Overview
Today, more than ever before, new and existing managers are relied upon to manage challenging workloads for themselves and their teams, motivate and inspire others to achieve, build and develop high performing teams and lead others through times of change and uncertainty.
This 1-day virtual workshop will provide you with a strong foundation in the essential skills required to be an effective manager and leader for 2020 and beyond.
After attending this workshop, you will go back into your role with a toolbox of practical techniques which you can apply to effectively manage yourself and your team.
This webinar is accredited by the Institute of Leadership and Management and is also CPD Certified.
Objectives
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
- Identify your leadership style and understand how and when to adapt your style to better support your team
- Manage your own time and workload, and that of your team, through forward planning and delegation
- Communicate effectively to better connect and engage with others
- Manage and lead remote and virtual teams during and after COVID-19
- Motivate yourself and others in order to build high performing teams
- Drive performance through coaching and feedback techniques
- Identify ways to manage change and lead your team through challenging times
Workshop Outline
9.00am – 10.30am
Leading For Success
- What is the role of a modern day manager?:
- Day to day responsibilities
- What is expected of you now and in the future?
- Understanding and accepting the impacts of COVID-19 on yourself and your team:
- Understanding and dealing with the potential effect on homeworkers – physical and emotional impacts
- Identifying challenges facing you and your teams as remote and homeworkers
- Understanding the difference between leadership and management, and the need for each of them
- Understand what your current leadership style is and what this means for your team
- Connecting and engaging with others:
- Understanding different personality types
- How to approach different people/personalities to get the best out of them
11.30am – 1.00pm
Leading Your Team
- Time and task management for in the office and homeworking:
- The difference between being “busy” and “productive”
- Understanding urgent v import tasks when prioritising work
- Effective delegation techniques and strategies:
- Selecting the right person to delegate to
- Delegating and not micro-managing
- Managing remote and agile teams:
- Identifying the challenges faced when managing remotely – from your perspective and your team’s perspective
- Staying connected and maintaining trust
- Focusing on outputs and results rather than input and activity
- Conducting impactful meetings – both face to face and virtually
2.00pm – 3.30pm
Developing Your Team
- Motivating and inspiring your team:
- Motivation strategies and techniques to get the best out of people
- Motivating through communication
- Driving performance through coaching and feedback:
- Understand and use a range of models to give constructive and helpful feedback
- “In the moment” coaching and providing regular feedback
- Dealing with performance issues there and then, as things happen:
- Conducting difficult conversations and addressing behaviour
- Understanding how your role in leading during periods of high-pressure and change – such as COVID-19
- Leading by example and role modelling in periods of high-pressure and change
- Action planning and making it happen
Your Virtual Facilitators
Stuart Watkinson
95% Feedback Score From Last 20 Webinars
With over 18 years in learning and development, Stuart has delivered a range of high energy virtual training sessions for global clients focusing on modern day leadership skills, conducting challenging conversations and effective home and remote working.
Suk Gill
96% Feedback Score From Last 20 Webinars
With a keen focus on interactive and practical virtual training, Suk has delivered a variety of short and blended virtual training and coaching programmes for clients all over the world – covering practical homeworking, managing challenging workloads and developing high performing teams.
Upcoming Dates & Booking
9th September 2020
9.00am – 3.30pm BST
£295 + vat
Accreditation


ILM & CPD Certified
This webinar is certificated by The Institute of Leadership & Management and also CPD. Delegates will receive an ILM Assured certificate in addition to a CPD certificate.
This gives you the assurance that it is of the very highest standard.
This Session Includes
Pre-Session Activity
Polls & Questions
Hand Up Q&A
Interactive Exercises
Case Studies & Examples
Recorded For Future Playback
Upcoming Dates & Booking
9th September 2020
9.00am – 3.30pm BST
£295 + vat
Additional Webinar Option
Leading Through COVID-19
If you are looking to take your leadership skillset onto the next level, then this 1-day virtual course is ideal for you. Learn how to manage in the digital age, with specific tips and techniques to support you in leading your team during and after COVID-19. Accredited by the Institute of Leadership & Management and CPD certified.
Make An Enquiry
Please call us on 0333 320 2883
Email us at [email protected] or complete our online form below with what you are looking for and what you would like to achieve and we will get back to you with a free, no obligation proposal along with the costs.