outcomes
• Tailoring a Message for Your Intended Audience
• Picking the Right Channels for Communicating Your Message
• The Power of the Senses

Earning Credibility as a Leader

• Identifying the Characteristics of a Credible Leader
• Demonstrating Caring, Character and Competence in Challenging Situations
• Establishing Your Credibility Firmly
• Persuading, Negotiating and Influencing Skills

Winning Hearts and Minds of People

• Creating a Logical Train of Thought to Persuade
• Creating a Persuasive Message that Evokes the Right Emotions
• Reframing a Message from Negative to Positive and from Subjective to Objective
• Adjusting Your Message to Accommodate the Audience’s Needs, Wants and Style

Building Consensus, Commitment and Cooperation

• Crafting Messages to Drive or Champion Change
• Identifying Techniques for Building Consensus
• Describing How to Secure Commitment and Cooperation through Change Initiatives

Getting Results in the Face of Resistance

• Managing and Handling Resistance
• Effective Conflict Resolution Styles for Handling Resistance
• The Importance of Emotional Control when Facing Resistance

Trends and Strategies for the Effective Leader and Communicator

• From Social Media to Relationship Management
• Optimizing Social Networks such as Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook for Higher Visibility
• Effective Communication and Networking on the Web

Who do you think you are?
Towards self mastery

• The process of self mastery
• Inherent flaws in the common symbols of success
• Redefining success based on your personal paradigm
• Respond to key moments in your life
• The emotional loop   exploring the consequences of your behavior
• Changing weak beliefs and doubt to empowering beliefs

Reality and responsibility

• Learn the meaning and nature of personal responsibility
• Understand how you avoid taking responsibility for yourself
• Assess your willingness to accept personal responsibility
• Personal choices
• Understand the power and freedom that comes from accepting responsibility

Vision and integrity
Vision

• The meaning and power of vision
• Creating a vision
• Affirming your personal purpose
• Visualization to achieve your vision

Integrity and self esteem

• What do you mean by integrity?
• Recognize when you are and are not
• Accept your imperfections
• Learn to make time for self renewal
• Acknowledge and build upon your strengths

Advanced communication skills
Communication skills for leaders

• The communication process (understanding others subjective experience)
• Verbal and nonverbal communication techniques
• Identify your own and others preferred ways of communicating
• Understand
• The fine arts of listening and questioning
• Alternative ways of communicating influencing others
• Learning to use time as any other resource

Leadership
Emotionally intelligent leadership

• Myths of leadership
• Interactive and institutional leadership
• Emotional intelligence
• Leadership and management
• Understanding your own leadership style   the 6 styles of leadership
• A charter for effective leadership
• Being a flexible leader

Empowerment and delegation

• Motivation
• Understanding empowerment
• Leadership for commitment not compliance
• Learn a model of situational leadership
• Effective feedback

The public face of the mature leader
Presentation

• Profiling your audience
• Focusing on key themes
• Inspiring and influencing your audience
• Making a presentation memorable
• Professionalism in public speaking
• Controlling nerves

Meetings

• The characteristics of effective meetings
• Comprehensive steps for organizing a meeting
• How to create and utilize an agenda and minutes
• Leading a meeting   from the chair or from the floor

Course Methodology

A variety of methodologies will be used during the course that includes:

• (30%) Based on Case Studies
• (30%) Techniques
• (30%) Role Play
• (10%) Concepts
• Pre-test and Post-test
• Variety of Learning Methods
• Lectures
• Case Studies and Self Questionaires
• Group Work
• Discussion
• Presentation

Course Fees

This rate includes participant’s manual, Hand-Outs, buffet lunch, coffee/tea on arrival, morning & afternoon of each day.

Course Timings

Daily Course Timings
08:00 - 08:20       Morning Coffee / Tea
08:20 - 10:00       First Session
10:00 - 10:20       Coffee / Tea / Snacks
10:20 - 12:20       Second Session
12:20 - 13:30       Lunch Break & Prayer Break
13:30 - 15:00       Last Session