ASPIRE
a development programme for new and improving managers
Defining Leadership
In this first session we focus on what everyday leadership means and why it is important in today's world.
The Responsibilities of a Leader
Understanding what it means to be a leader and that actions speak louder than words.
The 5 Cs of Leadership
We explore a model of leadership attributes and explore how using these attributes will enhance your leadership.
Leadership Styles
We examine your leadership dominate leadership style and provide guidance on how to improve through flexing your behaviour
An exploration of current techniques used and how to enhance them.
Priority Management
Urgency creates poor working practices, in this session we look at alternatives.
Delegation Basics
We explore why delegation often fails and why it is not allocation.
The Delegation Success Formula
In this session we provide the tools necessary to ensure that your delegation works, every time.
Defining Teams
In this first session we focus on the purpose and need for teams.
Team Development
Teams don't just happen, they need to be created and this session focuses on team development.
Team Health
Healthy teams are paramount, the completion of the pre-work will provide a barometer of team health.
Team Diversity
Have you ever thought about the value you bring to the team, this session explores how personal characteristics can make the team.
Defining Performance Management
We begin the session by exploring the purpose of performance management and why it is needed
Creating the ABC of Performance
A simple performance management system is created to help identify how individuals should be managed in the team
Managing High and Low Performers
A session looking at strategies to manage these two groups of individuals
Creating Objectives and Feedback
The concluding sessions look at how to write effective objectives and provide effective and meaningful feedback
Coaching, Mentoring, Training or Counselling
An exploration into the differences between these development and management tools.
Defining Coaching
A session underpinning the purpose the principles of effective coaching.
Skills and Process
We explore the skills needed and provide you with a road map for effective coaching.
Test Drive
An opportunity to test drive your new found skills within the coaching process.
Day 1
Complete a leadership self assessment
(10 minutes)
Day 2
Keep a time log for a morning or afternoon
(15 mins)
Day 3
Complete two team surveys using the provided spreadsheet
(15 mins)
Day 4
Read a short provided on-line article
(10 mins)
Included
Institute of Leadership Accreditation
Everyone who completes will be provided with an Aspire
Certificate, provided by the Institute of Leadership and Management.
A trainer with over 30 years experience working in some of the biggest names across multiple sectors who is also active in the SME world.
We provide all the learning materials required to complete the programme. We promise no heavy, complicated manuals, just user friendly workbooks.
We are constantly updated our materials to ensure everyone
gets the very latest thinking.
We pride ourselves on using simple, jargon-free language in our training.
You must attend all sessions.
Change Making
You will need to show that you have made a change in your leadership and and management practice.
Active Participant
You must be an active participant on the programme
Pre-Work
Must be completed prior to the training day.
Performance Pledges
You will nominate one change that you will make to your practice and provide evidence that this has been completed.