Leadership Development Progamme by Taylor Clarke

Typical 3Ps Leadership Development Progamme

The Programme

A typical 3P’s leadership development programme consists of 6 x one day modules (ideally with dinner the evening before the first module for review of the pre-work and building the participants as a team so that they can build a strong internal network for the programme and beyond). We have successfully delivered the programme both face to face and virtually.

Participants develop an individual “Up to Something” change project which they present to senior management at the end of the programme (usually late afternoon on the final module and if appropriate, followed by dinner to mark the end of the programme).

The programme is supported by an on-line ‘notice board’ where participants are able to access the workbooks and helpful articles and videos to support the participants’ learning.

We have found it particularly helpful in embedding the learning and getting impact if each participant gets a 45 min virtual 1to1 coaching session in between modules. We have alternatively used group reflective practice circles between modules to help embed learning in a group setting.

We have successfully adapted and delivered this programme for senior executives and middle managers.
We use Steve Radcliffe’s “Leadership Plain and Simple” as the course text.

Topics Covered
This is typically jointly developed with the client to align with their strategic plans, values and specific needs and usually contains topics such as:

Leadership approaches and relationship to management
What is good and bad leadership
Self-awareness - What are your strengths, weaknesses and preferences
What’s your Purpose and building a strategy for your area
Engaging People - Motivation and how to tap into People’s drives to engage and influence them
Communication skills - Having conversations with People to get the best out of these interactions
Conflict resolution
Creating time to lead
Delegation and performance management
Managing a Team and Project
Creating and managing change

Objectives:
These will be specific for your organisation but typical ones are:
Overall this programme aligns with our value of supporting our staff with excellent management and leadership.
Through the programme we will help participants to:

1. Understand their own strengths and weaknesses and grow themselves
2. Understand how their behaviours affect others and promote collaboration
3. Focus and harness their enthusiasms and those of others
4. Understand what management and leadership is about
5. Understand the 3Ps Model, and how to apply it
6. Manage a team and project effectively
7. Be able to make ethical, and moral decisions bearing in mind diversity and inclusion
8. Improve their communication style in all directions
9. Manage their time effectively to deliver on their goals
10. Lead and manage change whilst innovating
11. Deliver a change project that moves the company forward
12. Build an internal network within the organisation

The format suggested for the programme is a series of one day workshops, each separated by about 6 to 8 weeks. There are benefits to making the first module residential with a dinner the evening before, during which we would have an informal discussion about the programme and their reading of the course text.
It is highly recommended to have virtual coaching sessions of 45 mins for each participant between each module. This also helps each participant to develop and deliver their “Up to Something” change projects.

Module 1 – Let’s Talk Leadership - Understanding and Managing Self
Pre-work – 360 Feedback and MBTI or other tool to help categorise behaviour, plus meeting with manager to agree what to look to gain from the programme)

Introductions
Objectives (what do you want to get out of the programme?)
How we want to work together
Hands exercise (getting to know each other)
What is leadership and what is management
Good and bad leadership
Myers Briggs as a means of describing behaviour
Group exercise 1 and debrief (How did you notice Myers Briggs during this)
Emotional intelligence (What’s it all about and how do we measure up)
JoHari window
Receiving feedback
360 feedback
Playing to strengths and scaffolding weaknesses
Personal development plans
Getting organised
Briefing on the “Up to Something” Change Projects
Action planning

Between modules
1to1 virtual coaching session with the facilitator
Read up to Chapter 3 in “Leadership Plain and Simple” by Steve Radcliffe
Have a discussion with manager on what to get out of the course and what the “Up to Something” Change Project might be about and move to agreement

Module 2 – Let’s Talk Purpose - A basic model of Leadership and Purpose
(Pre-work – Read Leadership Plain and Simple up to and including Future Chapter and fill out Career Drivers Survey)

Welcome back
Reflections on 360 and feedback from conversations about the feedback
Reflections on Module 1
Reflections on the book
What’s your purpose at work
Local PESTLE analysis
Stakeholder analysis
Building your SWOT and KRAs
Creating your own Future and being up to something at work
Leadership styles (Goleman and Boyatzis)
Basic building blocks of effective communications
Having empathy
Prepare for the empathy walks
Action Plans

Between modules
1to1 virtual coaching session with the facilitator
Start work on the “Purpose” for the “Up to Something” project and plan the Engaging People stage

Module 3 – Let’s Talk People - Leading Others and Engage
Pre-work – Carry out an Empathy Walk with a colleague, fill out Strengths questionnaire, and read Engagement chapter from Leadership Plain and Simple

Welcome back
Reflections from the Empathy Walk with colleagues and what else have we learnt about communications
What do we take from FED’s Engagement process
Building great relationships
Building trust
Connecting people with your Future
Motivation
Playing to Strengths
Career drivers - What drives people at work and how can we harness these drives
Mechanisms of influence
Using drives to influence others
Influencing without authority
Building an Influence map
Transactional Analysis and communicating effectively in all directions
Motivation Case
Action plans

Between modules
1to1 virtual coaching session with the facilitator
Review progress with the “Up to Something” Change Project with manager and complete engaging People stage

Module 4 – Let’s Talk Performance - Delivering the Goods
Pre-work – Assess your delivery style using the guide; Read Deliver chapter of Leadership Plain and Simple

Welcome back
Reflections from the previous modules and the Delivery Style exercise
What did you learn from the Deliver chapter of Leadership Plain and Simple
What do you have to work on
Helping people deliver – Situational Leadership
Building Trust
The 4 conversations
Delegation
Goal setting
Giving feedback
Ethical decision making
How much light and shadow do you cast
Who’s in your support group and how will they help you deliver
Action plans

Between modules
1to1 virtual coaching session with the facilitator
Begin the Deliver Performance stage of the “Up to Something” Change Project and plan the presentation

Module 5 – Let’s Talk Teams - Building your team and connecting it to others
Pre-work – Carry out an Audit of a team you work in and it’s relationships with others; Read chapters 6, 7 & 8 of Leadership Plain and Simple

Welcome back
Reflections on Audit exercise
Reflections on the 3Ps and Teams
What makes a great team
People in teams and playing roles
Building a great team
Basics of project management
Coaching your team
Collaborating with others – Why bother
Red Blue exercise
Advocacy versus inquiry
Being curious
Connecting with others
Action plans

Between modules
1to1 virtual coaching session with the facilitator
Finish the project and complete the preparation for the presentation of the “Up to Something” Change Project and check in with manager

Module 6 – Let’s Talk Change - Putting it all together and managing change
Pre-work – Read remaining chapters of Leadership Plain and Simple; Finish the “Up to Something” Change Project and prepare to present it to senior management

Welcome back
Creating change and innovating
Managing change – What’s it all about
The Bridges Model
Hopes and Fears discussions
4Ps Messaging
Reflections on change projects
Practise presentations
What’s been our learning journey and how will we maintain the growth and build on it
Reflection on the journey
Making sure the change sticks for me
Where am I going now
Action plans
Presentations to Senior Management of “Up to Something” Change Projects
Dinner with Senior Management

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