Leadership Development 2 - Uplift existing people management practices and behaviours to amplify leadership influence

Course Overview

The programme aims to strengthen existing managers' capability to influence the delivery of outputs through individuals and teams. The programme will develop their interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.

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Audience

Individuals in management and leadership positions who want to uplift and strengthen existing management and leadership practices and behaviours to amplify leadership influence.
SAO2, SAO3, AO1(s), AO2 experienced in role, and equivalent Academic, Research or Technical staff in leadership roles for whom these learning outcomes are relevant as agreed with the person to whom they report.
All courses are also open to those who wish to refresh their skills.

Programme-Wide Learning Outcomes

Understanding the role of manager and leader
Understand what motivates and drives human behaviour
Understand the impact of your Management Style preferences and how you can use different management styles to be effective with a wide range of stakeholders inside and outside of your team
Demonstrate the Coaching Leadership Style to have effective workplace conversations that drive performance, development and ownership
Recognise what contributes to an effective team and how to align the team towards its strategic goals and the overall organisational strategy
Understand the human response to change and how to support people through that process when implementing change
Develop the behaviours for building trust and psychological safety in the team
Build confidence in working effectively through conflict

Module level overview

Module 1 – Day 1

The Leadership Challenge

Getting out of Operator mode towards Manager and Leader mode
The leadership mindset

Your Management Style preferences and impact

Your DiSC™ Management profile
Understanding your impact
Adapting your behaviours to engage with and manage different people

Teams

Characteristics of effective teams
Creating trust and psychological safety in the team
Aligning your team to the wider strategy
Motivating and engaging teams
Motivation theory and practice – Self-determination

Motivating and engaging teams

Motivation theory and practice – Self-determination theory in practice
Understanding your team and their motivators

Module 1 – Day 2

Situational Leadership

Delegating ownership and building confidence in people
Case study scenarios for group discussions

Bringing a Coaching Leadership style to workplace conversations

Conversation structure and behaviours

Setting expectations
Questioning & Listening skills
Delivering feedback
Scenario based practice with collective debrief and learning

Action Planning – Transferring the learning to the workplace

Module 2 – Day 3

Aligning your team with strategy

Understanding your role in aligning with the organisational strategy
Identify actions that will align your team/unit with the new strategy
Engaging your team in initiating action and change.

Change Management

The human response to change and how it shows up during organisational change
The behaviours to support your through this process
Application exercise on dealing with current change initiatives and challenges

Personal Action Planning

Transferring the learning to the workplace
Building your leadership development

Reconnection online hour long session with facilitator will be confirmed post programme

Time and Commitment

3 day onsite delivery with DiSC Management Profile and 60-minute online group session.
Scenario-based practice to develop coaching leadership style.
Accountability buddy for peer-to-peer conversations to action plan.
Post-course there will be an opportunity to participate in a Community Learning Group.

Dates for all modules (3 days)

Date	Day	Description	Time
16 and 17 October 2025	Thursday and Friday	2 days in person	9:30 - 17:00
13 November 2025	Thursday	1 day in person	9:30 - 17:00
		60 minute online follow up 6 weeks post, tbc with group