Summary
Advance your career path in leadership with this applied learning Diploma in Leadership. Develop core and new skills in leadership to ensure you become an effective leader in your organisation. Advance your understanding of the different styles of leadership as well as determining your own unique style and strengths as a leader as a core element of this programme.
We have seen first-hand the challenges leaders across all sectors are facing. We will share these insights and work with you to apply new leadership skills to achieve organisational excellence, leading people and inspiring teams to achieve ambitious goals.
At the end of the programme participants will be able to:
- Identify personal strengths and weaknesses as a leader, develop self-awareness and your own action plan towards your leadership goals
- Strengthen your understanding of the different styles of leadership and how to identify the most successful approach to adopt in a range of situations
- Achieve a real understanding of strategic planning in action, learning how to implement this in your own area, to make a real impact
- Understand personality and how it affects leadership and behaviour and culture in organisations, building on your own style and strengths as a leader through the Thomas International leadership style profile
- Improve your leadership potential with skills in the areas of strategic thinking, driving performance, empathetic leadership, powerful communications and strong decision making
- Develop the key skills needed to influence others at more senior levels in the organisation as well as peers and the teams you lead
- Achieve an understanding of how to deal effectively and in a practical way, with power and politics in the organisation and lead teams more effectively
- Advance your leadership capabilities, in collaborations with your peers, to know how to ‘read’ a culture, using real life examples
- Apply the learning from the programme insights to your own personal career and life plan
This programme is for:
Those in current management roles who aspire to grow their career in leadership or incorporate leadership principles into their area of expertise, as well as leaders with a number of years’ experience, who would like to gain an accredited award.
Approach
There are a number of activities and case studies used throughout the programme which ensures that all of the learning is applied in a real way. Best practice examples in all areas will be highlighted and discussed during the programme, giving participants plenty of opportunities to build on the elements of these that could be applied in their own organisations. Students get access to the new Ibec Academy portal for all material and their course schedule
Submissions & Accreditation
To achieve accreditation this course is assessed by exam and assignment submissions. Individual assessments are an integral part of the programme and count towards end of year results as follows:
- Closed book exam - 35%
- Project (3,500-5,000 words) - 35%
- Learning journal and class participation - 30%
70% attendance is required.
Programme Schedule
Self Awareness
- Getting to know yourself and your strengths
- Personality testing
- Identification of personal values
- Understanding how influence operates and how to build skills in this area
Leadership
- Leaders and managers: understanding the differences
- Understanding leadership styles and approaches to leadership
- Developing and analysing a personal vision as a leader
- Leading a group
Interpersonal Skills
- Communication skills
- Managing the performance
- Using your communication style to influence others and handle conflict
- The importance of impression management
Strategy & the Environment
- Direction setting, vision, mission, goals
- Understanding the macro environment
- Strategic analysis
- Critical strategic issues
- Developing strategy
Planning
- Career and life planning
- Applying the principles of strategic planning to one's life
- Work–life balance
- Stress management
Project Management
- Recognise the characteristics of a Project
- Identify the lifecycle of a Project and each phase within that lifecycle
- Develop the skills to successfully manage a Project from inception to completion
Accredited Partner
Collaborating since 2008 to deliver pragmatic education to support careers and organisational development
Programme Facilitators
Olive Fives
Olive is an experienced, innovative and successful organisational development consultant in Ibec with experience in a wide variety of public, private and third sector organisations in Ireland, Europe, Africa and India. Her industry experience ranges from food manufacturing, to retail and NGO sectors.
Olive’s key skills include leadership, designing organisational development solutions, HRM and HRD auditing and evaluation. She is an excellent coach with a focus on skills, behaviours, motivations and long-term career and succession planning.
Orla Sherlock
Orla is a senior learning and development specialist and executive coach with Ibec with over 28 years’ experience. She has expertise in working with managers of all levels helping them develop their skills in undertaking performance management meetings, focusing on all levels of performers.
As a coach, she works with managers and leaders to develop deep insights into their strengths and development areas. Her natural style is to challenge and support leaders in creating clear goals to deliver enhanced performance. Orla’s primary areas of expertise are executive coaching, leadership and management development together with performance management & emotional intelligence.
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