Leadership Development programmeme: From Essentials to Application (8-days)

The Leadership Essentials programmeme is a focused course designed for new and emerging leaders — or experienced professionals looking to strengthen their leadership foundations. The programmeme explores the core attributes of effective leadership, including mindset, emotional control, executive presence, and behavioural impact. Participants will reflect on their own leadership identity, learn practical techniques for managing pressure, and develop the habits that build trust and credibility. Delivered through a mix of discussion, case examples, peer learning, and practical exercises, the course creates space for leaders to define their leadership edge and increase their day-to-day effectiveness.

This course also equips leaders with essential skills in influence, stakeholder engagement, and trust-building. Participants will learn the fundamental principles of behavioral influence, how to apply models for effective communication, and methods for gaining commitment. The programme also covers strategies for identifying and aligning stakeholder interests, managing conflicts, and maintaining consistent communication. Additionally, participants will explore the key elements of psychological safety, leadership behaviors that foster or hinder trust, and techniques to promote open dialogue, dissent, and idea-sharing — building strong, collaborative teams.

Leading with Impact: Defining Your Leadership Edge

• Key characteristics of great leadership
• Behaviours and habits that create credibility and influence
• Comparing leadership styles using real-world benchmarks

Leadership Traits and Psychological Mindsets

• Core traits that distinguish effective leaders in complex environments
• Mindset development and its application
• Cognitive flexibility and its role in adapting leadership behaviour across contexts

Self-Regulation and Leadership Composure

• Regulation strategies for maintaining leadership stability
• Identification and management of personal leadership triggers
• Techniques to sustain focus, and clarity under pressure

Executive Presence and Leadership Identity

• Key dimensions of executive presence: credibility, clarity, and composure
• Alignment between self-perception and external leadership signals
• Verbal and non-verbal techniques for increasing leadership impact

Influence and Persuasion for Leaders      

• Key Foundations of behavioural influence in organisational settings
• Models for persuasive communication and stakeholder engagement
• Tools for framing ideas and gaining commitment

Stakeholder Engagement and Alignment

• Stakeholder identification and power-interest mapping techniques
• Strategies for engaging conflicting or cross-functional interests
• Communication planning for consistent stakeholder alignment

Building Trust and Psychological Safety

• Core components of psychological safety and their impact on team performance
• Leadership behaviours that build or erode trust over time
• Techniques for encouraging open dialogue, dissent, and idea-sharing

Course Review

• Summary and recap of key learning objectives
• Action Planning

Post-Course

• Five (5) x hour-long Executive Coaching sessions at monthly intervals following Course Completion

• Senior Executives and C-level Leaders
• HR Directors and Organizational Development Managers
• Leadership Coaches and Mentors
• Change Management Specialists
• Managers and Department Heads
• Business Unit Leaders
• Talent Development and Leadership Development Professionals
• Employee Engagement and Culture Managers
• Strategic Planners and Decision Makers
• HR Business Partners
• Team Leaders and Supervisors involved in change initiatives
• Organizational Psychologists and Behavioral Experts
• Business Advisors

By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:

• Identify and understand key characteristics of great leadership.
• Develop behaviours and habits that build credibility and influence.
• Analyse and evaluate leadership styles using real-world benchmarks.
• Recognize core traits that enable effective leadership in complex environments.
• Cultivate and apply growth-oriented mindsets.
• Adapt leadership behaviours through cognitive flexibility.
• Implement strategies to maintain leadership stability.
• Recognize and manage personal leadership triggers.
• Use techniques to sustain focus and clarity under pressure.
• Strengthen key dimensions of executive presence: credibility, clarity, and composure.
• Ensure alignment between self-perception and external signals of leadership.
• Utilize verbal and non-verbal techniques to enhance leadership impact.
• Understand the key foundations of behavioural influence within organizational settings.
• Apply models for persuasive communication and stakeholder engagement effectively.
• Use tools for framing ideas convincingly and securing stakeholder commitment.
• Identify stakeholders and map their power-interest levels using appropriate techniques.
• Develop strategies for engaging conflicting or cross-functional interests.
• Design communication plans that ensure consistent stakeholder alignment.
• Recognize the core components of psychological safety and their impact on team performance.
• Identify leadership behaviours that either strengthen or erode trust over time.
• Employ techniques to encourage open dialogue, dissent, and the sharing of ideas.