High EQ Project Leadership

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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.