Introduction

The Managing Self and Leading Others training course provides an integrated leadership framework that connects personal mastery with effective people leadership. Participants explore how self-awareness, leadership mindset, emotional intelligence, and learning agility shape professional behaviour and influence, before applying these capabilities to communication, collaboration, team leadership, and leading change.

By strengthening internal leadership capability and aligning it with outward leadership actions, this training course enables professionals to lead with confidence, adaptability, and purpose while delivering meaningful results across their teams and organisations.

Objectives

At the end of this Managing Self and Leading Others training course, participants will be able to:

·         Clarify leadership identity, values, and personal strengths

·         Use self-leadership and emotional intelligence to manage pressure and performance

·         Communicate with impact and credibility

·         Motivate, lead, and develop others effectively

·         Apply integrated self and people leadership in daily practice

Outline

Day 1 Self-Awareness, Leadership Identity, and Learning Agility

·         Understanding self-awareness as a leadership capability rather than a personality trait

·         Leadership identity: values, beliefs, and assumptions that drive behaviour

·         Leadership mindset and learning agility in a changing environment

·         Using feedback to accelerate leadership growth and self-development

·         Clarifying personal leadership direction and professional purpose

Day 2 Self-Leadership, Emotional Intelligence, and Personal Resilience

·         Self-leadership under pressure: managing energy, focus, and emotional responses

·         Emotional intelligence as a decision-making and performance capability

·         Self-mastery, confidence, and resilience in demanding leadership roles

·         Developing a growth-oriented leadership mindset for sustained performance

·         Personal effectiveness: leading priorities, time, and attention

Day 3 Leadership Communication, Influence, and Stakeholder Engagement

·         Building credibility and trust through leadership communication

·         Influence without authority: aligning interests, logic, and relationships

·         Understanding stakeholder expectations, perspectives, and power dynamics

·         Managing challenging conversations and interpersonal dynamics

·         Giving and receiving feedback to strengthen performance and accountability

Day 4 Leading Teams, Coaching Performance, and Developing Others

·         Leadership styles and their impact on motivation and team climate

·         Creating psychologically safe, high-performance team environments

·         Empowerment, accountability, and ownership in teams

·         Coaching conversations that build capability, confidence, and results

·         Applying emotional intelligence to develop and retain talent

Day 5 Leadership in Action: Change, Resilience, and Integration

·         Leading through uncertainty and organisational change

·         Building resilience in yourself and others during transition

·         Handling conflict, resistance, and difficult leadership situations

·         Integrating self-leadership and people leadership into daily practice

·         Personal leadership action planning and next steps