Essential Leadership Series (Live Online)
Learn fast. Apply immediately. Build confidence in 90 minutes with expert-led coaching, local relevance, and practical tools you can use with your team right away.
Description
Essential Leadership Live Online
This interactive 4-part online Essential Leadership Series gives businesses targeted learning when and where they need it most.
Leadership Online series is Business Canterbury’s online leadership programme for busy managers who want practical, affordable and action-oriented coaching without leaving the workplace.
Delivered in real time via Microsoft Teams along with resources, and with small cohorts for discussion and coaching, this series is made for managers who can gain key Leadership skills in only 90 minutes a week across 4 weeks.
Each session delivers three powerful leadership concepts, two practical tools, and one action you can apply the same day, built locally from Canterbury business insights and facilitated live in small, interactive cohorts.
Module 1: Focusing on the Leadership Role
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Explore the differences between management and leadership
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Understand the four stages of team performance and your role at each stage
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Learn how to balance task, team, and individual priorities
Module 2: Engaging Teams and Individuals
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Build competence and commitment in team members
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Apply the levels of team leadership effectively
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Identify your leadership strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
Module 3: Communication and Conflict Resolution
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Understand how words, tone, and intention shape workplace relationships
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Explore the five Thomas–Kilmann conflict styles and discover your natural approach
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Use practical tools to handle disagreement with composure and empathy
Module 4: Coaching Performance
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Recognise what influences motivation and performance
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Learn how to use the GROW model to coach others
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Provide clear, constructive feedback that drives results
How this fits with our in-person leadership programmes
This online leadership series is for business leaders who want to develop their leadership skills and gain skills via 4 90 minute sessions over 4 weeks fitting around their busy work schedules.
Prefer hands-on discussion and peer learning? Explore Essential Leadership Skills and Essential Supervision & Team Leader Skills, where you’ll dive deeper into real-world leadership challenges alongside other business leaders in 2-day back-to-back sessions.
Who Should Attend
Leaders, supervisors, and managers who want practical learning they can apply immediately, and prefer short, focused sessions over full‑day workshops.
Learning Outcomes
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Lead with clarity: Distinguish leadership vs. management and prioritise the work that drives the greatest impact.
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Engage teams confidently: Diagnose team members’ competence and commitment, and choose the right leadership approach to build capability and engagement.
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Communicate with impact: Use a clear structure to handle conflict constructively, protect trust, and agree next steps.
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Coach for performance: Apply the GROW model in coaching conversations and deliver specific, timely feedback that improves results.
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Act immediately: Commit to one practical action after each session and use reusable tools/templates to embed new habits.