Introduction to Leadership

Essentials for your first Position as a Leader

2 days training, online or on-site

For up to 14 leaders, owners, entrepreneurs, and freelancers of any sector, in English or German

Your Benefit

Leadership is a fascinating, responsible, demanding task. Still today, young leaders are often not well prepared for taking over leadership responsibility. This seminar provides you with important basics about leadership that will support you at the beginning of stepping into this responsibility.

Goals

  • You have a clear understanding of what is important to lead
  • You know about different styles of leading and when to use which approach
  • You know about personality types and how to build a team
  • You know what you can improve or change to become a good leader
  • You create an individual activity list for specific next steps

Content

  • What makes good leadership?
  • Principles, tasks, and tools
  • Pros and Cons of different styles of leadership
  • Building and managing teams
  • The DISC personality type model - and how to apply it for leading
  • Giving and receiving feedback - lauding and criticising
  • How to support and motivate your team members
  • DelegatingMaking decisionsManaging conflict
  • Discussion of cases and situations of the participants
  • Body language and wording - how to be perceived as a leader

Methods

Trainer input; individual, partner, and group work; case studies; brief presentations by participants; group reflection. Highly interactive online seminar using zoom technology with a lot of small group work.