How to be an Inspirational Leader

Two days

Practical ways to develop your personal style, presence and charisma

What make a leader great? This fast-moving, two-day course examines the practices and skills of exceptional leaders and gives you powerful techniques to match their behaviour. These can be put into practice immediately, ensuring that you stand out from the crowd.

Delivered by two trainers (including Ken), the course focuses on authentic leadership, comparing relevant leadership approaches to help you find which is best for your organisation. It differs from other leadership courses by giving you the behavioural skills that will make an immediate difference to your performance. Through practical exercises and personalised, challenging feedback you will understand not only what to do but how to do it. Some of the tools are drawn from proven acting methods that heighten your charisma, strengthen your authority and help you motivate and inspire the people you work with.

Key focus

Evaluate the most influential authentic leadership models
Use powerful communication techniques to project confidence and inspire and motivate others
Remain focused and in control under pressure
Think more creatively
Harness the value of Emotional Intelligence
Build a stronger rapport and credibility with your team members and clients
Deal effectively with the media
Increase the effectiveness of video conferences
Strengthen your vocal power, use inspirational language and control your personal space
Develop more effective body language and strengthen your eye contact
Be ‘alive’ while speaking and thinking on your feet.

DAY ONE

Part One: Leadership models

Theme

Strategy. Why you lead. How you lead

Finding which style is appropriate to your company or industry

Introductions

Difficulties you experience as leaders

How can you be more inspirational?

Finding the model that suits your company

Different leadership roles will be appropriate for different situations

The essence of authentic leadership

Understanding and using team dynamics effectively

Identifying stages of team development

Part Two: Where you are

How you come across

Presenting yourself and your vision (video recorded)

What we expect from a leader

Analysing the behaviours of top leaders

Focus when speaking

Finding accuracy in your language and ownership of your message

Video feedback

Analysis of your individual style, with practical solutions

Part Three: Looking and sounding like a leader

Manager versus leader

Clarifying the differences

Behavioural tool kit

Introduction to the behavioural work

A series of physical exercises that have a place

Physical techniques

Relaxation and posture

Breath and voice

Personal presence

Using energy effectively to heighten personal presence

Being grounded and centred under pressure

Conveying your vision

Vision, goals and mission - Why these are important

Vision in language

Uses of metaphor and other rhetorical devices

Inspirational language

Building rapport

Understanding where the other person, or audience, is coming from to match their needs and interests

DAY TWO

Part Four: Authentic leadership

Introduction to day two

The talent for leadership

12 tips on leading your team

Managing time effectively

Emotional Intelligence and empathy

Dealing with difficult people

Dealing with hostility and aggression

The positive mindset of leaders

Empowering, enabling, challenging

Positive thinking exercise

Part Five: Getting results

Influencing

Creating a powerful focus and influence in meetings and presentations

Projecting effortless authority, confidence and gravitas

Using body language effectively

Establishing credibility with senior leaders

Strengthening rapport at any level

Part Six: Charismatic leadership

Strengthening eye contact

Creating a charismatic impact

Putting it all together

Applying all the techniques to relevant situations (video recorded)

Handling meetings and video conferences

How to get the best out of meetings of all kinds

Formulating your key values

Defining your organisational and personal values

Conveying these in various situations

Your personal leadership model

Reviewing proven leadership models

Defining your own model of authentic leadership

Conveying your leadership philosophy

Expressing your vision to your team or organisation (video recorded)

Conclusions

Action plans and the next steps