Developing Leaders for Financial Institutions
Date: 25 Oct - 29 Oct 2010
Venue: Malawi
Days: 5
Fee: £1400
In an increasingly challenging business environment, financial institutions are placing greater emphasis on talent management as a means of gaining competitive advantage. Managers need to develop a broad set of skills beyond technical competencies as they move into senior positions in their organisation.
This course will explore the attributes and qualities needed for effective leadership and will demonstrate how differing styles of leadership can create lasting, positive results for financial institutions.
Who should attend
Executives, managers and supervisors who lead, or expect to lead, teams or departments in commercial banks, central banks, government ministries and financial institutions.
How you will benefit
By the end of the course you will be able to:
- define and use different leadership styles
- meet the challenges of change management
- build inspired teams
- enhance organisational performance
- improve personal performance
Course profile
- What makes an effective leader: leadership theory explored
- Exploring personality types
- Leaders in the financial sector
- Your leadership style
- How do management and leadership differ
- Using "Emotional Intelligence" in leadership
- Motivational theory: practical applications in the financial sector
- Influencing styles
- Building teams and team dynamics
- Leading and motivating
- The art of delegation
- Moving forward: managing change
- Business planning: the roadmap for success
- Planning tools
- Learning organisations
- Personal impact improvement
- Presenting a business case
- Decision making