TRAINING OUTLINE
LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS:
Influence & Empowerment
Duration: 2 days
Delivery: Face-to-Face
Level: Advanced
Delivery: Face-to-Face
Level: Advanced
CORE IDEA: How do I lead and influence through others?
Senior Managers are expected to operate beyond functional expertise — they must communicate with authority, influence decisions, and lead through others effectively.
However, many experienced leaders continue to face challenges such as:
• Communicating detailed information without clear positioning
• Struggling to influence stakeholders despite strong data
• Remaining too involved in operational tasks
• Difficulty delegating in a way that builds ownership and accountability
A two-day leadership development programme that equips senior managers to communicate with strategic influence, strengthen executive presence and lead through others by delegating with clarity, building ownership and maintaining accountability.
The training consists of two integrated modules:
• Communicate to Influence – Leading through clear, structured, and influential communication
• Delegate to Empower – Leading through people by building ownership, accountability, and trust
The training consists of two integrated modules:
• Communicate to Influence – Leading through clear, structured, and influential communication
• Delegate to Empower – Leading through people by building ownership, accountability, and trust
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
Communicate to Influence:
1. Communicate ideas with clarity, structure, and strategic intent
2. Demonstrate executive presence in meetings and presentations
3. Influence stakeholders through clear positioning and business relevance
4. Move from reporting information to driving decisions
Delegate to Empower:
1. Delegate with clear expectations, ownership, and accountability
2. Shift from operational involvement to strategic focus
3. Empower team members while maintaining quality and performance standards
4. Build a culture of ownership and accountability within their teams
Communicate to Influence:
1. Communicate ideas with clarity, structure, and strategic intent
2. Demonstrate executive presence in meetings and presentations
3. Influence stakeholders through clear positioning and business relevance
4. Move from reporting information to driving decisions
Delegate to Empower:
1. Delegate with clear expectations, ownership, and accountability
2. Shift from operational involvement to strategic focus
3. Empower team members while maintaining quality and performance standards
4. Build a culture of ownership and accountability within their teams
Senior Managers and experienced leaders who:
• Lead teams and manage key stakeholders
• Are involved in decision-making and strategic discussions
• Need to strengthen leadership presence and team effectiveness
• Lead teams and manage key stakeholders
• Are involved in decision-making and strategic discussions
• Need to strengthen leadership presence and team effectiveness
DAY 1 – LEADING WITH CREDIBILITY: COMMUNICATE TO INFLUENCE
• Module 1: The Credibility Gap
• Module 2: Structuring for Clarity and Impact
• Module 3: Positioning & Influencing Stakeholders
• Module 4: Executive Presence in Communication
• Module 5: High-Stakes Communication Practice
• Module 2: Structuring for Clarity and Impact
• Module 3: Positioning & Influencing Stakeholders
• Module 4: Executive Presence in Communication
• Module 5: High-Stakes Communication Practice
Module 1: The Credibility Gap
• Why data alone does not influence decisions
• Common communication pitfalls at senior level
• Shifting from ‘informing’ to ‘leading’ the message
• Why data alone does not influence decisions
• Common communication pitfalls at senior level
• Shifting from ‘informing’ to ‘leading’ the message
Module 2: Structuring for Clarity and Impact
• Executive-level communication expectations
• Answer-first and top-down communication approach
• Structuring messages around business impact
• Executive-level communication expectations
• Answer-first and top-down communication approach
• Structuring messages around business impact
Module 3: Positioning & Influencing Stakeholders
• Moving beyond facts to clear recommendations
• Understanding stakeholder priorities (risk, revenue, reputation)
• Communicating with intention and purpose
• Moving beyond facts to clear recommendations
• Understanding stakeholder priorities (risk, revenue, reputation)
• Communicating with intention and purpose
Module 4: Executive Presence in Communication
• Verbal and non-verbal communication cues
• Communicating with confidence and authority
• Managing interruptions and challenges effectively
• Verbal and non-verbal communication cues
• Communicating with confidence and authority
• Managing interruptions and challenges effectively
Module 5: High-Stakes Communication Practice
• Presenting to senior stakeholders
• Handling questions and pushback
• Delivering clear, structured business messages
• Presenting to senior stakeholders
• Handling questions and pushback
• Delivering clear, structured business messages
DAY 2 — LEADING THROUGH OTHERS: DELEGATE TO EMPOWER
• Module 6: Rethinking Delegation
• Module 7: What to Delegate
• Module 8: Delegating with Clarity
• Module 9: Building Ownership & Accountability
• Module 10: Letting Go without Losing Control
• Module 11: Delegation as a Leadership Strategy
• Module 7: What to Delegate
• Module 8: Delegating with Clarity
• Module 9: Building Ownership & Accountability
• Module 10: Letting Go without Losing Control
• Module 11: Delegation as a Leadership Strategy
Module 6: Rethinking Delegation
• Why delegation often fails at senior levels
• The hidden cost of poor delegation
• Shifting from control to leadership leverage
• Group discussion: Control culture
• Why delegation often fails at senior levels
• The hidden cost of poor delegation
• Shifting from control to leadership leverage
• Group discussion: Control culture
Module 7: What to Delegate
• Identifying strategic vs operational work
• Matching tasks to team capability
• Using delegation as a development tool
• Group discussion: Work that should be delegated
• Identifying strategic vs operational work
• Matching tasks to team capability
• Using delegation as a development tool
• Group discussion: Work that should be delegated
Module 8: Delegating with Clarity
• Key elements of effective delegation:
• Context
• Expected outcomes
• Boundaries
• Timeline
• Ownership
• Key elements of effective delegation:
• Context
• Expected outcomes
• Boundaries
• Timeline
• Ownership
Module 9: Building Ownership & Accountability
• Encouraging ownership mindset
• Coaching vs directing
• Monitoring progress without micro-managing
• Partner discussion: Do you micro-manage?
• Encouraging ownership mindset
• Coaching vs directing
• Monitoring progress without micro-managing
• Partner discussion: Do you micro-manage?
Module 10: Letting Go without Losing Control
• Managing quality through structured check-ins
• Handling mistakes constructively
• Building trust and confidence in teams
• Activity: “Let It Go”
• Managing quality through structured check-ins
• Handling mistakes constructively
• Building trust and confidence in teams
• Activity: “Let It Go”
Module 11: Delegation as a Leadership Strategy
• Developing team capability and independence
• Building future leaders
• Creating a culture of accountability
• Activity: Real-life delegation planning exercise
• Partner discussion: Setting accountability for growth goals
• Developing team capability and independence
• Building future leaders
• Creating a culture of accountability
• Activity: Real-life delegation planning exercise
• Partner discussion: Setting accountability for growth goals
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