Introduction to Leadership & Management Programme

The Introduction to Leadership & Management programme is well suited to aspiring leaders, junior or first time managers. The programme aim is to provide participants with an introduction to the core skills and behaviours that are required for effective leadership and management. This includes an insight into how these may relate to their own individual behavioural preferences.

Learning Outcomes

Day One:

  • Describe your own individual behavioural preferences

  • Discuss what impact these may have on others around you

  • Identify ways in which your preferences may be evident in your communication with others

  • Explain how you may adapt your approach to build relationships and effectively communicate

  • Reflect on how your preferences may influence your behaviours in a leadership role

Day Two:

  • Reflect on the role of communication in managing and leading a team

  • Create 3 team goals aligned to your organisational strategy

  • Compare 2 different models to support planning and monitoring projects and resources

  • Explain the importance of effective performance management

Day Three:

  • Identify desired behavioural traits of an effective leader

  • Explain the importance of respect for equality and diversity in leadership

  • Discuss core factors affecting motivation and your role as a leader in creating a culture

  • Assess the impact of moving from a peer to a leadership role

  • Identify how your own resilience could be challenged in a leadership role and what you could do to support yourself

Who are the ILM?

ILM is the UK’s leading provider of leadership, management and coaching qualifications, and a City & Guilds Group Business. They offer specialist qualifications in leadership and management from Level 2 to Level 7, learning resources, assessment and accreditation of high quality training in the fields of leadership, management and coaching. The Assured benchmark is the training quality standard developed with industry experts. BlueSky Experiences is an Assured ILM Centre and our all of our leadership programmes have been assured by the ILM