PROGRAM DETAILS

Introduction

The world is changing at an alarming rate as we transition through the 4th Industrial Revolution – artificial intelligence, virtual workplaces, global markets, Gen Y and Gen Z, business advances progressing faster every day. As a leader: “How can you lead and manage your people, as well as your organisation, in this ever-changing world? Can traditional Leadership models really work?”

These rapid changes have brought with it increased volatility, uncertainty, complexity, and ambiguity or, as it’s now known in leadership terminology, as – VUCA. VUCA is now seen as the “new norm” of the modern world with “VUCA Leadership” defining the new way of leading in the 21st Century.

This Leading through VUCA training course will provide you with the confidence, skills, and techniques to fully understand the implications of VUCA on your people and your organisation. It will enable you to conduct and apply the powerful and inspiring techniques required to master this new way of leadership. This training course is essential for those who wish to learn key behavioural principles in leading people in today’s rapidly changing VUCA world.

Learning Objectives

At the end of this workshop, participants will:

• Understand the impact of VUCA on leading styles in today’s dynamic business Critically analyze the VUCA principle
• Apply powerful skills and techniques to lead through VUCA
• Increase self-awareness of your leadership ability in today’s changing world Apply techniques to lead, motivate and inspire individuals to their full-potential Demonstrate the best leadership principles
• Develop as an effective and efficient leader in the modern world

Target Audience

This workshop will be of particular benefit to those who are currently working at a ‘Management level and feel the need to refresh their skills, knowledge and approach in executing the general day to day responsibilities required of a high performing leader.

This may include, but is not limited to the following:

• Newly promoted members to the leadership team
• Senior Managers seeking to develop their leadership skills Leaders interested in evaluating their current skill set
• Actual board members seeking to establish a leadership strategy

Training Methodology

This practical and results-oriented program incorporates short inspiring facilitated discussions with structured lessons from the learning manual. There is a captivating PowerPoint slide presentation with stories to enhance learning, a variety of pertinent video sequences, ongoing learning reinforcement and discussions with action planning. Ample time will be given for questions and answers.

Organisational Impact

Organisations will benefit from sending delegates on this training course by:

• Gaining more motivated, confident and proficient future leaders in the organisation Ensuring there is full understanding of the principles of VUCA leadership, thereby eliminating confusion and misinterpretation
• Increasing decision making, strategy and positive leadership across the organisation Developing leadership, ownership and empowerment within the organisation
• Increasing the positive interpersonal behaviours and communication skills of individuals and leadership in the organisation
• Reducing workplace problems and issues through effective VUCA leadership strategies and techniques

Personal Impact

Delegates attending this training program will gain:

• Greater understanding and ability to apply VUCA leadership techniques Techniques to help empower people to achieve greater potential and development
• An increased awareness of your behaviour and communication skills and how to improve these
• Pro-actively develop and help influence VUCA leadership to those around you
• Critical leadership development increasing emotional intelligence, self-awareness and fulfilment
• Have a positive impact on the business and your own leadership development and growth

Program Content:

Module 1 – Leadership in a Post Pandemic World:

• Defining VUCA in the modern world: the “New Norm”
• Understanding leadership
• Traditional leadership styles vs. VUCA leadership
• Emotional intelligence and the self-aware VUCA leader
• Leading through change: Key principles needed for VUCA
• Managing expectations: Gen Y and Gen Z

Module 2 – VUCA: From Volatility to Vision:

• Defining ‘Volatility’ in the VUCA framework
• Impact of volatility in the team and organisation
• Providing effective leadership in time of volatility
• Building rapport and developing trust
• Turning volatility to vision
• Leading people to the powerful vision

Module 3 – From Uncertainty to Understanding

• Factors effecting uncertainty
• Understand your team and organisation dynamics
• Key communication principles to gain understanding
• Coaching and mentoring to combat and control uncertainty
• Leading understanding in the workplace

Module 4 – From Complexity to Clarity

• Why so complex
• Check and clarify: The keys to gain clarity
• Using RACI to define roles and responsibilities
• Creative thinking to gain clarity
• Problem solving and decision-making methods to aid clarity
• Communicating clarity to your people

Module 5 – From Ambiguity to Agility

• Defining ambiguity vs. agility in VUCA
• Using AGILE & Kaizen to lead and manage
• Developing an agile team: Empowerment
• Building organisation agility: The agile leader
• Summary
• Next steps