Fri, 19/02/2010 - 08:24

Leadership - It's about people

Communication is about getting a message across, and leadership relies on effective communication. Your job as a leader is to deliver your message in a way that is not just understood, but in a way that gets the intended response.

Make sure your meaning is being heard, be confident that your communication ensures understanding.

This workshop works exclusively with the area of knowing how you are seen heard and experienced. You could call this ‘feedback’ but in this workshop you will largely be able to work it out for yourself. Often there are aspects of our leadership that fall into an area we could call “our blind spot.” A blind spot is simply how others see you that you are unaware of. This is definitely in the area of “you don’t know what you don’t know.”

There is a common a modern saying that goes “What others think of you is none of your business.” This may be true when sitting in church. It may be true when sitting on a plane. It may even be true when walking down the street. But it is never ever true when working as a leader.

You need to know how you are seen and experienced otherwise you wont know if your message is getting through. You wont know if anyone has actually, really, understood you.

Learn the essential tools for:

checking your understanding of others
checking your understanding of yourself
developing ways of knowing how you are seen
developing confidence in how you are impacting others
be able to plan your communications rather than leave it to chance

This workshop has been specifically designed for people who work in a leadership capacity whether as a team leader, unit leader, shift leader, project leader or other leadership capacity.

About Peter Howie

Peter is scientist trained; has been a Director of a number of businesses including construction, property development, organisational consulting and adult development and training. For the past sixteen years he has specialised in leadership development, adult learning processes and learning interventions. Learning is his thing. He is also a qualified psychodrama trainer, educator and practitioner for which he undertook deep training in the complex work of groups and individuals in groups. He has been running deep learning experiential programs since 1993. Peter is currently the Director of Training at Moreno and is the current President of the Australian & New Zealand Psychodrama Association (ANZPA).

Program Details

Free Intro Evening: Wednesday 25 August, 6.30pm - 9.30pm

Master Class: Monday 13 & Tuesday 14 September 2010. 9.30 am – 5.00 pm

Where: 45 Clarence St Coorparoo
How Much: $395
How Many: Places limited to 16

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