What do you learn in the Leadership programme?

You learn how to develop a leadership style that suits you and your team. Topics include coaching and motivational leadership, influencing, conflict management, delegating, group processes, conversation techniques and managing at a distance.

Who is the Leadership programme suitable for?

The programme is suitable for managers who want to deepen their skills, and for employees moving into a management role who want to prepare for it in a focused way.

Do I need prior knowledge?

No specific prior knowledge is required. It does help if you have work experience in a (prospective) management role, so that you can link the material directly to your own practice.

What does the programme look like?

The programme consists of four blocks of two course days, an online session on managing at a distance and a follow-up day. In addition, between the blocks you work on assignments, peer consultation and an online coaching session with the trainer.

Do I receive a certificate?

Yes, on completion of the programme you receive a Learnit certificate of participation.

Can I follow this programme in-company?

Yes, the Leadership programme is also available in-company. In that case we tailor the content to the practice and objectives within your organisation. Contact us for a bespoke quotation.

What is the difference between coaching leadership and directive leadership?

With a directive leadership style you provide direction, take decisions and put forward solutions. With a coaching style you help staff to arrive at insights and solutions themselves, by asking questions and giving them room. During the programme you learn when each style is effective and how to switch between the two.

How do you manage a team remotely?

Managing at a distance calls for clear agreements, giving trust, brief feedback moments and the deliberate use of online interaction tools. The programme includes an online session in which you practise this in a practical way and experience the advantages and disadvantages first-hand.

Which types of conversation are covered?

You practise selection interviews, appraisal interviews, feedback conversations, personal development and development interviews, absence interviews and chairing a meeting. In this way you build up a broad repertoire of conversation skills that you can put to use straight away.

How do you deal with resistance within a team?

Resistance is often a sign that something is going on beneath the surface. You learn to recognise, acknowledge and explore resistance, rather than push it away. During the programme you practise conversation techniques that help turn resistance into movement.

How do you develop your personal leadership style?

Personal leadership starts with self-insight: knowing your strengths and pitfalls, and how you come across to others. Through reflection, feedback and practising with real-life situations, you develop a style that suits you and that is effective for your team.

What does the Leadership programme cost?

You will find the current price at the top right of this course page, together with the schedule, location and delivery format. For in-company or bespoke courses we are happy to provide a quotation on request.

Leadership programme

Name: Leadership
Price: 5850.0 EUR
Availability: InStock

Managing people demands different qualities today than it did a few decades ago. Coaching, motivating and connecting are central. In this programme you develop a leadership style that suits you and your team.

Description

The role of the manager has shifted from task-based direction to coaching and motivating. Alongside digital skills, it is about soft skills such as coaching leadership, group dynamics, delegating and giving feedback. And of course about the classics: holding conversations, handling conflict and influencing effectively.

The programme combines classroom days with a personal intake, peer consultation, online coaching and a follow-up day. Through assignments and a case of your own, you apply what you learn directly in your day-to-day practice. In this way you build your personal leadership style step by step.

A separate online session focuses on leading remotely. You learn how to manage your team using online tools and experience first-hand how that works.

Topics

Your personal leadership

Self-reflection on personal leadership
Projection mechanism: transference and countertransference
Recognising and applying your own leadership style
Coaching leadership
Setting and achieving goals
Developing commitment: motivational leadership

You and your team

Influencing techniques: urging, persuading, exploring and inspiring
Conflict management: from avoidance to confrontation
Delegating and monitoring
Group processes and stages of group formation
Team coaching techniques
Dealing with resistance

Managing remotely

Advantages and disadvantages of remote leadership
Practical tips and pitfalls
Using online interaction tools

Conversation formats

Selection interviews
Performance reviews
Feedback conversations
Personal development plans and development reviews
Absence interviews
Chairing a meeting

In-depth

Optimising team composition
Promoting trust and connection within a team
Working through a case study from your own practice
Rounding off and embedding

Result

After the programme you have a clear picture of your qualities and pitfalls as a manager. You are able to reflect on your own style, lead in a coaching and motivating way, formulate objectives and adapt your style to the people in front of you. You apply influencing techniques, deal with conflicts, delegate effectively and recognise group processes. You know how to foster trust and connection within a team, how to handle resistance and how to manage your people remotely as well. In addition, you conduct the usual conversations (performance reviews, feedback, PDP, absence) with more composure and direction.

Target audience

This programme is intended for managers who want to deepen their leadership qualities or get more out of their role. It is also suitable for employees moving into a managerial position who want to prepare for it in a targeted way.

Teaching method

The programme combines theory with plenty of practical exercise. You work with a case of your own, complete assignments between the blocks and practise conversations in a safe setting. Through peer consultation, an online coaching session with the trainer and a follow-up day, you embed what you have learned in your daily work.

Prior knowledge

No specific prior knowledge is required. Some work experience in a (prospective) managerial role helps you to link the material directly to your own practice.

Comments

Learning by doing. That is central to all our programmes. In a safe training environment we practise realistic situations from your daily practice in small groups (max. 8 participants per course). The more questions and cases you bring in yourself, the more you will get out of the programme. Our trainers combine teaching skills with their practical experience.

In-company

Would you like to organise this training for a whole group or several groups? This can be cost-effective. For example, we can tailor the content entirely to your organisation, and training a whole group is also cheaper.

Are you looking at large numbers of participants or a complete academy? That involves a great deal. Consider planning and communication, for example, or identifying and agreeing the objectives and content of the training. Or differences in level, feedback mechanisms and safeguarding. Fortunately, Learnit has extensive experience in this field (more than 25 years) and we are happy to help you through this process.

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Language

The training is given in Dutch as standard. The trainer has a good command of English. English-language course material can be used. With a minimum enrolment of 3 participants, the training can also be given entirely in English.

Number of days:

9 days

Course times:

from 10 am to 5 pm

Study load:

63 hours

Education level:

This training is suitable for all levels.

Exemptions:

Exemptions do not apply to this course.

Preparation time:

No preparation time applies to this course.

Certificate:

At the end of the course, a certificate is issued as proof of participation.

The best training for you

At Learnit you will always find a course that takes you further. From (technical) IT skills to communication or personal leadership. You can also choose the training format that suits you best: a classroom course, a tailor-made course at your own office, an online course or an e-learning. We have the right course and the right format for everyone. Because learning in the way that suits you best delivers the best results.

Moving forward together

Taking a training course at Learnit means learning together. Together with your experienced trainer, together with your course group or together with your colleagues. And whether you take the training at home, at your office or at one of our training locations, we are always available to help you. To share our knowledge with you in a way that is genuinely useful to you. Getting further together through personal attention and understanding each other well; that is what we believe in.

Apply it directly in your work

Learning theory from a book that you can then hardly use in your work? Not at Learnit! Whichever training you take with us, you can put it to use at your workplace straight away. Because of the unique learning objectives you set together with the trainer at the start of the training. Because of the alternation between theory and (interactive) practical assignments. And by bringing the challenges you face in your daily work along to the training.