Leadership Challenge Workshop

Leadership Challenge Workshop

Methodology:

• Based on experiential activities, specific exercises, problem-solving tasks in a team spirit, and delivering presentations.
• Participants will engage in practical training through the application of the “Five Practices” model of personal leadership.

Course Objectives:

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:

• Analyze leadership patterns and characteristics, and use this knowledge to identify their leadership strengths and weaknesses.
• Model the way for others by exemplifying shared values and beliefs.
• Articulate their vision of the future and inspire others to share this common vision.
• Challenge the status quo and find opportunities for change and improvement through innovative ideas and learning from accompanying mistakes.
• Empower others to act and make decisions through building collaboration and teamwork, as well as enhancing others’ ability to excel.
• Recognize others’ achievements by showing appreciation and celebrating their accomplishments.
• Apply lessons learned from best practices of exemplary leaders at the local, regional, and global levels.

Target Audience:

Professionals who contribute to leading their organizations, such as managers, assistant managers, leaders involved in change efforts, or senior leaders who may be placed in change agent positions.

Program Content:

• Evolution of leadership
• Leadership in organizations
• Definition of leadership
• Leadership and authority
• Leadership and management
• Principles of leadership
• Historical overview of leadership
• Historical leaders vs modern-day leaders
• Introduction to the Posner and Kouzes model

Practice 1 – Modeling the Way:

• Finding your voice by clarifying personal values
• Setting an example by aligning actions with shared values
• Charting your course
• Being an inspiring role model
• Influencing others’ perspectives

Practice 2 – Inspiring a Shared Vision:

• Envisioning the future through vivid imaginations and big possibilities
• Engaging others in a shared vision through appealing to shared aspirations
• Choosing your vision
• Communicating your vision
• Identifying the benefits of others

Practice 3 – Challenging the Process:

• Seeking opportunities for innovative ways to change, grow, and improve
• Experimenting and taking risks by persisting in making small gains and learning from mistakes
• Developing your internal innovation
• Seeing opportunities for improvement
• Applying pressure for change

Practice 4 – Enabling Others to Act:

• Encouraging collaboration by fostering cooperative goals and building trust
• Strengthening others’ commitment by involving them in power and freedom to act
• Encouraging others’ development
• Enforcing mutual respect
• The importance of trust

Practice 5 – Encouraging the Heart:

• Recognizing contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence
• Celebrating values and victories by creating a sense of community
• Sharing rewards
• Celebrating accomplishments
• Making celebration part of the organizational culture

Misconceptions about leadership and examples of best practices:

• The Leader Who Had No Title (Robin Sharma)
• The Secret (Ken Blanchard, Mark Miller)
• My Vision: Challenges in the Race for Excellence (His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum)
• Petraeus on Leadership (General D. Petraeus)
• Workshop: Presentation on lessons learned.