Introduction

To thrive in the new economy, all supervisors must see themselves not just merely as managers but as leaders and motivators of their respective teams. They must know the difference between being a manager and a leader.

Many people think that leaders are born, a miracle of nature. However, current research clearly indicates that leadership is primarily a set of learned behaviors and skills that distinguish it from the traditional management behaviors of command and control. These behaviors and skills can be performed by anyone willing to learn and apply them. But progressing from manager to leader does require examining assumptions, beliefs, and understandings. This workshop introduces both the belief system that provides a foundation for leadership, and the specific tools and techniques used by outstanding leaders.

This workshop is about how leaders mobilize others to want to get extraordinary things done. It’s about creating a climate in which people turn challenging opportunities into remarkable successes.

The course curriculum is based a scientifically-validated research which span over more than 30 years. It analyes data collected from some 25,000 leaders and 100,000 constituents in public and private sector. This research identifies the FIVE practices that characterize leaders who get extraordinary things done in organizations.

Benefits to You

You will return to your workplace with:

•  the capability and willingness to provide inspirational leadership for your team &  

    organization

•  proven techniques to equip  and motivate your staff to achieve better results

•  a much better understanding of your leadership style , and the impact on your staff

•  a clear and simple model for creating healthy teams 

•  more courage and commitment to encourage innovation in your staff

•  a clearer vision about how your teams work should align with the organisation

•  more trust and understanding among your team

•  increased credibility as a leader

Programme Outline

üKnow the Difference between Managing and Leading

üMap your Leadership Strengths and Vulnerabilities using Psychological Types

 üApply the Five Practices of Successful Leadership & their associated 10 commitments :

1. Model the Way

·      Find your voice by clarifying your personal values

·      Set the example by aligning actions with shared values.

2. Inspire a Shared Vision

·      Envision the future by imagining exciting and ennobling possibilities.

·      Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to shared aspirations.

3. Challenge the Process

·      Search for opportunities by seeking innovative ways to change, grow and improve.

·      Experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from mistakes.

4. Enable Others to Act

·      Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust.

·      Strengthen others by sharing power and discretion.

5. Encourage the Heart

·      Recognize contributions by showing appreciation for individual excellence.

·      Celebrate the values and victories by creating a spirit of community.

Special Learning Features

This programme is conducted using a significant amount of experiential learning    method and blending together lectures, videos, exercises, questionnaires, group activities, and games. It is highly participative with a high degree of coaching and feedback from both the programme leader and participants.

Who Must Attend

This programme is designed for supervisors, team leaders, and project leaders who want to lead their teams successfully as opposed to managing them. Specifically, this programme is designed for those who may be relatively new to the practice of leading teams.

Programme Leader

This programme will be conducted by:

Wayne Kwan brings with him more than 20 years of experience in management training, consulting, education, and research. He is best known for the application of leading-edge psychological and behavioural tools to help businesses and individuals maximise their performance. As a workshop facilitator, Wayne blends a powerful and energetic style with a marvelous sense of humour to inspire and motivate people to learn. Wayne is currently the Managing Partner with a consulting firm specialising in the application of scientifically validated management tools for enhancing personal, interpersonal and organisational effectiveness. He was previously the Principal Consultant with an international management consultancy group. Prior to that, he held various senior management positions at both local and multinational organisations.He holds bachelor, graduate, and professional degrees in management from both local and overseas universities. Wayne has previously worked in USA and Australia, teaching in and consulting through business schools there. He is also an adjunct professor at a local univeristy.

Wayne consults with organisations representing a broad spectrum of businesses that include the Fortune 500 companies. His clients include the Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore Airlines, CISCO Systems (USA), Singapore Tourism Board, Ministry of Health, National Panasonic, Hewlett-Packard, British Airways, Prudential Insurance, Bosch Group, Pacific Internet, Swiss Reinsurance, Ricola Asia Pacific, IBM, and many more.

Wayne is author to a number of management publications and has presented papers in international management conferences. He has appeared in business talk shows over the Radio Corporation of Singapore. He is also listed in the International Who’s Who Directory.

In spite of his busy schedule, Wayne finds time to serve & contribute to the community as a volunteer trainer, counselor & a family life ambassador.