Emerging Leaders & Managers Toolkit

Differentiating technical management from people leadership

- Explore common leadership challenges 

- Learn simple rules for leadership success 

- Identify the mindsets of today’s leaders 

Learning leadership capabilities 

- Capabilities and attributes of an effective leader 

- Identify your core values and goals 

- Balance capability development over your career 

Developing emotional intelligence (EI)

- Explore EI and its impact on performance

- Link self-awareness to leadership success

- Embrace qualities of empathy

Communicating with purpose

- Understand and share your vision 

- Develop assertiveness and learn to say no 

- Use tools to enhance leadership presence

Managing work through others

- Identify and monitor changes

- Set achievable and measurable goals

- Drive team capacity through feedback

Dealing with complex issues 

- Handle difficult conversations 

- Empower collaborative decision making

- Construct a strategy for tough conversations 

Improving your influencing skills

- Identify and gain access to influencers 

- Learn to trust your initiative and judgement

- Maintain strong internal and external networks

Creating a personal plan

- Identify next steps

- Develop a concrete strategy

- Link learning to your role