Name: Leadership Development Program: Foundations of Professional and People Leadership
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Leadership Development Program: Foundations of Professional and People Leadership

A practical two day course designed as the first module of a broader leadership development program. The agenda focuses on the foundations of professional and disciplinary leadership, including role clarity, self leadership, communication, feedback, motivation, and healthy team dynamics. It provides a shared leadership baseline that later modules can build on with deeper topics such as coaching, conflict management, change leadership, strategy, or advanced people management.

What will you learn?

You will learn what is expected of modern leaders with professional or disciplinary responsibility and how to approach the leadership role with more clarity and confidence. You will strengthen your ability to communicate expectations, give feedback, support motivation, and handle everyday leadership situations more deliberately. You will also build a practical foundation for further leadership development modules.

Understand the core responsibilities of professional and disciplinary leadership
Reflect on personal leadership style, role clarity, and leadership impact
Apply practical communication, feedback, and motivation techniques
Build a shared leadership foundation for later development modules

Requirements:

Suitable for new, current, and aspiring leaders with professional or disciplinary leadership responsibilities
No prior leadership training required
Openness to reflection, discussion, and practical leadership development is helpful

Course Outline*:

*We customize the course outline and content to your specific needs and relevant use cases.

Module 1: Leadership role and expectations

Understanding professional and disciplinary leadership responsibilities
Clarifying the difference between managing tasks, leading people, and influencing culture
Recognizing typical expectations from employees, peers, senior leaders, and the organization
Building a clear understanding of leadership as a role with responsibility, not only authority

Module 2: Self leadership and personal leadership style

Reflecting on personal values, strengths, habits, and leadership preferences
Understanding how leadership behavior affects trust, motivation, and team climate
Recognizing personal triggers, blind spots, and common leadership challenges
Developing more conscious leadership routines for daily work

Module 3: Communication as a leadership tool

Communicating expectations, priorities, and decisions clearly
Using active listening, open questions, and structured conversations
Adapting communication to different employees, situations, and levels of complexity
Reducing misunderstandings through clarity, context, and follow up

Module 4: Feedback and performance conversations

Giving feedback in a clear, respectful, and actionable way
Distinguishing appreciation, developmental feedback, and corrective feedback
Preparing and structuring performance related conversations
Creating follow up actions that support accountability and development

Module 5: Motivation and employee development

Understanding what supports motivation, ownership, and engagement
Recognizing the role of autonomy, competence, purpose, and recognition
Supporting employee development through goals, learning opportunities, and responsibility
Balancing support and challenge in day to day leadership

Module 6: Healthy team dynamics and collaboration

Recognizing patterns that strengthen or weaken team cooperation
Supporting psychological safety, trust, and constructive dialogue
Handling early signs of overload, disengagement, and unclear responsibilities
Creating healthier routines for workload, prioritization, and collaboration

Module 7: Leading with clarity in everyday situations

Handling delegation, prioritization, and expectation setting more effectively
Making decisions and communicating them transparently
Managing small conflicts and tensions before they escalate
Balancing empathy, consistency, and accountability in leadership behavior

Module 8: Personal leadership development and next steps

Connecting insights from the first module to individual leadership goals
Identifying practical habits to strengthen in the coming weeks
Preparing for later modules in the leadership development program
Building a personal checklist for everyday leadership situations

Hands-on learning with expert instructors at your location for organizations.

4,122€*

Level:

advanced

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Training customized to your needs

Immersive hands-on experience in a dedicated setting

*Price can range depending on number of participants, change of outline, location etc.

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3,087€*

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Duration:

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