Leadership Skills Course for Emerging Leaders
Building the leadership skills of your future leaders
Unlock your leadership potential. As a leader, you need to communicate effectively and influence and motivate team members. Successful leaders create an environment where team members are happy and engaged, leading to exceptional team performance.
This emerging leadership program is designed for team members who show leadership promise or have recently moved into a leadership role. The program helps them discover and achieve their leadership potential. We build the foundational skills to become an empowering, influential and respected manager who inspires and creates powerful teams.
Duration
Condensed: 1 day
The Emerging Leadership program can be tailored to any duration, according to your desired outcomes. The duration can range from an intensive 3-hour to an in-depth 5-day program conducted over several weeks or months.
Audience
This program is designed for groups of aspiring leaders and people early in their people leadership journey.
Outcomes 1-day program
Learn how to:
- Communicate with emotional intelligence
- Develop a personal leadership style
- Understand and adapt to various communication styles
- Delegate effectively and empower team members
- Motivate to create a happy and engaged team
- Provide effective feedback and conduct courageous conversations
- Influence stakeholders without relying on formal authority.
Outcomes 5-day program
In this Emerging Leadership program participants learn how to:
Day 1 – Lead Self
- Understand leadership and how it is different from management
- Make the transition from friendor colleague to people manager
- Identify and develop a personal leadership style
- Establish personal and professional leadership goals
- Take initiative and be accountable.
Day 2 – Build Productive Habits
- Recognise and harness the power of habits
- Get into the practice of big-picture thinking
- Prioritise tasks
- Set team goals, plan, delegate and monitor execution
- Eliminate time-wasting and procrastination.
Day 3 – Communicate with Impact
- Communicate with rapport to build trust
- Use the principles of persuasion and influence
- Listen to, understand and engage with team members
- Understand and adapt to various communication styles
- Give and receive positive and constructive feedback.
Day 4 – Build a Thriving Team
- Understand team dynamics and how to create cohesive teams
- Build a team culture of psychological safety
- Resolve conflict within the team
- Enhance collaboration within the team
- Create a focus on team performance.
Day 5 – Manage Change
- Understand the role of change in organisations
- Build personal resilience to change
- Identify and create resources to manage risks
- Appreciate how different people deal with change
- Help others overcome change fatigue and resistance to change.
Location
We come to you. We deliver this workshop at your offices or virtually via Zoom or Teams.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is emerging leadership training?
Emerging leadership training is a program that aims to enhance the leadership capabilities of individuals who are likely to be promoted to management positions. It builds skills in key areas such as communication, influence and motivation to prepare them for leadership responsibilities.
Who should attend emerging leadership training?
This emerging leadership training is recommended for people in the early stages of their management careers or who have leadership potential. It also suits employees who wish to take on more organisational leadership responsibilities and build their careers.
What skills are typically covered in emerging leadership training?
Key skills covered include:
- Effective communication
- Emotional intelligence
- Understanding the ‘big picture’
- Adaptability
- Motivating others
- Conflict resolution
- Team building.
How does emerging leadership training benefit organisations?
Organisations benefit by building a pipeline of capable leaders who can step into people leadership roles as needed. This proactive approach also ensures continuity, increases employee motivation and improves team performance.
How long does emerging leadership training usually last?
The duration can vary, but programs often range from one day to 5 days spread out over several weeks or months, depending on the depth and breadth of the program content. Some programs may also incorporate mentorship and coaching. Ask us about setting up a mentoring program with your organisation.
ICML can also enhance the program with ‘Coaching Circles’, which are group coaching sessions in which participants discuss progress on the embedding of their new leadership skills in the workplace. This focus on practical application significantly boosts the power of training.
What methods are used in emerging leadership training?
Training methods used in Emerging Leadership training can include:
- Workshops and seminars
- Interactive exercises
- Case studies, usually conducted in groups
- Group discussions
- Coaching Circles: small group coaching sessions focused on the practical application of the skills learnt
- Mentorship programs
- One-on-one coaching, conducted by the manager, the facilitator or another coach
- Online forums to discuss issues with peers and facilitators
- Online courses.
How can I identify whether someone is an emerging leader?
Emerging leaders often demonstrate strong work performance, commitment to their role, team and organisation, initiative, and a willingness to take on extra tasks and responsibilities. Assessments and feedback from people leaders within the organisation can also help identify potential leaders who will benefit from emerging leadership training.
What are the challenges of emerging leadership training?
A significant challenge is providing opportunities to participants of the Emerging Leadership course to apply their new skills within their current roles, as emerging leaders often don’t have people management responsibilities yet. A solution is that existing leaders delegate tasks to the emerging leader, such as the supervision of others ,or project leadership responsibilities that need the typical skills learnt in the emerging leadership training program.
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Live virtual workshop testimonials
Mark has a great presentation style. Very engaging and great use of stories and games to keep you engaged. The workshop did deliver great skills and points that I will use for my next presentation.
Exactly what we were after. Thank you so much Sarah and team!
