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Mode of delivery: Classroom-based

Course code: LCM18A

Duration: 8 days

Fee: £6,885.00 + VAT

CPD Hours: 48

Course Overview

The Leadership Essentials programme is a focused course designed for new and emerging leaders — or experienced professionals looking to strengthen their leadership foundations. The programme explores the core attributes of effective leadership, including mindset, emotional control, executive presence, and behavioural impact. Participants will reflect on their own leadership identity, learn practical techniques for managing pressure, and develop the habits that build trust and credibility. Delivered through a mix of discussion, case examples, peer learning, and practical exercises, the course creates space for leaders to define their leadership edge and increase their day-to-day effectiveness.

This course also equips leaders with essential skills in influence, stakeholder engagement, and trust-building. Participants will learn the fundamental principles of behavioural influence, how to apply models for effective communication, and methods for gaining commitment. The programme also covers strategies for identifying and aligning stakeholder interests, managing conflicts, and maintaining consistent communication. Additionally, participants will explore the key elements of psychological safety, leadership behaviours that foster or hinder trust, and techniques to promote open dialogue, dissent, and idea-sharing — building strong, collaborative teams.

Agenda

Day 1 — Leading with Impact: Defining Your Leadership Edge

Key characteristics of great leadership
Behaviours and habits that create credibility and influence
Comparing leadership styles using real-world benchmarks

Day 2 — Leadership Traits and Psychological Mindsets

Core traits that distinguish effective leaders in complex environments
Mindset development and its application
Cognitive flexibility and its role in adapting leadership behaviour across contexts

Day 3 — Self-Regulation and Leadership Composure

Regulation strategies for maintaining leadership stability
Identification and management of personal leadership triggers
Techniques to sustain focus, and clarity under pressure

Day 4 — Executive Presence and Leadership Identity

Key dimensions of executive presence: credibility, clarity, and composure
Alignment between self-perception and external leadership signals
Verbal and non-verbal techniques for increasing leadership impact

Day 5 — Weekly Review

Summary and recap of key learning objectives
Action Planning

Day 6 — Influence and Persuasion for Leaders

Key Foundations of behavioural influence in organisational settings
Models for persuasive communication and stakeholder engagement
Tools for framing ideas and gaining commitment

Day 7 — Stakeholder Engagement and Alignment

Stakeholder identification and power-interest mapping techniques
Strategies for engaging conflicting or cross-functional interests
Communication planning for consistent stakeholder alignment

Day 8 — Building Trust and Psychological Safety

Core components of psychological safety and their impact on team performance
Leadership behaviours that build or erode trust over time
Techniques for encouraging open dialogue, dissent, and idea-sharing

Course Review

Summary and recap of key learning objectives
Action Planning

Post-Course

Five (5) x hour-long Executive Coaching sessions at monthly intervals following Course Completion

Target Audience

This course is suitable for:

Change, Project, and Programme Managers, and Transformation Project Leads
Department, Functional, Business Unit, and Operations Managers
HR, Training, and Learning Managers, and Organisational Development Professionals
Internal Communications, Stakeholder Engagement, and Engagement Managers
Business Analysts, Culture Managers, and People Change Professionals
Public Sector and NGO Managers, and Change Consultants
Managers responsible for applying strategic change across teams or functions

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, you will be able to implement a successful strategy that enables you to:

Identify and understand key characteristics of great leadership.
Develop behaviours and habits that build credibility and influence.
Analyse and evaluate leadership styles using real-world benchmarks.
Recognise core traits that enable effective leadership in complex environments.
Cultivate and apply growth-oriented mindsets.
Adapt leadership behaviours through cognitive flexibility.
Implement strategies to maintain leadership stability.
Recognise and manage personal leadership triggers.
Use techniques to sustain focus and clarity under pressure.
Strengthen key dimensions of executive presence: credibility, clarity, and composure.
Ensure alignment between self-perception and external signals of leadership.
Utilise verbal and non-verbal techniques to enhance leadership impact.
Understand the key foundations of behavioural influence within organisational settings.
Apply models for persuasive communication and stakeholder engagement effectively.
Use tools for framing ideas convincingly and securing stakeholder commitment.
Identify stakeholders and map their power-interest levels using appropriate techniques.
Develop strategies for engaging conflicting or cross-functional interests.
Design communication plans that ensure consistent stakeholder alignment.
Recognise the core components of psychological safety and their impact on team performance.
Identify leadership behaviours that either strengthen or erode trust over time.
Employ techniques to encourage open dialogue, dissent, and the sharing of ideas.