INTRODUCTION TO THE COURSE
The Human-Centred Leadership: Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainable Performance training course provides leaders and managers with the essential tools to cultivate a healthy, resilient, and high-performing workforce. This training course explores the leadership skills required to embed well-being into workplace culture, ensuring psychological safety, inclusivity, and sustained engagement.
In today’s dynamic business environment, prioritising employee well-being is not just an ethical imperative, it is a strategic advantage. Human-Centred Leadership: Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainable Performance training course focuses on actionable strategies that enable leaders to support mental health, manage stress effectively, and foster a balanced work-life culture that drives long-term organisational success.
This KC Academy training course will highlight:
- Proven strategies for leading and sustaining a culture of well-being
- Identifying and managing stress in individuals and teams
- Building resilience as a core leadership competency
- Practical approaches to mental health awareness and early intervention
- Coaching techniques and feedback models that enhance motivation and engagement
COURSE DETAILS
Objectives
By the end of the Human-Centred Leadership: Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainable Performance training course, participants will be able to:
- Assess their own stress levels and recognise stress indicators in others
- Apply evidence-based methods to reduce workplace stress and enhance resilience
- Promote mental health awareness and foster psychological safety within their teams
- Demonstrate techniques for stress management, mindful leadership, and positive reinforcement
- Create an environment that supports well-being, inclusion, and employee fulfilment
Training Methodology
This training course will use various proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes stimulating presentations supporting each topic and interactive trainer lead discussion sessions.
There will also be practical sessions where participants can practice and experience course-related activities. Practical and fun exercises, short video presentations, small group work and feedback will be used to facilitate learning. Interactive activities will be used throughout the training course.
Organisational Impact
Organizations will benefit from this training course through stronger leadership practices that prioritise employee well-being and performance.
Key organisational outcomes include:
- A more engaged, motivated, and productive workforce
- A culture of psychological safety and emotional intelligence
- Enhanced leadership capacity to manage stress and prevent burnout
- Strengthened alignment between employee well-being and business objectives
- Improved employee retention and organisational resilience
Personal Impact
Participants of the Human-Centred Leadership: Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainable Performance training course will leave with enhanced self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and practical tools for supporting themselves and their teams.
Personal benefits include:
- Improved ability to recognise and address early signs of stress
- Enhanced personal resilience and emotional regulation
- Increased focus, energy, and mindfulness in daily leadership practices
- Strengthened confidence to lead with empathy and authenticity
- A renewed sense of purpose and fulfilment in both professional and personal life
Who should Attend?
This Human-Centred Leadership: Health, Wellbeing, and Sustainable Performance training course is suitable for all Leaders and Managers in any organisation.
DAILY AGENDA
Day 1: Health and Well-being for Leaders
- Why leaders need to be concerned about health and well-being?
- Understanding the key components of well-being
- Transformational leadership skills
- The importance of work-life balance
- Creating a culture of well-being
- Psychological safety
Day 2: Managing Stress and Developing Resilience
- Understanding stress - recognising the physical and behavioural signs
- Learning to recognise your stress level and key stressors
- The causes of stress at work and home
- The impact of stress on work and performance
- Ways to manage and reduce the impact of stress on yourself and others
- Understanding the importance of sleep
Day 3: Mental Health Essentials for Leaders
- Understanding mental health in the workplace
- Understand the full continuum of mental health
- The impact of a mental health issue on a team member
- Appreciate own limits in helping others
- Be aware of the value of support services
- Best practices for helping others with a mental health problem
Day 4: Feedback & Motivational Coaching Skills
- Giving feedback with Emotional Intelligence
- Motivational Coaching skills
- Preparation, Explanation, Demonstration, Imitation, Consolidation and Review (PEDICR)
- Mentoring relationships: formal and informal
- Working with the younger generations
- Career Planning Tools (CAREER SWOT)
Day 5: Key Issues for Leading a Culture of Well-being
- Understanding the importance of sleep
- Shift work issue to be aware of
- Understanding psychological safety
- Resources for physical fitness, healthy lifestyle choices, & personal development
- Personal action planning
Certificate
- On successful completion of this training course, KC Academy Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.