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The Leadership Challenge®

Masterclass™ is a Global Training Partner for The Leadership Challenge® and The Five Principles of Exemplary Leadership®

WHAT IS THE LEADERSHIP CHALLENGE® ?

The Leadership Challenge® evolved from research that started in 1983 by Jim Kouzes and Barry Posner when they set out to discover what people did when they were at their personal best in leading others. They discovered certain skills and behaviours that were common to leaders who were able to make extraordinary things happen in their organisations, and they eventually decided to group these behaviours together to form ‘The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership®’.

By approaching leadership as a measurable, learnable and teachable set of behaviours, ‘The Five Practices’ have helped many to achieve extraordinary results, and today ‘The Leadership Challenge® Model’ is one of the most recognised models of leadership excellence in the world.

Alongside the Leadership Practices Inventory® – a leadership assessment instrument developed from ‘The Five Practices’ – The Leadership Challenge Model® will help you to transform your leaders and enable you to increase the level of commitment, engagement and satisfaction of those that follow.

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OVERVIEW

Following Covid 19 and the restrictions on in person training, Masterclass™ has adapted the programme so that it can be delivered virtually with great results. This is a powerful way for managers and leaders to learn together and to work closely on leadership issues even if they can’t physically meet up.

The virtual sessions take each leader through the Five Practices and allow them to apply the tools, techniques and ideas between each session. This can be done informally through meet ups and buddy sessions or can be led by internal facilitators as part of a ‘coffee meet up’, action learning set, or internal development programme.

COURSE COMPONENTS

01 The Journey Ahead
  • What ‘leadership’ means to you and your organisation – how do we define what it takes to lead today?
  • Why leadership matters – even more in a post Covid19  ‘VUCA’ world (one that is volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous)
  • The importance of measuring the impact of leadership behaviours and why you can trust your Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) 360+ report 
  • Review of each persons report and feedback from Leadership Practices Inventory 360+ questionnaires
  • Introduction and overview of the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership (Model the Way, Inspire a Shared Vision, Challenge the Process, Enable others to Act, Encourage the Heart) 
02 Model the Way
  • Values audit – discussion and review; aligned to your organisation’s values, vision, purpose and mission statements
  • Personal values and company values – how do they sit together? Why do they matter? What drives you?
  • Why ‘Model the Way’ and what you stand for are the foundation of effective leadership today
  • Emotional intelligence and the importance of self awareness as a leader – what you can do to develop self awareness as a leader
  • Review of LPI 360+ scores in relation to Model the Way
  • Personal Actions and Commitments for Model the Way
03 Challenge the Process
  • What effective leaders do to create the conditions for change and innovation
  • Turning challenges into opportunities in your organisation or team – why risk taking, experimenting and prototyping matter 
  • Emotional intelligence in leadership – encouraging different perspectives and understanding
  • How to lead during times of change and why people react and behave the way they do when facing change
  • Review of LPI 360+ in relation to Challenge the Process
  • Personal actions and commitments for Challenge the Process
04 Inspire a Shared Vision
  • What does it take to inspire others? How do we breathe life into our vision messages?
  • Authenticity and integrity in leaders – how do you inspire, motivate and engage others to exceed their own expectations?
  • Half empty? Half full? How emotionally intelligent leaders see the way forward.
  • How to be agile and resilient under pressure and inspire those around you
  • Review of LPI 360+ in relation to Inspire a Shared Vision
  • Personal actions and commitments for Inspire a Shared vision
05 Enable Others to Act
  • What leaders can do to collaborate, build trust, and strengthen others.
  • How you make others feel powerful and want to take responsibility for their own actions
  • The power of feedback (calling out the good and the bad) as a leader – creating winning strategies with your teams 
  • On the job coaching – enabling and motivating others even if you only have 5 minutes
  • Review of LPI 360+ in relation to Enable Others to Act
  • Personal actions and commitments for Enable Others to Act
06 Encourage the Heart
  • The importance of milestones, “clocking” success and keeping teams focused. 
  • How leaders keep spirits alive and recognise contributions people make
  • Understanding what motivates you and what motivates others – it can be surprisingly different
  • What you can do to ‘encourage the hearts’ of others – in ways that work for them
  • Final review of LPI 360+ in relation to Encourage the Heart
  • Personal action plans and commitments for Encourage the Heart and priorities for leadership development moving forward

SKILLS YOU WILL DEVELOP

POWER SKILLS:

  • Leadership
  • Personal Credibility
  • Inspire Others
  • Role Model
  • Challenge
  • Agility
  • Enable
  • Empower
  • Encourage
  • Motivate
  • Innovation

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT:

  • Leading Powerful Teams
  • Inspiring Customers
  • Thinking Outside the Box
  • Innovation and Creativity
  • Collaborative Leadership

MANAGEMENT & LEADERSHIP:

  • Model the Way
  • Inspire a Shared Vision
  • Challenge the Process
  • Enable Others to Act
  • Encourage the Heart
  • Credibility as a Leader
  • Leading Through Change
  • Empowering Others
  • 360 Feedback

ABOUT THE LEADERSHIP PRACTICES INVENTORY®

The LPI® consists of a number of 360-degree assessments and facilitator materials that aim to illuminate the effectiveness of leaders and the level of commitment, engagement and satisfaction of those that follow.

What does the LPI® measure?

The LPI® enables individuals and organisations to measure their leadership competencies and act on their discoveries; by taking self and observer assessments, leaders can gain a deep insight into how they view themselves as a leader, how others view them, and what actions they can take to improve their effectiveness and unleash their leadership capabilities.

The LPI® has proven to be robust in measuring leadership behaviours and capabilities and it has consistently been related to enhancements in organisational effectiveness, creating significant improvements in group performance, team cohesiveness, commitment, satisfaction, and credibility.

Global accessibility and recognition

Over three million people have taken their first steps towards achieving their personal leadership best and their leadership skills with the LPI® and regardless of where you are on your leadership development journey, the LPI will support you in developing and empowering your leaders for the better.

The LPI® is available in six languages – English, Simplified Chinese, Arabic, Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and Mongolian.

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To find out more about this programme, delivery options, or discuss customising it for the specific needs of your team, please get in touch by calling us on +44 (0)1753 676666 or send us a message.