One Day Leadership Training

Programme Objectives

For staff to provide leadership within their organisations ... and beyond.

Learning Outcomes

1. To gain skills over and above Procurement Skills.
2. To be a 'voice' for Procurement.
3. To have a vision and be able to communicate that vision.
4. To gain skills in Leadership overall.

Programme Outline

Session ONE- LEADERSHIP BASICS

1. What is leadership?
2. How leadership is important to Procurement.
3. How leadership is important to the organisation.
4. Leadership skills.
5. Communication Skills – The need for Key Messages.
6. Procurement experience versus Leadership
7. How to become a Procurement Champion.
8. The need for 'extra' skills i.e. communication/financial/management.
9. Having a Vision ... and communicating the vision.
10. Leading from the front ... from planning through to implementation and beyond.
11. Managing People.
12. Appreciating Time.

Session Two – About Leadership And Management

1. Leadership versus Management.
2. Team Leadership.
3. Taking personal accountability.
4. Managing Change.
5. Goal setting and action planning.
6. Application of useful tools to your workplace.

Session Three– Team And Organisation Development

1. What great teams look like
2. Assessing your own team
3. Team leadership principles
4. Team spirit
5. Team development tools
6. What makes for great companies
7. Changing organisations
8. Other relevant concepts