Fantastic program - very rarely do we host training that participants want to extend or wish lasted longer, but that's the response this writing, presenting and communicating with influence course received.
Simon was great in motivating us to be more confident when we speak. He was full of great little tips to stop the bad habits some of us had while presenting. There were so many great little presenting tips that I feel will help me out in the future and be more confident while presenting.
Simon is so inspiring. Very engaging and memorable workshop from beginning to end. I’m certainly going away with a lot more confidence and the tools I need to improve.
Amazing presenter! I think every person in the class learnt a lot and were significantly more confident at public speaking by the end of the session. Tricks Simon taught us were definitely useful while presenting the case study.
Knowledgeable and personable, Sarah's a very confident presenter so I felt in very capable hands.
Quite an informative session. Joanne was excellent. I enjoyed the session immensely.
The course and facilitator were great, would recommend to everyone within BMW. I have gained confidence in knowing what to do, makes a difference.
Mark is an excellent facilitator and his courses are always practical and enjoyable. It was great to practice, receive feedback and learn effective ways to structure and deliver a presentation. Mark was engaging, kept it moving and creates a safe learning environment.
I have had presentation training a few times, and this is by far the best training I’ve ever had! I have learnt so many tips and tricks from this training that I’ve never heard of before, and Simon was engaging and was motivated to help us achieve our goals.
Ian was very engaging.
This is not your average communication training session. If you want some real skills that will help you personally and professionally this is it! Suzanne was brilliant. Highly engaging and brought light to some very interesting thoughts and methods. I thought I had some skills in this are but I’ve been turned on my head. Mindblowing information and learnings. I would have liked another day (I would never normally say this).
Thank you, Mark! Great day and very useful. Heaps of relevant and useful tips and formulas. Mark is a great facilitator – interactive, engaging and knowledgeable.
Paddy is a great facilitator with a fantastic learning style. I have completed the course with newly developed skills. Paddy is fun, entertaining, approachable, knowledgeable and always professional. I learnt a lot from him over the two days. This course was a great intro into developing the skills to Present with Confidence. Paddy was a fantastic facilitator. Would highly recommend! I appreciated that we were asked what we wanted out of the course prior to commencing (survey). I felt like everything I mentioned in survey was addressed.
After course I feel more confident and able to put together an engaging presentation. Paddy is an excellent, engaging, professional teacher – informative, fun, able to comprehensively answer any questions posed.
I really enjoyed this workshop and liked the element of everyone presenting on a topic of their choice. Hugely worthwhile and would recommend to others.
This was the most practical training I have received. This session has taught me things I will take away and utilise for a long time. Mark was extremely engaging.
I got so much out of today. I was extremely nervous coming in on the first day. Justine was so welcoming personable and knowledgeable. I really did push myself out of my comfort zone and got a lot in return. Would recommend to everyone.
Very informative session that will definitely support me in giving more engaging presentations. Mark has lots of knowledge, tips and energy.
Justine is clearly passionate about Presenting – this combined with her knowledge made the course infectious.
Simon really listened and paid attention to each of our individual strengths and areas we needed to work on and gave us all helpful constructive feedback. I look forward to implementing new ways to connect with my partners. Interactive - works well in an online format split into 2 sessions. Thank you so much for your mentorship over the last 2 sessions - found the content super helpful and the tools that we can further develop to our presenting skills.
Mark was able to handle a large group (10) and keep all engaged and participating. He really showed the value of planning and storytelling for business audiences.
Matt was a very engaging presenter who imparted a huge amount of practical information & tips to take away and implement immediately in our presentations.
Justine is great, she is positive & engaging and she has provided us with valuable tips and taught us a lot about presenting with impact. I would recommend this course to my colleagues, this is a great course. Thanks very much, for fantastic course, Justine.
I have already filled out the feedback you sent us but I wanted to provide a little more in terms of the impact it has had. The week after the workshop I gave a couple of presentations at the Grad induction. So much of what Simon went through with us was relevant. In particular the way to craft a presentation quickly (the stem plan), his advice on slides and the discussion around impact statements and presence. I tried out all of the above and am pleased to say it worked incredibly well! I’m conscious that positive feedback is not always highlighted and so I wanted to see if you could pass this on to Simon. He definitely had an impact on all of us and we have discussed things we’ve learned since the workshop several times with everyone agreeing it was one of the most impactful and useful workshops we’ve done at Specsavers.
Andrea was very engaging and approachable. Her workbook was excellent and she helped me to remind me of the importance to plan and keep the presentation concise and exciting.
Simon was an engaging facilitator and would evolve the topics and questions as we asked. He was personable to each of us and help us all along on our individual journeys no matter how anxious or professional we appeared. Really enjoyed the session!
Outstandingly good training session, definitely worth the time investment. I not only benefited for my own application of presentation methods, I also think it was a great organisation capacity building experience demonstrating values of 'One Mitchell' and 'Continuous Improvement'.
Simon created an engaging, safe, constructive and enjoyable learning environment. Great course - well run and a strong mix of theory and practice.
Dana is a very engaging presenter. Lots of great tips and role modelling of good presentation skills.
