Ithaka Managing Director / Director

Development Programme

Become even more effective as a business leader

6 day programme

Includes Award by leading English University

Certificate in Professional Development Level 5, 60 CAT points

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 Programme Design
This programme has a maximum of 8 delegates and challenges the individual through a
range of three sixty feedback tools, linked with input from the delegates and facilitators,
to improve their effectiveness as a leader. The journey of development allows the
individual to:
• Work on improving their business
• Become a more effective leader
• To unlock the full potential of their staff

The programme is structured to consist of a three day block, followed at 6 - 8 week

intervals by single days, with a final day 12 weeks later (total of 6 days over 6 months
duration).

Activity by delegates over the duration of the programme

Delegates will be required to embed the new leadership competencies in their daily work
activities. This will include
¾ Personal development plans being developed and implemented
¾ the delivery of work based project assignments which leads to a
University Management Qualification

Pre-Work for Module 1

¾ To complete a Personality Profile
¾ To complete the Leadership Practice Inventory (LPI)
¾ To action a 360 feedback process by piers, staff, spouse & friends
¾ To complete a personal pre-work book

Days 1,2 & 3 - consecutive to allow for an intensive & challenging process to
take place

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Day 1

0900 Introduction and Preparation

¾ Timetable, Introductions, Boundaries, Expectations

0930 Introduce Self

¾ Create a picture of self in life
¾ Analyse picture - What does it convey to you?

1045 Coffee

1100 Introduction to Team Work and Leadership

¾ Working in a team - Activity
¾ Analyse effectiveness of Leader, Team
¾ What were Learning Outcomes

1230 Lunch

1315 The University Accreditation. Overview

1350 Gain written commitment of Contractual Confidentiality and commitment to

programme

1400 Now and the Future

¾ Explores Personal & Business Vision
¾ Identifies areas of harmony & potential conflict
¾ Explore your 2 pictures with a colleague
¾ Colleague presents your pictures

1500 Tea

1515 What needs to be developed in order to achieve

¾ Business vision
¾ Personal vision
¾ What are the risks / barriers to achieving success

1630 Review Day

1700 Close

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Day 2

0900 Review of Day 1

0930 Understanding Self - Personality Profile

¾ Understanding personality - Recognising myself
¾ Personality Profile - Is this me?

1100 Coffee
¾ Sharing Personality Profiles
¾ Using my strengths & developing myself

1230 Lunch

1315 Building Effective Management Teams

¾ Effective team models
¾ How personality mix impacts on team performance
¾ The journey - Current Position - Future Position
¾ Identifying how a management team needs to change

1500 Tea

1515 Leadership in business

¾ What do effective leaders do?
¾ Leadership Models
¾ Improving my effectiveness as a Leader

1630 Action outputs & Review of Day

1700 Close

Day 3

0900 Brief review of Day 2

0915 Understanding personal values and how they influence / motivate

¾ Values Exercise: Self
¾ Are my values set being met?
¾ Are changes necessary? If so what?
¾ Values: Organisation
¾ Are changes necessary? If so what?

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1045 Coffee

1100 360 Feedback

¾ Review of feedback from colleagues & friends
¾ Individual Review & Reflection
¾ Accepting / Reacting to feedback
¾ Review with a colleague -How can l use feedback to improve?

1230 Lunch

1315 Strengths - Weaknesses

¾ Exploring the relationship between strengths & weaknesses

1415 Management Skills

¾ Leadership V Management
¾ Improving my effectiveness as a manager

1500 Tea

1515 Developing my effectiveness as a leader & manager

1645 Review of Day

1700 Close

Day 4

0900 Review of day 3

0915 Now and the Future - A clear strategy for the future
¾ Clarifying / Verifying my business strategy
¾ Strategic thinking & planning / Stages of Business Growth/ Contraction
¾ Identifying / Prioritising changes needed to succeed
¾ Business
¾ Team
¾ My Leadership
¾ Developing action plans for change

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1230 Lunch

1315 Action Planning

1500 Tea

1515 Developing the self-management disciplines to implement change

1600 Business Projects & Review

1700 Close

Day 5

0900 Reflection Day 1 - 4

1000 Risk Management

¾ How to manage risk in my business

1045 Coffee

1100 -1600 Peer group Review/challenge of our change plans

¾ Project Managing Change -How effective are we being?

1630 Review

1700 Close

Day 6

0900 Introduction review of days 1 - 5

¾ Review of Personal Development
¾ Working as a learning network to maintain momentum
¾ Review of action plans - Presentation
¾ Formal Presentation of main project
¾ Maintaining my Ithaka Journey
¾ The end of the beginning
¾ Learning Support Network
1700 Close

© ITHAKA LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT LTD 2010

Co. Reg No. 5366249 tel: 01527 591144 website: www.ithakaleadership.co.uk