Leadership Fundamentals + Situational

You build a solid foundation as a manager and learn to switch between four leadership styles. You adapt your approach to the employee and the situation, and manage with greater calm, overview and flexibility.

Description

In this classroom course, you combine the foundation of leadership with the in-depth module on situational leadership. You work on your role, positioning and communication as a manager and develop the basic skills you need on a daily basis.

You learn to state expectations clearly, manage behaviour and results, give feedback and hold difficult conversations. You also gain insight into motivation, ownership and effective delegation.

In the final part you go deeper into situational leadership. You learn to apply the four styles of directing, coaching, supporting and delegating, to recognise employees' development levels and to switch between styles deliberately. In this way you develop an approach that is clear and flexible, and you tailor your leadership to different employees and situations.

Topics

• The role and positioning of the manager
• Communication and voicing expectations
• Steering on behaviour and results
• Giving feedback and holding difficult conversations
• Motivating and encouraging ownership
• Delegating effectively without micromanaging
• Dealing with change and resilience
• The basics of situational leadership
• The four styles: instructing, coaching, supporting and delegating
• Recognising employees' development levels
• Switching between styles without confusion
• Managing for ownership and growth

Result

After this programme, you will stand more firmly in your role as a manager and communicate more clearly about expectations and agreements. You will conduct difficult conversations with more confidence and be better able to assess what your employees need.

• You deliberately take up your position as a manager.
• You state expectations clearly and make concrete agreements.
• You give feedback and address issues with people without damaging the relationship.
• You recognise your employees' development level for each task.
• You switch deliberately between directing, coaching, supporting and delegating.
• You manage for ownership and growth, with greater calm and a clearer overview.

Target audience

This course is intended for managers who want to strengthen their foundation and at the same time learn to switch between different styles. You want to respond better to differences between employees and are looking for more flexibility and calm in the way you lead.

Teaching method

The course is practical and interactive. You bring in your own cases and work on situations from your own team. Short explanations alternate with exercises and reflection, so you can translate insights directly into your work. At the end, you formulate concrete points of attention for your further development as a manager.

Prior knowledge

No specific prior knowledge is required for this course. It helps if you hold a management role or are about to take one on, so that you can link the exercises to your own practice. Experience in a management role is welcome, but not a requirement.

Comments

This programme combines the foundation of leadership (days 1 and 2) with the in-depth module on situational leadership (day 3). Together, the days form a single programme and cannot be taken separately.

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.