High EQ Project Leadership

Course Aim

• Learn the difference between leading and managing projects
• Develop the mind-set and skill-set required to effectively align, engage, motivate and influence project staff and stakeholders
• Apply effective techniques for dealing with stress and change
• How to effectively model the behaviours oof leaders with high levels of personal motivation and energy

Benefits of Attending

For the organisation:

Managers report that participants who attend this program

• Demonstrate greater awareness of and prioritise the effective engagement of project staff and other key stakeholders
• Engage their stakeholders more proactively and effectively
• Deal with change more positively
• Make it a priority to align stakeholders on a common vision and purpose
• Create more time to coach and grow their people
• Return to work re-inspired and ready to lead

For The participant:

Previous participants report that attending this program:

• Shifted their mind-set about their role and capacity to lead, grow and inspire their project staff and stakeholders
• Feel more confident and have the tools to engage and empower their staff
• Gave them the confidence to lead rather than just manage processes and tasks
• Developed a greater sense of personal purpose in their career
• Strengthened their self-esteem to be accountable for delivering the desired project and program outcomes
• Developed greater courage to expand their comfort zone and to realise their highest potential
• Develop a career-sustaining networks of peers

What It Covers

The following is the content of the workshop:

• Attributes of Effective Project Leaders
  • Differentiating project leadership from project management
  • Attributes of effective Project Leaders
  • Emotional intelligence and leadership
• Inspirational and Outcome-oriented Project Leadership
  • Differentiating Outcomes from Outputs
  • Defining an inspiring project vision
  • Managing expectations
• Breaking through boundaries for effective Stakeholder Engagement
  • Identifying and getting the right stakeholders on board
  • Engaging across departmental and organisational boundaries
  • Understanding and meeting your stakeholders’ needs
• Trust and Influence
  • Breaking through the barriers to effective communication
  • The four steps to influence
  • Establishing rapport with your stakeholders
• Making diversity work and negotiating Win-Win outcomes
  • Dimensions of diversity
  • Making diversity work in your projects
  • Active listening and negotiating win-win outcomes
• Setting your team up for Success!
  • Getting the right people on board
  • Aligning on the project’s vision and values
  • Running an effective project kick-off session
• Motivating high performance from project staff
  • Setting your staff up to succeed
  • Providing effective feedback
• Leadership Styles and Creating an Empowered Project Team
  • Leadership styles and impact on project team culture
  • Developing leadership versatility
• Keeping things on Track
  • Keeping a finger on the project pulse
  • Running effective meetings
  • Creating a sense of urgency
• Personal Resilience and Mastering Energy
  • Channelling and projecting positive energy
  • Projecting certainty through change
• The Art of Leadership in a Project Management Context
  • Understanding and tapping into the 6 Human Needs
  • The art of Leadership

Delivery Strategy

The learning has been structured as a 3-day interactive workshop featuring case studies, discussion, break out rooms, group activities, audio-visual presentations, role plays and anecdotes.

Formal Certification

At the completion of this program, the participant will be eligible to receive a Certificate of Participation from EQ Strategist.

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