GOVERNMENT EMERGING LEADERS WORKSHOP

- Explore common leadership challenges 

- 5 simple rules for leadership success 

- Identify the right mindset - what stays and what goes

Practical exercise - The core leadership capabilities self-assessment 

- Capabilities and attributes of an effective leader 

- Identify your core values and goals 

- Establish the importance of balancing capabilities over your career 

Learning leadership capabilities 

- Why continuous learning is necessary in a VUCA world 

- How to become learning-agile   

- Leverage your leadership skills to better motivate and engage your team

The importance of self-awareness

- Understand the link between self-awareness and leadership success

- Explore your EQ and its impact on the way you are perceived as a leader 

- Embrace qualities of empathy to become a compelling and inspiring leader

- Knowing and sharing your vision 

- Cultivate assertiveness and know when to say no 

- Sharpen your leadership posture 

Manage work through others - the importance of delegation in team development 

- Identify and monitor changes that impact your work environment

- How to set achievable, manageable and measurable goals

- Drive team capacity through coaching and performance feedback

How to deal with complex issues - making the ‘right’ decision

- Handling difficult conversations - ‘red flags’ to avoid 

- Empower collaborative decision making in your team

- Construct a strategy to master tough conversations  

Stakeholder engagement

- Identify and gain access to influencers 

- Learn to trust your initiative and judgement

- Maintain strong internal and external networks

Practical Exercise - Review self-assessment and key learning points

- Identify the next steps to your leadership development