Authentic Leadership
Warren Bennis wrote extensively about leadership, always echoing a core theme: 'managers are people who do things right while leaders are people who do the right thing'. But, if this was a concept presented to the world in the 1950s, why is it so many leaders still apparently do it so badly?
Authentic leadership means making genuine human connections and being your true self in all situations.
1-Day Course
What you will learn:
Explain the critical need for authentic leadership across the organisation.
Identify the consequences of fake leadership.
Determine what authentic leadership looks like.
Create strategies for developing authentic leadership.
Begin to drive higher engagement levels in the workplace.
Demonstrate authentic leadership practices.
Create an action plan to improve their authentic leadership skills.
Course Content
IDENTIFYING AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP
The life lessons of an authentic leader:
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Never try to fake realness.
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To be approachable, don’t take yourself too seriously.
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Challenge you own opinions and biases.
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Beware of the smoke of hubris, don’t believe your own hype.
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Be vulnerable.
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Tell the truth – people can hear anything if it's true, but this takes courage.
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Encourage diversity and genuinely celebrate different perspectives.
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Learn – if you think you know it all, you're wrong.
THE NEED FOR AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP ACROSS THE ORGANISATION
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What does authentic leadership look like?
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How authentic leadership practices have an impact on corporate culture
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What happens when we don’t use authentic leadership?
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Is there a difference between the way you behave at work and the way you behave at home?
THE DISENGAGEMENT DILEMMA – HOW CURRENT LEADERSHIP PRACTICES REDUCE TRUST
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The engagement crisis in Australia
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Building a commitment to increasing engagement in the workplace
WHY BEING NICE IS GOOD FOR YOUR BUSINESS
The extraordinary benefits courtesy and respect have on organisational performance
CREATING STRATEGIES TO DRIVE AUTHENTIC LEADERSHIP
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Decide what authentic trust looks like.
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How does your behaviour reflect the values?
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Creating an action plan – what do you want to do differently?
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