Leadership Skills for the 4th Industrial Revolution

Course Introduction

This highly engaging ‘Leadership Skills for the 4^th Industrial Revolution: Adopting an Agile Mindset for Innovation and Influence’ training programme has been developed to create innovative influential and dynamic leadership during the 4^th Industrial Revolution.  This requires leaders who are able to think more agile, adapt to rapid change, be open to disruptive strategy and influence others quickly to embrace new ideas.  It is further aimed at those leaders who need to drive organisational recovery from the impact of COVID-19, using strategy, creative innovation, technological advancement, as well as disruptive models to develop an agile mindset ready to lead the new future.

Using new leadership theories and experiences, gained form recent global events, combined with creative and innovative thinking models this programme will heighten your Leadership development to influence organisational change through the ‘4^th Industrial Revolution and the ‘new norm’.

This Oxford Management Centre training program will highlight:

• The defining the 4^th Industrial Revolution and insight into future leadership
• The key principles of Strategy and creating Disruptive Business Strategy
• How to use innovation and creativity to accelerate an agile mindset?
• Embracing change through pro-active innovation
• Engage and influence others to adopt rapid change in the 4^th Industrial Revolution

Objectives

At the end of this Leadership Skills for the 4^th Industrial Revolution training programme, you will learn to:

• Define the key principles of leading in the 4^th Industrial Revolution
• Understand Business Strategy and the key factors in Disruptive Strategies
• Develop skills and techniques to enhance creative thinking and innovation
• Lead and manage rapid change within the organization
• Overcome resistance to change, new ideas and technological advancement

Training Methodology

Participants to this programme will receive a thorough training on the subjects covered by the programme outline with the Tutor utilising a variety of proven adult learning, teaching and facilitation techniques.

The highly interactive and participative programme includes skilled practical examples and activities relating to the chosen topics.  These will include targeted exercises, case-studies, as well as highly relevant videos and active, thought-provoking discussions on the topics covered.

Organisational Impact

Organisations will greatly benefit from sending delegates on this training program by:

• Ensuring that there is full understanding of what and how to lead through the 4^th Industrial Revolution, eliminating confusion and misinterpretation
• Gaining more motivated, confident, and proficient future leaders in the organisation
• Increasing the positive interpersonal behaviours and communication skills of individuals and leadership in the organisation
• Reducing workplace problems and issues through effective practical models, strategies, and techniques
• Increasing decision making, strategy and positive leadership across the organisation
• Creating more innovative, agile mindset leaders to drive the organisation through and beyond global recovery
• Have a positive impact on business growth with improved strategies and technology

Personal Impact

As a participant on this Leadership Skills for the 4^th Industrial Revolution training course you will gain:

• A greater understanding and application of leading through the 4^th Industrial Revolution
• Develop new understanding of strategy and disruptive markets
• Techniques to develop innovation and creativity within your organisation
• An increased awareness of your behaviour and communication skills and how to improve these
• Pro-actively develop and help influence your leadership development
• Have a positive impact on the business and your own leadership development and growth

Who Should Attend?

This course is a suitably wide range of professionals in leadership roles, in any discipline or industry, but will greatly benefit:

• Directors
• Senior Managers
• Middle Managers
• Identified talent, high-potentials, and future leaders in the business

Course Outline

Day 1

Impact of the 4th Industrial Revolution

Day 2

Organisational, Business and Disruptive Strategy

Day 3

Developing Innovative, Creative and Agile Mindset

Day 4

Leading and Influencing Rapid Change

Day 5

Creating the Agile Organisation