Name: Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management
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INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE

The distinction between leadership and management is often overstated, suggesting they are entirely separate disciplines. While they may have unique theoretical foundations, in practice, the most effective professionals recognize the need to integrate both skill sets. Exceptional leaders often apply management principles, and successful managers frequently draw upon leadership attributes to inspire teams and drive results.

The Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management training course is thoughtfully designed to blend the best of both domains—developing participants into agile, forward-thinking professionals equipped to navigate the complexities of today’s organizational landscape. This training course introduces a dynamic combination of modern leadership and management strategies, emphasizing adaptability, innovation, and practical tools. It aims to equip participants with the essential skills to lead and manage effectively in a constantly evolving business environment.

This KC Academy Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management training course will explore:

Mastering self-leadership and developing a clear personal and organizational vision
Building core leadership capabilities to influence and lead transformative change
Strengthening the ability to lead and manage with confidence and efficiency
Applying key management principles in agile, fast-paced environments
Enhancing performance management for individuals, teams, and departments

This training course is split into two modules:

Module I - Certificate in Leadership

Module II - Certificate in Management

Each module is structured and can be taken as a stand-alone training course; however, delegates will maximise their benefits by taking Module 1 and 2 back-to-back as a 2-week training course.

COURSE DETAILS

OBJECTIVES

By the end of the Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management training course, participants will be able to:

Enhance self-leadership and establish a clear direction and purpose
Apply modern leadership skills to influence and lead change effectively and swiftly
Integrate leadership and management practices for greater overall effectiveness
Utilize management principles to thrive in agile and uncertain business environments
Drive team performance and align individual efforts with organizational goals

TRAINING METHODOLOGY

This Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management training course uses a range of approaches to learning, including experiential group activities, individual exercises, mini-case studies, syndicate discussions. In addition, psychometric self-profile assessments will be used to develop your leadership/management preferences and personality style. A key part of the learning process is sharing the differing experiences that participants bring, as well as experimenting with novel and sometimes challenging ideas.

ORGANISATIONAL IMPACT

Organizations that invest in this Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management training course can expect measurable benefits, including:

Enhanced leadership and management capability across all levels
Improved communication, interpersonal effectiveness, and team collaboration
Reduced internal challenges through better conflict resolution and decision-making
Stronger strategic alignment and leadership vision within the organization
Increased innovation, employee engagement, and accountability
Positive contributions to business performance and growth

PERSONAL IMPACT

Participants will leave this Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management training course with:

A deepened understanding of modern leadership and management principles
Improved emotional intelligence and self-awareness for greater personal effectiveness
Practical tools to empower and inspire others towards higher performance
Greater clarity on personal strengths and areas for development
The ability to positively influence organizational outcomes and drive change

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This KC Academy Advanced Certificate in Leadership and Management training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals in leadership or managerial roles, in any discipline or industry, but will greatly benefit:

Directors
Senior Managers
Middle Managers
Identified talent, high potential and future leaders in the business

DAILY AGENDA

Module 1: Certificate in Leadership

Day 1: You, the Leader: Self-Mastery, Reality and Responsibility

Taking Charge of Your Mind – Self-messaging for Successful Leadership
Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership
Understanding the Emotional Loop and Applying the Shadow of the Leader Concept - Being an Inspirational Role Model
Gaining Power and Freedom by Taking Responsibility - Challenging Self-limiting Beliefs and Defensive Routines
Using Emotion to Drive Action - Harnessing the Power of Enthusiasm
Strengthening Your Courage and Developing Your ‘grit’ and Resilience

Day 2: Building the Future: Vision Plus Integrity – Preparing the Foundations for Future Success

The Changing Role of the Leader in a VUCA World
Creating a Powerful Vision that is Linked to Your Stakeholders
Analyzing the Impact of Values on Your Vision and Your Leadership Style
Setting BHAGs – Big Hairy Audacious Goals
Operating with Personal Integrity

Day 3: Working with Different Styles and Models of Leadership : Leadership – Applying Self Leadership to the Leadership of Others

Understanding the Importance of Emotional Intelligence – Analysing Your Own Levels
Moving to a New Model of Empowerment
Recognizing 21st Century Leadership Skills
Using the Power of ‘Servant Leadership’
Investigating Theories of Motivation – Exploring Motivation and Creating a Motivational Climate

Day 4: Introducing and Managing Change

Breaking the Mould – Transformational Change through Leadership
- What if? Challenging the Role of the Organisation / Division
- Using Techniques to Think Differently about your Team’s Role
How it Feels to go through Change
- Learn from Experiences of Positive Change – Personal and External Case Studies
- Identify the Classic Reactions to Change and How to Respond (or not) to them as a Leader
- Separate Emotion from Cognition in Change
Key Features of Successful Transformational Change and Models of Change
- Understand the Nature of Change by Learning a Range of Change Models
- How can you use these to proactively understand “What to do now and What will probably happen next” in a Change Process
Communicating For Success – Mastering the Power of Self-Expression
- Creating Powerful Oral Communication – Learning from the Fields of Sales, Persuasion and NLP
- Stories for Change - The Structure of a Great Story
- Utilizing Active Listening Techniques to Value People and Manage Them through Change
Building and Influencing Culture through Organisational Development
Adopting New Techniques to Lead Efficiency Improvements
- Process Management
- LEAN
- Balanced Scorecard
Adopting New Techniques to Lead Culture Change
- Diagnosis
  - Porter’s 5 Forces Model
  - McKinsey 7S Model
  - Culture Assessments – Gallup Q12
  - Introducing 360 Feedback
- Appreciative Enquiry
  - Storytelling
  - Agile Methodology

Day 5: Influencing Others for Results and Managing Yourself

Use the Secrets of Influencing To Lead Others
- The Six Keys to Persuade and Influence
- Use The PROVE Model to Influence Effectively
- Use Leadership Power Effectively and Appropriately
Managing Your Levels of Energy and Stress
- Be Able to Recognise When Your Body and Mind are Becoming Unproductive
- Practice Short, Sharp Activities to Re-energise Yourself and Your Team
- Become a Self-management Role Model for Your Team
Developing Your Plan to Take Control and Reinforce Self Leadership Good Practice
- List Your “Stop, Start and Continue” Resolutions
- Partner with a “buddy” on the course for mutual reinforcement of agreed changes

Module 2: Certificate in Management

Day 6 to Day 10

The Managerial Leader
- Developing your management style / brand
- Making the successful transition to manager
Managing Communication
- Defining communication
- Improving your listening and questioning skill
Managing Performance: Getting Results
- Characteristics of performance management
- Running meetings that motivate and get results
Managing Performance: Problems and People
- Group problem solving and decision-making techniques
- The power of coaching to increase performance
Managing Performance – Motivating People
- What motivates you and others
- Building team spirit

Certificate

On successful completion of this training course, KC ACademy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.

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