LEADING FOR RESULTS® 2016 PROGRAMME

Developing more confident, adept and resilient leaders

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The Leading for Results® programme develops more confident, adept and resilient leaders.

Leading for Results® 2016 Programme

What will I gain?You will gain the following from the programme:

• Greater confidence in building and leading teams in a range of situations

• A more comprehensive understanding of leadership approaches and tools

• Further development and consolidation of your own unique style of leadership

• A greater self-awareness and ability to reflect on your leadership and results

• An improved ability to apply strategic frameworks

• Stronger skills in motivating and coaching for high performance

• Greater confidence in dealing with difficult conversations

• A greater ability to lead teams through change

• Increased resilience to maximise the amount of time you are performing at your best

• A network of peers across a range of organisations

Your organisation will gain as you apply new skills to lifting the performance of your current team.

OverviewThis programme is for people wanting to develop or extend their leadership skills. It has received very positive feedback from past participants, for example: “The course helped me to understand that becoming a successful leader requires different skills and thinking from what I have had in the past. Linda and Gavin’s approach takes you on a challenging, motivating and rewarding journey to understand how to think and act as a leader.” (Tony Wilson, MPI)

Participants will come out of the programme with a comprehensive set of approaches to leadership, and the confidence to apply them in setting a direction and taking their people with them in a range of situations. Along the way they will work on applying their learning to opportunities and challenges in their current role, to the benefit of their organisations.

Programme structureThe diagram on the next page provides an overview of the three phases of the programme. The programme has been designed to ensure a sustained focus on leadership development over six months. Learning is reinforced and maximised through a combination of workshops on particular topics, Action Learning Group (peer learning) sessions, and one-to-one coaching.

It has also been designed to be highly applied. The content covered in the 8 workshop days has been chosen for its applicability to real-world situations, while coaching and peer learning takes application further. In the first phase of the programme participants set goals related to their current role to focus their learning.

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Programme scheduleThe programme consists of 8 workshop days, 3 half-day Action Learning Group (ALG) sessions, and 3 one-to-one coaching sessions, sequenced as below.

Preparatory meetings with participants and their managers are held prior to the opening workshop. If a 360 has been ordered, there will also be a debrief session before the workshop.

Workshop 1: Exploring approaches & setting goals (3 days)• Leadership frameworks covering the

territory, tasks and skills of leadership

• Individual styles and preferences, and their implications for leadership

• Strategy development and execution

• Setting and presenting development goals

• Introduction to Action Learning Groups

One ALG session and one individual coaching sessionSessions focused on extending learning and applying it to your goals.

Workshop 2: Expanding your tool-kit part 1 (2 days) • Building high performing teams

• Diagnosing team dynamics

• Running and facilitating effective meetings

• Coaching and developing staff

• Tools and techniques for increasing resilience (led by Nicky Benson, a resilience specialist)

One ALG session and one individual coaching sessionSessions focused on extending learning and applying it to your goals.

Workshop 3: Expanding your tool-kit part 2 (2 days)• Leading through change

• Adaptive leadership

• Motivating people

• Handling difficult conversations

• Dealing with conflict in your team

One ALG session and one individual coaching sessionSessions focused on extending learning and applying it to your goals.

Workshop 4: Consolidating & looking ahead (1 day)• Programme recap: key takeaways

• Presentations on results achieved, lessons learned, and goals and actions for the period ahead

• Establishing further development and career goals

• Managing through role transitions

• Ways to maintain a focus on your development in a sustained way

• Discussion on how participants wish to stay connected and continue supporting each other

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Programme leadersThe programme is led by two people who complement each other well:

Linda Blum

Linda is a Director at Achieve Group. She specialises in leadership and management development, team building and coaching. She has been in business as a consultant since 1985, including a number of years as co-owner and Director at Navigate International and Achieve Group. She has managed teams in the the state and private sectors and through her committee work.

Linda has 29 years of experience in designing and delivering training and development solutions, developing hundreds of programmes across over 70 organisations in the public and private sectors.

She is a Certified Master Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), is accredited in a wide range of tools, and has completed thousands of hours of training internationally in group dynamics. In her capacity as a coach, Linda has worked with over 2000 managers and staff and is accredited with the LDC.

Before setting up in business, Linda held roles as a secondary teacher, vocational guidance counsellor and Assistant Chief Vocational Guidance Counsellor (Training and Development) within the Labour Department.

She holds a BA from Victoria University, a Teaching Diploma (Distinction), a post-graduate Diploma in Education from Canterbury University and a Certificate in Action Methods from the Wasley Institute in Perth.

Gavin Lockwood

Gavin has worked as an independent consultant, facilitator and coach since 2011.

Gavin has an excellent understanding of the opportunities and challenges currently facing leaders in the New Zealand public service.

He previously worked in a range of senior roles over 15 years in Treasury, the Ministry of Fisheries, and through the merger of the Ministries of Agriculture & Forestry and Fisheries. That included roles at the Deputy Chief Executive level. Prior to that, he worked at the Prime Minister’s Department in Canberra. He is experienced in leading substantial change in organisations, including in the context of more constrained resources. He also has a strong record of achieving results from working closely with others on their development as leaders.

Gavin holds a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and Master of Arts from the University of Melbourne, and has undertaken a wide range of training related to leadership and organisational development, including Stanford University’s Executive Programme in Strategy and Organisation.

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Dates for the next programme

June to December programme

Workshop 1 20 - 22 June

Workshop 2 2 - 2 August

Workshop 3 18 - 19 October

Workshop 4 6 December

Your investmentThe programme is limited to 16 participants.

It is $9,800 for early-bird registrations received by 29 April 2016 or $10,800 thereafter (exc. GST). There is also an optional 360 survey at an additional $660 (exc. GST), which includes a debrief session.The programme includes:

• preparatory meetings with participants and their managers

• 8 workshop days covering a broad range of topics

• 3 half-day Action Learning Group sessions facilitated by one of the programme leaders

• 3 one-to-one coaching sessions with one of the programme leaders

• diagnostic surveys to inform discussions and learning

• phone call with manager of each participant

• food and beverages during the programme and a workshop dinner

• folders of programme material

The programme will be run at the Museum Art Hotel, 90 Cable St, Wellington. It is non-residential.

Discuss the programme with us:Linda Blum: 04 476 7603; 021 142 6617 or Gavin Lockwood: 027 269 2895. Website www.achievegroup.co.nz

Comments from past participantsThe programme has an evaluation average of 4.2 out of 5 across all participants, evaluation categories and workshops. Comments have included:

“We were commenting what a great combination you two are. You both had great energy and humour. That was fantastic!” L.W.

“The Leading for Results course helped me to understand that becoming a successful leader requires different skills and thinking from what I have had in the past. Linda and Gavin’s approach takes you on a challenging, motivating and rewarding journey to understand how to think and act as a leader.” T.W.

“It’s great to have a group of people who I’ve gotten to know and trust, which enriches the experience over time.” S.A.

“Linda and Gavin make an excellent team with Gavin’s examples from the coalface and Linda’s extensive training experience combining for an engaging and informative course. The combination of workshops, one on one coaching, buddy support and action learning groups ensure that lessons learnt are practiced, refined and put into practice. Gavin and Linda not only provide great examples from their own experience but also create an environment for those on the course to chip in with their own experiences and leadership issues. A fantastic opportunity to discuss and road test ideas with your peers.” A.H.

“I now see that I have to approach management as if it was a new profession.” J.H.

“I really like how this course progresses over time. Keeps me motivated and on my toes. This means I am absorbing more.” T.W.

“Absolutely loved the course - it has been of huge value to me personally and professionally.” S.K.

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