Providing programmes that develop teams of experts into expert teams

WILD 1

The elements of a good Leadership Programme

WILD 1 Leadership Programmes considers the context of the leadership in terms of managers working environments and cultures.. This is particularly important in the constant climate of change brought about by relentless competitive forces and the move towards sustainability in all sectors of business. The demand this places on managers is the necessity to develop their own skills as well as that of their employees.

An on-going process

This is an on-going process and the Leadership Programme equips managers with the skills to reflect on their practice, the ability for managers to reflect on their practice is vital to today’s managers, in a constantly evolving environment managers need flexibility and adaptability . This ‘Self-Awareness’ is also a vital component of being an effective leader, and a leadership programme can help managers to develop Self-Awareness skills that remain long after the programme has been completed having both a medium to long-term impact on an individual’s leadership style.

The Leadership Programme is vital in helping the managers of today develop all of the skills required to effectively lead in a constantly changing and evolving business environment.

Why choose this programme?

This five-day programme will help you with the key skills required to effectively lead others:

  • leading versus managing
  • influencing others
  • creating high performance teams
  • managing organisational change
  • shaping corporate culture

Benefits

This intensive five-day programme focuses on showing you how to understand your current leadership strengths and weaknesses and to build on them. At the same time you'll gain new skills to enable you to lead with confidence and certainty.

How will this programme benefit you?

You'll work with a peer group to see how leadership skills can be learnt and to understand the six core demands of leadership, using real case studies in a peer-to-peer workshop environment. You'll then be able to use them effectively within your organisation to develop culture and bring about change successfully. You will also:

  • acquire the essential skills that distinguish a successful leader from a manager
  • gain feedback on your existing strengths - and weaknesses - as a leader
  • find out how to gain greater acceptance of your ideas and initiatives and generate insights into motivating and coaching others more effectively
  • discover how to lead teams to high performance and become an effective champion of innovation
  • acquire the knowledge necessary to prevent being derailed as a leader
  • gain valuable insights from accomplished professionals and take part in several one-to-one coaching sessions.

How will this programme benefit your organisation?

The programme will help your organisation to:

  • build a group of exceptional leaders, preparing them for their role and pre-empting derailments
  • enhance the team leadership skills of executives and managers
  • improve the networking and influencing skills of executives and managers
  • create a diverse, performance-orientated culture
  • gain practical leadership tools that can be applied across the organisation.
 



The Royal Academy of Engineering

Engineering leaders need more than just technical expertise. They also need to be motivators, communicators, team builders and negotiators. The Royal Academy has helped create the WILD courses to develop those vital characteristics in the promising young engineers of tomorrow.

Professor Matthew Harrison
Director, education programmes
The Royal Academy of Engineering