Leadership in a Technical Environment

Overview

Effective leadership is vital at every level in an organisation and, although you are seen as a 'technical expert', your legacy is determined by what kind of leader you are throughout your career, how you understand your own capability and leadership style, how you understand and influence the people you lead and your impact on the organisation you work for.

This powerful course focuses on the most compelling challenges you will face as a leader and offers practical, applied strategies for success. Through a combination of individual assessments, classroom lectures, and interactive case analyses. You'll learn the concepts and tools for success that you can implement immediately.

Who will the course benefit?

For senior managers of technical teams and departments and also those people who play an influential role in a technical team, even though they do not directly manage people.

By the end of the course you will be able to:

• improve, leverage and manage your leadership strengths
• build your leadership legacy through professionalism and ethics
• provide influence and persuasion beyond direct authority
• communicate more effectively in the business environment
• make effective decisions under stress
• better understand your organisation's team dynamics
• understand how to get to 'win-win' in conflict situations.

What will the course cover?

• Trust and leadership.
• Building your leadership legacy through professionalism and ethics.
• Positional and personal authority.
• Communication - understand your communication approach as well as understanding how you can adapt your style.
• Understanding your organisation's team dynamics.
• Conflict management.
• People management/Human Resource Management.