Leadership Intelligence | The Art & Science of Leading People

Leadership Intelligence is a brain-based program that fuses coaching and training to embed the fundamentals of successful leadership. It builds on real science that defines the difference between average and exceptional leaders, and ultimately helps develop leaders that people WANT to follow.

• Develop a resourceful and adaptive values-driven leadership style
• Increase collaboration and innovation
• Install communication loops and unite your team
• Articulate and present your ideas with clarity
• Embed a solution focused culture
• Influence with integrity
• Create a motivating work environment

"The most effective course I've ever done" Colleen Lambert, NZ Post

Who should consider this program?

Titled and non-titled leaders

This program acknowledges that leadership is not necessarily defined by title, and so is open to all leaders - titled and untitled - who play a role in 'leading' people, groups, teams and/or an organisation.

Corporate, Business, Social & Environmental Leaders

The fundamentals of effective leadership are the same in any context. In essence Leadership Intelligence focuses on you as a leader, what you're capable of and what new possibilities you can create.

Ambition & Appetite

To make the most of this course, it's important you have the ambition to develop yourself and the appetite to achieve what's important to you in both life and work.

Science, Lip-Service & Myths

Leadership Intelligence is a brain-based program that is designed to equip you with practical and effective tools as a leader. You WILL hear terms such as 'Solution-Leadership' and 'Innovation' but they WON'T be presented with lip-service, instead you'll understand them at an intrinsic level and how to apply them through how you lead.

Through science again, this course will also bust popular myths around leadership such as 'anti-silo' and 'open -door policies' that create additional headaches for leaders. Instead, we'll look at what research tells us and how to strike the right practical balance.

“I have had David involved in training and mentoring all my management team... I highly recommend David as a leadership development specialist and continue to use his services at every opportunity.” Sharon Hastie, MPA Exec.

Structure & Content | 4-Day Training

Day 01: Strengths Based Leadership

• Influence & integrity: Understand what makes a leader influential
• Values & drivers: Understand what informs your decision making, and make better decisions
• Strengths based-leadership: Apply your strengths differently to meet challenge more effectively
• Leadership mind-set: Understand key differences in the brain of an effective leader
• Intrinsic motivation: Learn what really creates sustainable motivation in yourself and others
• Development pathway: Set your sights and bring into focus your personal ambitions

Day 02: Developing a Solution-Focused Culture

• Leadership styles: Know which style of leadership to apply when
• Neuro-Leadership: Key principles of effective relationships
• Questioning Skills: Learn how to make more progress by the way you ask questions
• 4-Step Solution Model: Teach people solve problems with speed and accuracy
• Feedback Essentials: Learn the art and science of delivering feedback that builds capability
• Developing others: Coach people to develop utilising their strengths
• Soap-box tool: Establish time-efficient and effective communication loops

Day 03: Leading Innovation

• Anatomy of insight: What's happening in the brain when we conceive new ideas?
• A climate for innovation: How a leader can change to climate to create more innovation
• Facilitating innovation: Create an ‘ideas’ culture and support creativity
• The innovative challenge: Working the brain (yours and others) to think differently

Day 04: Leadership Vision

• Establishing alignment: Creating a clear line of sight between ideas and outcomes
• Presenting with confidence: Getting your message communicated and understood
• Communication: Opening others to new possibilities

"The things that I have managed to achieve in my limited time in this role are directly related to the coaching I have received from David and it is with confidence that I now lead a team of motivated and high achieving individuals." Michaela Broughton-Smith

Dates, Logistics & Investment

Dates: 19-22 of March 2012
Location: Wellington
Early bird fee: $1,890+gst (full payment required one calendar month before the start date)
Full fee: $2,100+gst
Credit: Do this course and get $500 off the Solution Leadership training

Run this course internally

Dates: Available most times of the year
Location: New Zealand-wide
Fee: $1,400+gst per person
Participant numbers: 14-24

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"One of the most empowering and rewarding things I've ever done - I recommend it!" Angela Emery, NZ Post