Session 1: Leaders as Learners
The best leaders are lifelong learners; they take measures to create organisations that foster and inspire learning throughout. The most effective leaders are those who realise itâs what you learn after you know it all that counts most.
Tutor â Chris Turner
Session 2: The Psychology of Leadership
This session gets leaders focused on the psychological aspects of leadership that drive up emotional intelligence, improve results and create solid relationships.
In advance of this session, you will complete an online questionnaire which generates an insightful psychometric report. During the session, the report will be used to help you understand:
- Your leadership style and preferences while at work
- How you can leverage your strengths to achieve success in your role
- The blind spots and possible weaknesses that create your leadership shadow and how you can address and develop these areas
You will be introduced to a framework that will allow you to better read what your people need from you as a leader, and how best to influence and connect with your team and your key BID stakeholders. Finally, we will provide a valuable lens for you to assess your teamâs resilience and performance levels, enabling you to make the necessary adjustments that will increase your teamâs chances of success.
Tutor â Adam Brown
Session 3: Setting out the future â Strategy, objectives and tactics
This session enables leaders to think through their role in setting out the future for their BID, ensuring they achieve excellent direction, alignment and commitment within the team, to achieve long term success. We will look at a number of tools and techniques that support students in this area.
By the end of the session students will feel confident and able to:
- Better understand their leadership role
- Formulate objectives for the team, and team members, that align with BID strategy
- Achieve alignment through prioritising the efforts of the team
- Overcome challenges and ensure team commitment through purpose, mastery and autonomy
Tutor - Adam Brown
Session 4: Using Media Effectively
This will be a practical session focusing on effective press and social media campaigning. At the end of the session, you will be able to take away tips and information and put them into practice immediately. The session will cover how to plan a community campaign using the highly effective âOASISâ model - making sure everything you do is intelligent, impactful and fits in with your objectives. You will look at how to secure quality coverage in the press - including what makes a ânewsworthy' story that will cut through the noise. The session will look at how to create content for your social media channels that is interesting, relevant and engaging. You will learn effective ways to approach tv and radio interviews and tips on public speaking.
Tutor - Ray Sadri
Session 5: Avoiding and resolving difficult employment law and personnel issues
This session will look at the importance of understanding employment law and associated issues. Including;
- Disciplinary issues and dismissals - What steps do I need to take to avoid an unfair dismissal?
- Managing poor performance - How do I deal with individual performance issues in my team?
- Hiring and firing employees - How do I protect the BID and protect myself?
- Protected conversations and settlement agreements - How do I negotiate a clean break exit?
Tutor - Richard Stace
Session 6: Corporate Matters & Reflective Presentation Prep
This session will look at the basic elements of English company law and the rights and liabilities of the people involved in running a limited company.Â
Later in this session you will have the opportunity for preparation ahead of the final reflective session.
Tutor - Chris Turner
Session 7: Reflective presentationÂ
This final session will bring together the various elements of the programme by way of a self reflective presentation from each participant on their learning during the course, allowing them to think critically about their own development and practical progress. Reflective reports of this sort develop a capacity for critical reflection on professional performance. This is key to developing ethical practice in a wide range of fields, from business, to medicine to teaching. People who have experience with reflective reports are better able to reflect on their day to day practice, and they also have the ability to summarise and contextualise their performance for colleagues and governing authorities. This session will consolidate your understanding of the sessions, following which the Diploma award decision will be made. Delegates must have attended all of the sessions to complete the Diploma.
Tutor - Chris Turner
