Leadership Skills

Overview: The dynamic business environment poses various threats that stand in the path of organizational growth and success. Maintaining a justified balance between tapping opportunities and combating threats, calls for a leader, in this context, often a thought leader who is recognized as an expert or authority in a specialized field.

Thought leadership is the expression of ideas that demonstrate you have expertise in a particular field, area, or topic. Many executives and business leaders strive to become a thought leader in their respective fields. A thought leader is an exemplary individual or organization of a particular field, whose expertise is actively sought. The leader provides guidance and unique insight which otherwise wouldn’t be found elsewhere easily. They possess opinions, competency and a knack for creative thinking.

This highly interactive and thought-provoking Leadership Training Program will stretch the participants’ leadership capabilities; as well as provide them with leading-edge skills and know-how to drive their leadership development to a new dimension. Participants will learn the key competencies to become a Thought Leader, by undertaking a learning journey through personal self-mastery, projecting their brand, creating leadership pipeline, retaining hi-potential talents and learning to exercise influence amongst their team members.

Program Objectives

This Leadership Training Program focuses on following objectives:

• Define the competencies and true value of a Thought Leader in an organization
• To impart a proficient set of knowledge necessary to develop into a thought leader
• Help in developing the personal brand and establish self-mastery
• Learn from real case studies and apply proven models of asserting influence
• Apply powerful models of influence and inspiration to achieve the end goal
• Develop your personal self-mastery, as well as develop your individual brand of expertise
• Adopt key strategies to communicate your ideas, ensuring buy-in and compliance of others
• Employ strategies to nurture and retain high potential team members thus ensuring leadership pipeline for the organization
• Developing a people-centric culture within the team

Program Coverage:

Module 1: Competencies of Dynamic Thought Leadership

• Significance of thought leaders in the present scenario
• Defining Thought Leadership
• Strategic Advantages of Thought Leadership
• Competencies Required for Thought Leaders
• Individuals as Thought Leaders
• Applying Active Emotional Intelligence

Module 2: Personal Mastery and Influence – Elements of Thought Leadership

• Personal Mastery and Your Own Self-awareness
• Developing Your Expertise: Defining Brand You
• Applying Critical Interpersonal Skills to Gain Acceptance of Ideas
• Applying  The Model of Influence
• Key Relationship Building: Tools and Techniques

Module 3: Contingency Leadership

• Understanding Contingencies in Leadership Journeys
• Leadership Succession Planning and Talent Development
• Motivating and retaining High potential Talent within Team
• Championing people- centric culture

Training Delivery Methodology:

• Facilitator led focused Group Discussions
• Reflective Immersive Learning tools
• Behavioral/Psychometric Inventories
• Management Games and Activities
• Multimedia Presentations
• Real –life Case study discussions