Essential Leadership Skills
For new and established leaders - learn the foundations of sound leadership and how to apply this in practical terms to your own role.
Description
Are you an experienced leader looking to refine your leadership approach or someone stepping into a leadership role with a desire to build a solid foundation? This programme is tailored for individuals who oversee teams and aim to create a thriving workplace culture while achieving organisational goals.
This seven-module programme dives deeply into leadership principles, focusing on strategic thinking, engaging teams through change, effective communication, and managing performance. The half-day workshops are designed for leaders who seek to develop their leadership style and capability to drive meaningful results.
This Workshop / Course is registered with the Management Capability Development Fund. Find out more by visiting Regional Business Partner Network — business.govt.nz
Who can qualify for the subsidy
To access the subsidy for registered training, a business customer must meet the following criteria. They must:
- have undergone a discovery session with a Regional Business Partner growth advisor
- have fewer than 50 full-time equivalent employees
- be registered for GST in New Zealand (this applies to one-to-one training only)
- have a New Zealand Business Number (NZBN)
- be operating in a commercial environment; and
- be a privately owned business, or a Māori Trust or incorporation under Te Ture Whenua Māori Act 1993 or similar organisation managing Māori assets under multiple ownership.
Testimonials
"Victoria was very adaptable, using our experiences and scenarios to make the course content relevant." - Jan 2024
"The whole group interaction & pairing up with other learners are awesome. Good to hear lots of other opinions and stories and some really good expert advice from Vic." - Jan 2024
"Focusing on one module a week gives you time to process the information. Good reflecting on each module to retain the information.
Applying real situations to the modules makes it practical and boosts your ability to think critically." - Oct 2023
Content
Workshop 1: Focusing on the leadership role
Workshop 2: Engaging teams and individuals
Workshop 3: Leading teams through change
Workshop 4: Excellence in communication
Workshop 5: Handling conflict in the workplace
Workshop 6: Managing performance
Workshop 7: Programme review
Takeaways
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Identify and work on your own leadership style and capabilities - Lead your team to consistently high levels of performance
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Maintain a balance between achieving your own tasks and leading others
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Use the right leadership style for the right situation
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Harness the ideas of your team to achieve results
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Build a structured plan to focus on the future
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Achieve successful outcomes through different levels of change
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Understand your workforce and focus on their individual needs
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Keep people engaged and on board with workplace changes
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Influence others with a controlled and professional communication style
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Embed a positive and constructive workplace culture to deal with conflict
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Know when to ignore, manage and escalate conflict situations
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Identify your own strengths and areas to develop in conflict styles
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Manage situations within employment law requirements and best practice
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Gain a clear perspective on performance issues
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Raise the level of awareness in individuals and plan a way forward
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Identify how to tackle ongoing challenges and coach others into becoming solutions focused.
Who Should Attend
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Existing leaders who want to refresh their skills and explore current best practice
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Those thinking of moving into a leadership role and wish to explore the roles and responsibilities further
What Learners Have Said
"It's always good to hear what other people are also going through. Different experiences and interactions they have in their workplaces offer great learning for all members of the course." - Mar 2024
"Real-life examples and scenarios, usually through Vic’s learned experience. Great to see people in the same role from various jobs /industries having the same issues, and using the same skills to help them / resolve issues/problems." - Dec 2023
"I felt Victoria was very well qualified in her role and a great role model! I felt a lot of validation in the training she offered." - Aug 2023
Facilitated by
Bold Consultancy is a professional service firm that provides expert advice, guidance and support to workplaces and individuals across New Zealand.
Founded by Victoria Barkway in 2012 Bold has become a sought-after provider to help people succeed, and today works with a wide range of local and national organizations within corporate, business, government and not for profit sectors.
About Victoria
Victoria has always been an educator and a support to others. Her passion in life is personal development and her goal is for everyone to be able to access the support they need to grow and thrive.
Victoria has many years of experience in people and performance. She works with warmth and humour. She is easy to relate to and can translate well-thought-through theory into practical application.
Bold is located in Christchurch where Victoria provides coaching, counselling and professional supervision as well as delivering training programmes in-house and publicly across many New Zealand locations.
Victoria offers services face to face and online to meet the lifestyle needs of her clients and has a great network of other professionals that she works with in case of her schedule being full.