Developing your Leadership Style

Overview

This participative 3-hour workshop helps learners strengthen their leadership style by exploring the mindsets, habits, and behaviors that shape how they lead under real workplace pressure. Through guided reflection, practical tools, and realistic team-based scenarios, participants compare different leadership approaches and consider when each is most effective. The session blends individual insight with collaborative problem-solving, giving learners the chance to test styles in action, recognize common pitfalls, and build the adaptability needed to lead confidently in changing situations. Learners leave with a clear leadership profile and a simple toolkit they can apply immediately in their role.

Prerequisites

Participants should have:

• Experience in a leadership, management, or team development role.
• A willingness to reflect on personal strengths and areas for growth.
• Openness to feedback and commitment to self-improvement.

Target audience

Professionals who want to understand their leadership style more deeply and apply adaptable, practical approaches to everyday team and organizational challenges.

Objectives

By the end of this course, learners will be able to:

• Identify the mindsets and pitfalls that shape your leadership style
• Compare core leadership styles and consider when each is most effective.
• Apply and adapt styles to real-world challenges and team dynamics.
• Design a leadership profile and practical toolkit for ongoing development.

Outline

• Know your style, grow your impact: Mindsets and habits that shape leadership style and patterns that limit or strengthen impact.
• Exploring leadership styles: Different leadership approaches viewed through purpose, results, people and emotional impact.
• Leadership styles in action: Scenarios showing how leader choices influence team behavior and outcomes.
• Your leadership profile and toolkit: A personal leadership profile and simple toolkit for applying insights in real contexts.

Exams and assessments

There are no formal examinations for this programme. Participants will complete guided self-assessments, peer feedback activities, and reflective exercises designed to reinforce self-awareness and measure progress against leadership presence goals.

Hands-on learning

This session includes:

This interactive session uses case-based exercises, personal reflection tools, and group discussions to deepen understanding of leadership presence. Learners will receive structured feedback, practise communication scenarios, and design actionable development plans aligned with their leadership context.