An Intensive 10-day Training Course
Political Savvy & Emotional Intelligence
Modules
This course is split in two modules:
Module 1: Political Savvy: Maximising Your Influence in the Organisation
Module 2: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
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.
Training Methodology
This training course uses a range of approaches to learning, including experiential group activities, individual exercises, mini-case studies, role plays and syndicate discussions.
Course Outline
Module 1: Political Savvy: Maximising Your Influence in the Organisation
Day 1
Understanding and Applying Political Savvy
- Overview of Political Savviness for the Workplace
- Understanding the Nature of Power
- Bases of Power
- Methods for Influence
- Common Errors When Seeking to Influence Others
Day 2
Identifying and Engaging with Stakeholders
- Understanding Stakeholder Engagement
- The Stakeholder Engagement Process
- Identifying your Stakeholders
- Key documents for Stakeholder Management (Register, Matrix, Strategy)
- Stakeholder Management Strategy
Day 3
The Psychology of Effective Communication
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Significant Barriers to Effective Communication and Removing these Barriers
- Discovering Active Listening and Effective Questioning
- Understanding Body Language
- Attending Skills in Communication: The SOLER Model
Day 4
Negotiating for Success
- The Negotiating Environment
- Getting to Yes
- Zones of Potential Agreement and BATNA
- Negotiation Methods, Tools, and Techniques
- Understanding Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Day 5
Successful Decision Making
- Decision-making Processes & Techniques
- Steps to Making an Effective Decision
- Determine the Appropriate Way of Making the Decision
- Vroom-Jago Decision Model and Leadership Styles
- Make Choices Involving Multiple Factors (Grid Analysis, Nominal Group Technique)
Module 2: Leading with Emotional Intelligence
Day 6
Introduction to Emotional Intelligence
- Historical roots of Emotional Intelligence (EI)
- Importance of perception
- Developing self-awareness through understanding out personality
- Using the LPI for understanding others
- Developing openness to new ideas effectiveness
Day 7
Psychology of Leadership
- Holistic leadership
- Understanding personality styles for teamwork
- Optimizing our personality strengths
- Managing our emotional stress
- High EQ leadership
Day 8
Apply Psychology in Leading in an Emotionally Intelligent Way
- Enhancing self-awareness
- Empathy: Increase your level of social awareness
- Delegating tasks and responsibilities
- Managing self and leading others
- Influencing and inspiring people
Day 9
Building an Emotionally Intelligent Team based on Psychological Principles
- Importance of EQ to team effectiveness
- Motivating a high-performance team
- Building unified teams
- Stages of human development
- EQ For building trusting relationship
Day 10
Communication for Successful Leadership
- Psychology of persuasion
- Creating an inspiring vision
- How to flow with different personality styles
- Practicing leadership integrity
- Developing an action plan
Certificate
Oxford Management Centre Certificate will be provided to delegates who successfully completed the training course.