The Essentials of Leadership

Course LM-005

The Essentials of Leadership

The human tragedy and economic devastation that recent world events have bestowed on mankind, forces all to profoundly r... The outline covers Agility – the Norm, Leading Exceptional Performance, Leadership that Inspires...

Classroom

8 sessions
18 - 22 May 2026 Barcelona €2,695 Register
22 - 26 June 2026 Frankfurt €2,275 Register
17 - 21 August 2026 Kuala lumpur €1,575 Register
21 - 25 September 2026 Barcelona €2,695 Register
19 - 23 October 2026 London €2,940 Register
2 - 6 November 2026 Munich €2,415 Register
21 - 25 December 2026 Amsterdam €2,975 Register
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Online / Live

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Introduction

Course overview

Why Choose The Essentials of Leadership Training Course?

The human tragedy and economic devastation that recent world events have bestowed on mankind, forces all to profoundly reflect on how we rebuild the future. In facing this challenge, the role of leadership has never been more critical to regenerate, repair and restore human sustainability.

Unpredictability, uncertainty and chaos have become the “new normal” in the leadership environment.

The ’New Normal’ has reinforced our thinking that leadership is not solely concerned with immediacy, growth and profitability, rather in these unprecedented times it requires a broader perspective – a Long Eye and a Short Eye

This ‘holistic approach” demands praxis, pragmatism and indeed ‘prophecy’ to embrace digital transformations, agility in action and innovatively inspiring. Whilst the traditional leadership qualities remain fundamental, dealing with crisis has emerged as an area for serious consideration for leadership to address.

In the new normal “crisis does not build leadership characteristics, rather it reveals the qualities that underpin it”. 

Join like-minded committed professionals on this intensive Essentials of Leadership training course to discuss, debate and reframe the way you vision leadership and rejuvenate your practice. 

This The Essentials of Leadership training course will feature:

  • Advanced psychometric evaluations of personal leadership style; their outcomes and indicators
  • Holistic praxis: leadership to Inspire, innovate and build sustainability within the organisation
  • Emotional Intelligent leadership to promote individual and organisation wellbeing
  • Decision-making tools that create focused solutions to “what if “problems and crisis management
  • Practical “Ideation” techniques to reframe outmoded business models to build the resilient enterprises of tomorrow.

What are the Goals?

By the end of This The Essentials of Leadership training course, participants will be able to:

  • Select and apply pragmatic techniques to, build potential, collective commitment, innovation and approve decision making
  • Review, reframe and enhance leadership strengths; adopt and applying new skills and practices to manage, unforeseen crises
  • Appreciate diversity and utilise focused solutions techniques
  • Build trust and personal credibility through focused communication, persuasion and influencing skills
  • Demonstrate holistic leadership –that is agile, responsive and resilient to the needs of the organisation, its people, the wider society and the global environment

Who is this Training Course for?

This The Essentials of Leadership training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:

  • Former attendees of the Management Essentials programme
  • Employees seeking to progress their career from current management roles
  • HR professionals whose role involving coaching and support of leadership teams
  • Senior leads charged with Change Management and crisis responsibilities
  • Aspirational and ‘high potential’ employees seeking fast track career training

What you will achieve

Learning objectives

  • Select and apply pragmatic techniques to, build potential, collective commitment, innovation and approve decision making
  • Review, reframe and enhance leadership strengths; adopt and applying new skills and practices to manage, unforeseen crises
  • Appreciate diversity and utilise focused solutions techniques
  • Build trust and personal credibility through focused communication, persuasion and influencing skills
  • Demonstrate holistic leadership –that is agile, responsive and resilient to the needs of the organisation, its people, the wider society and the global environment

Who should attend

Target audience

  • This The Essentials of Leadership training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
  • Former attendees of the Management Essentials programme
  • Employees seeking to progress their career from current management roles
  • HR professionals whose role involving coaching and support of leadership teams
  • Senior leads charged with Change Management and crisis responsibilities
  • Aspirational and ‘high potential’ employees seeking fast track career training

Course content

Five focused days of learning and application

Day 1

Agility – the Norm

  • Leadership Principles, Perceptions and Praxis: essential themes
  • Changing Paradigms, New Demands and Enlightened Leadership
  • The New Normal; changing environments, expectations and challenges
  • Leadership by “design”, building agile, responsive and decisive leadership
  • The Leader Within; innate qualities personality performance, style and outputs
  • The External Environment; leading and navigating in turbulent times

Day 2

Leading Exceptional Performance

  • The Leadership Management Debate. Do I Lead or Manage?
  • What Leadership style does my organisation require?
  • 360 Leadership; competence assessment, review and peer coaching
  • Leading the focused agile team.: mission, vision values and SMARTER measures
  • Communicating Organisational and clarifying team purpose
  • Charismatic leaders and Storytelling: acknowledging success and lessons learned

Day 3

Leadership that Inspires

  • Trust- the essential ingredient in the new normal
  • Motivational leadership: the Emotionally Intelligent leaders
  • Engagement and well-being: Scope, Support, Connection, Voice
  • Diagnostic tools for organisational and team development
  • Whole brain thinking divergent and convergent thinking
  • Decision Making and the power of diverse thinking
  • Collective wisdom, constructive dissent and innovative outcomes

Day 4

Leading an Innovative Culture

  • Leading change and transition issues ingenuity and innovation
  • Solution focused methodology: Accentuating the positive and the possibilities
  • Utilising soft system methodology for innovative insights into change
  • Using Nature and multiple intelligences for creative outcomes
  • Assessing culture and organisational creativity for agile responsiveness
  • Entrepreneurial creativity. How creative am I?

Day 5

Leadership Priorities

  • Global chaos: impact, learnings and responses
  • Resilience, Well-being and Mindfulness: key people deliverables
  • Planning for Crisis; beware the “black swans”
  • Ethical leadership for sustainable organisations
  • Reframing the Business Model Canvas to create value and sustainability
  • Action planning for future improvement

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What does The Essentials of Leadership (LM-005) cover?

This course covers Leadership and Management through a structured five-day outline focused on practical application, discussion, and implementation planning.

When is the next available session?

The next scheduled session starts on 18 - 22 May 2026, with additional classroom dates and mirrored Online / Live options listed in the course schedules section.

Who should attend this course?

This The Essentials of Leadership training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:, Former attendees of the Management Essentials programme, Employees seeking to progress their career from current management roles

How can I register for a session?

Use any Register button next to the available course dates to open the participant registration page and submit your booking request for the selected session.

Is this course available online as well as classroom-based?

Yes. The course detail page includes both classroom sessions and Online / Live sessions, with online options aligned to the same course dates for easier planning.

Where are classroom sessions delivered?

Current classroom venues include Barcelona, Frankfurt, Rome, Kuala lumpur, London, Munich, Amsterdam.

Still Have Questions?

Contact the academy team for course details, delivery options, and delegate guidance.

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