Leadership Bites - ONLINE
An innovative online training programme for busy leaders.
Description
Join up to 9 other leaders in a weekly 90-minute online burst of learning that fits your day. Over 4 weeks, each session gives you three powerful leadership concepts, two tools, and one practical action you can use immediately. Perfect for teams or individuals wanting continuous growth without the long workshop or leaving the workplace. Sharp insights, small sessions, big impact.
Programme Outline
Module 1: Focusing on the Leadership Role
- Explore the differences between management and leadership
- Know the 4 stages of team performance and your role at each stage
- Balance the need for task, team and individual focus
Module 2: Engaging Teams and Individuals
- Build competence and commitment in team members
- Understand the levels of team leadership
- Identify your current strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
Module 3: Communication and Conflict Resolution
- Understand how words, tone, and intention shape relationships.
- Explore the five Thomas–Kilmann conflict styles and discover your natural approach.
- Learn practical tools for handling disagreement with composure and empathy.
Module 4: Coaching Performance
- Recognise what can affect motivation and performance in the workplace
- Learn how to use the GROW model to coach others
- How to provide clear feedback
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this programme, you will be able to:
- Distinguish between leadership and management responsibilities.
- Identify the differences between leadership and management styles.
- Recognize the 4 stages of team performance and the leader’s role at each stage.
- Apply the balance of task, team, and individual focus in their leadership practice.
- Recognise how to build both competence and commitment in team members.
- Apply different levels of team leadership to real workplace situations.
- Analyse your own leadership practice through a personal SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats).
- Recognise key elements of effective communication that influence workplace relationships.
- Understand how communication styles interact with conflict styles (using the Thomas–Kilmann model).
- Apply practical tools for managing conflict constructively and maintaining trust under pressure.
- Recognise key factors that affect motivation and performance in the workplace.
- Apply the GROW coaching model to support and develop your team.
- Provide clear, constructive, and actionable feedback.
Extra info:
- Online facilitation via Teams
- Includes participant materials (PDF downloads)
- Administration and participant support for the duration of the programme
Facilitated by
Victoria Barkway founded Bold Consultancy in 2008 and provides training, coaching, professional supervision and wellbeing support to businesses and organisations across New Zealand and sometimes further afield.
One of the most positive and enthusiastic people you will ever meet. A passionate and hardworking individual, living in London and travelling across the UK, roles in banking, management, financial services, HR (Personnel back then), training, leadership assessment, leadership development and business strategy firmly sowed the seeds for Bold Consultancy to be here today.
A sought after trainer, facilitator and coach. Studying Psychology, Advanced Interpersonal Behaviours and a Bachelor of Science (Counselling) Victoria has an ability to engage people in their own development.
Whether it’s on a training course, in a one to one coaching session or professional supervision session she can recognise where you need to focus and pinpoint practical strategies to achieve results.