An Intensive 10-day Training Course
Leadership Skills for Innovation and Results
Harness the future and lead with vision and efficacy
Course Introduction
Unlock the future of innovation with our "Leadership Skills for Innovation and Results" course. In today's competitive landscape, innovation isn't a luxury—it's a necessity. Yet, many innovations fall short, often misaligned with business goals or poorly executed.
Over an immersive 10-day journey, leaders will gain the tools to not only foster creativity within their teams but also ensure innovations align with strategic objectives. Dive deep into the art of impactful leadership, blending the pragmatic skills of management with the visionary drive of leadership.
By the end, participants will be adept at not just managing teams but leading them towards ground-breaking solutions and transformative results.
This Leadership Skills for Innovation and Results training course will highlight:
- What innovation and creativity really is – and why it is essential to remain relevant
- The innovation roadmap - from ideation to application
- Methods for unlocking the creative power that lies within your organisation
- How to tap into your own ‘Innovator’s DNA’
- Introduction to Leading for Results: Theory and Practice
- Management by Objectives (MBO) and Coaching and Feedback
- Increasing Results by Developing People's Potential
Modules
This training course is split into two modules:
MODULE I - Innovation for Results
MODULE II - Leading for Results
Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a 2-week training course.
Objectives
At the end of this 10-day Leadership Skills for Innovation and Results training course, you will have learned how to:
- Unlock Creative Power: Foster an environment where your team's imagination knows no bounds.
- Lead to Innovate: Embrace leadership dynamics that usher in ground-breaking changes.
- Sky's the Limit: Master techniques to brainstorm boundlessly and make decisions that count.
- Customers at the Core: Champion a customer-driven innovation mindset.
- Empower to Elevate: Harness the transformative power of delegation and empowerment in leadership.
- Performance Mastery: Delve deep into performance management, nurturing talent, and driving unparalleled results
- Recognize the tools and techniques for effective performance management.
Training Methodology
Throughout this 10-day training, interactive activities such as group discussions, role-plays, case studies, and feedback sessions will be utilized to ensure participant engagement and practical learning. The resulting variety helps delegates to stay engaged throughout the training course, feel challenged and draw quick wins for their own development. It also ensures delegates will receive opportunities to link their learning to the real-world challenges they face back in the workplace.
Organisational Impact
Organisations of those who attend this Leadership Skills for Innovation and Results training course will benefit in a number of ways:
- Elevate your career by bringing unparalleled value and innovation to your organization.
- Dive deep into the art of ideation and transform challenges into ground-breaking solutions.
- Master the art of problem-solving and steer decisions that shape success.
- Be the driving force that propels your organization to uncharted heights.
- Harness collective strength, set impactful goals, and amplify productivity across the board.
- Fortify your unique positioning and become the go-to game-changer in your domain.
Personal Impact
Attendees of this Leadership Skills for Innovation and Results training course will benefit in a variety of ways:
- Supercharge your career trajectory by becoming an irreplaceable asset to your organization.
- Ignite the spark of creativity and innovation, transforming your team into a powerhouse of ideas.
- Dive into the realms of ideation, mastering the journey from challenge identification to effective solution-selling.
- Hone the ability to navigate challenges with decisive problem-solving, laying the foundation for breakthrough outcomes.
- Increase progress by being the beacon of leadership that drives both innovation and performance.
- Craft a legendary reputation as a game-changing leader who consistently delivers results.
Who Should Attend?
This Oxford Management Centre Leadership Skills for Innovation and Results training course is suitable for a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Managers and Leaders at all levels, including first-time managers who are new to their role can benefit greatly from this training course.
- Project managers who are responsible for teams and resources.
- Senior directors, managers and department heads.
- Team leaders and heads of functional business areas.
- Executives and professionals. Especially from procurement, planning, HR, finance and operations
Course Outline
Module 1: Innovation for Results
Day One
Creating the Foundation for a Culture of Innovation
- What is innovation? What is creativity?
- Innovation and the modern organisation
- Leadership styles and their impact on innovation
- The Leader as Innovation Gatekeeper
- Leveraging diversity and multiple perspectives
- Managing Creative People
- Giving Effective Feedback
Day Two
Techniques for Unlocking Innovation and Creative Thinking
- Fostering Psychological Safety
- Ideation, Experimentation and Trial
- Techniques for getting to the root of the challenge
- Approaches for generating options and solutions
- Innovation and Decision Making
- Coaching as a tool to drive innovation
Day Three
Delivering Client-Centric Innovation
- The role of innovation in solving client problems
- Overcoming barriers to client-centric innovation
- Game-changers: how innovation drives organisational success
- Innovation Management
- Disruptive versus Incremental Innovation
- Viability, Practicality and Scalability
Day Four
Agile Innovation
- What is ‘agile’?
- Linear and sequential innovation
- Building agile innovation routines
- Sprints and Scrums
- Bringing the ‘Fall Forward Fast’ mantra to life
- The Systemic Loop
- Agile Innovation Evaluation
Day Five
Championing Innovation and Creativity
- Who needs to know?
- Overcoming top-down bureaucratic barriers to innovation
- Generating Buy-In and Selling Your Ideas
- Building Your Coalition
- Stakeholder Analysis
- Breaking Down Silos
- Course conclusion and next steps
Module 2: Leading for Results
Day Six
Introduction to Leading for Results
- The role of leadership in achieving outcomes.
- The difference between management and leadership.
- Introduction to Performance Management Principles
- The importance of setting clear expectations of results and performance.
- Linking individual, team, and organizational objectives.
- How to work with your team to set an achievable, relevant goal.
- How to create and use Performance Dashboards for monitoring and assessment.
Day Seven
Performance Management Principles
- Key Components of Performance Management
- Goal setting, monitoring, evaluation, feedback, and development plans.
- Linking Performance Management to Business Strategy
- Aligning team goals with organizational strategy.
- The role of KPIs (Key Performance Indicators).
Day Eight
Management by Objectives (MBO) & Coaching and Feedback
- Management by Objective (MBO) and improving results.
- Introduction to setting key results, metrics and KPI;s.
- Steps in the MBO process and linking to business strategy. .
- Challenges and solutions in implementing MBO.
- Results coaching and performance feedback best practice
- Importance of regular feedback in a manager’s role.
- Constructive vs. destructive feedback.
- Real-life scenarios and role-playing for effective feedback.
Day Nine
Developing People's Potential
- The Importance of People Development
- The business case for continuous learning and development.
- Use a competence-based approach to building individual performance
- Tools and techniques for identifying and nurturing potential
- Training, mentoring, and coaching.
- Real-life case studies of effective people development.
- Using Self-Assessments for personal responsibility for one’s development.
- How Performance Appraisals can help identify development and training needs.
Day Ten
Delegation and Empowerment
- The Art and Science of Delegation
- Why managers fail to delegate.
- Steps in the delegation process.
- Fostering Empowerment Within Teams
- The link between empowerment, motivation, and results.
- Techniques to create an empowered work environment.
- Wrapping up and action planning: Setting personal objectives post-training.
Certificate
Oxford Management Centre Certificate will be provided to delegates who successfully completed the training course.
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