The course was very informative and interesting. I have taken lots of new tips and skills that I will use moving forward. I learnt how to engage the group more and tips to improve my delivery.
Great workshop; well-paced with clear and concise information. Lynne’s engaging personality meant that the workshop was lively and interactive. The workshop provides practical skills that will improve my presentation skills and confidence.
Not only was it a fun 2 days, but I learnt some powerful tools that I will certainly use in the future to enable me to me a more "focussed & fun" trainer. I would also highly recommend this course to anyone planning to "tread the carpet" in front of audiences, or to further their "quiver of tools" moving forward. Thanks to Lynne - the two days were one of the best "work days" that I have had, thank you.
The course really took it to another level and has 100% addressed what I wanted to get out of this course. The facilitator was excellent and really worked to build a friendly, encouraging and constructive environment.
Suzanne was fantastic, lovely, very entertaining and extremely knowledgeable. I found the program very beneficial. Will help me become more confident when presenting at workshops and addressing landholders, peers and industry bodies. Fantastic couple of days. Very constructive. Would highly recommend to others wishing to build on or improve their written and communication skills
I’ve done several presentation courses but this one was the best! Very knowledgeable and effective trainer, great takeaway practical take away points.
Extremely valuable.
The course was really good. Mark was well experienced and happy to provide as much information as he could. I was happy with the content of the course.
Lynne delivered an excellent 2 day session. It was informative and very worthwhile. Her technique and knowledge are outstanding. The session was very enjoyable and I would recommend this to anyone. Thanks.
The Presenting with Impact Course far exceeded my expectations and I now feel more confident when presenting and have developed many helpful tools to create a punchy presentation.
Paddy is a great guy. Knowledgeable and professional. The course has me feeling a lot more confident about my upcoming presentation.
Brenda was fantastic and really helped me simplify my presentation to get the message across.
Thank you Gary I learnt a lot.
Matt was engaging and created a safe space for learning. Great day. Good to do as a team to work together and increase confidence. The content of the day was excellent and a good opportunity for reflection and practice. Matt was a great presenter and engaged the audience.
David really helped me achieve more direction and motivation about my role. The program added value to my role as a trainer and challenged existing perspectives on training. I found everything useful particularly engagement over content.
Matthew was a fantastic presenter, it was a great workshop. The training was most enjoyable. It was delivered in a professional but relaxed manner.
Excellent, very engaging and well presented. One of the better training days I've had! Excellent.
Really enjoyed how interactive the day was. It was very engaging and made me think more about the way I communicate. Mark was really engaging and fun. He looked to use for answers; wasn’t a lecture. Really showed how ice breakers work.
My knowledge was sound but practical experience/techniques needed. Paddy presented, created rapport and made the whole thing much more ‘connectable’. I found the course very beneficial. This is one of the best PDs I have attended.
Ian's ability to bring our diverse group of people along with mindful consideration of our individual aims for our experience of the day was exceptional. He is an outstanding facilitator.
Exceptionally engaging and challenging course that encourages all to have a go and improve. Simon is a full professional with obvious experience. Very engaging.
Paddy was very knowledgeable, experienced and practical. Very engaging, helpful, experienced, practical, funny and informative. Paddy was creative and used different training techniques (eg.whiteboard, butchers paper, TED video example, role playing). He was fantastic and I would recommend this course.
The program was extremely well tailored to my needs and David explained it in a way which was easy to comprehend. I am feeling a lot more confident in my ability.
Great program and facilitator. David was entertaining, engaging and challenging – learned a huge amount from David over the last two days.
This session was highly informative and made a big difference when giving our final presentation. Simon was both a great teacher and an excellent example of what great presenting should be.
Andrea worked well with the team. I needed a formula for preparing presentations and now I have one! The content we gained was invaluable, especially the websites and the authors to look up later.
Graham knows what he’s on about. Gave me confidence in speaking.
Definitely feel more confident and I’m able to add content to my presentation. Graham adapts to all learning styles quite well.
Thanks. I really appreciated the training and happy to see the team interacting during the breakout sessions. Sarah’s content and delivery is well planned considering also the total training time of 3.5hrs.
Very engaging and made the content very easy to follow and presenting comfortable.
Ian was very engaging and was an enjoyable facilitator. I was surprised and impressed by tips I got out of the workshop.
Hands on confidence builder before a presentation at a conference. Lynne was clear, with excellent timing and top tips. Lynne brought the learning to life. Thank you!
It was a fantastic session, walked away with so much knowledge about presenting. I enjoyed how comfortable Mark made us feel, it was a safe space to learn, small group was a great idea, and everything Mark said from start, even the way he introduced himself was all part of the learning which was fantastic.
Lynne’s workshops are always fantastic – was so pleased to see her at the front of the room when I walked in! Walked out of the session feeling like I had learnt a lot and had fun doing it. Lynne is so friendly, positive and engaging. Lynne really wants us to learn and succeed.
Georgia presented in a natural and engaging way, she was fantastic and imparted valuable knowledge on the team.
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