Workplace Innovation
Are You A Leader Who Wants To Enhance Your Team’s Accountability, Adaptability, Resilience, And Well-Being?
Consider joining our newly launched Growth Leadership Programme: Workplace Innovation, subsided by Scottish Enterprise, which offers a unique approach to leadership development and workplace Innovation, emphasising Motivational Intelligence (MQ). Our programme will help you build on your leadership capabilities and confidence while creating a more innovative, productive, and fair workplace for employee development and growth.
Growth Leadership:
Workplace Innovation
Leading with Motivational Intelligence (MQ)
You’ll learn to:
Develop MQ leadership skills that encourage fair and innovative workplace practices and inclusive economic growth.
Increase engagement, innovation, and productivity among your team.
Enhance your strategic decision-making skills.
Build a resilient, agile, and change-driven team culture.
Identify and integrate organisational values into your workplace culture.
Create a successful business that is also a fair place to work.
Session Overview
Our comprehensive programme, consisting of eight engaging and insightful sessions, is meticulously crafted to provide a world-class education in Leadership, Workplace Innovation and Motivational Intelligence (MQ). We combine some of the most potent, powerful and cutting-edge research in workplace innovation, neuroscience and the most promising discoveries in cognitive and social psychology of the 20th century.
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Self-Leadership and The Secret to Personal Success
Session 1: Self-Leadership and The Secret to Personal Success
This comprehensive kick-off session delves into the foundations of self-leadership and personal success. Participants will explore various aspects, from setting course expectations and creating a conducive learning environment to understanding motivational intelligence and managing negative thoughts. Through essential resources like the Leadership Reference Manual and Roadmap Workbook, multi-sensory perception, and spaced repetition learning techniques, participants will solidify their learnings and enhance personal and professional growth.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Understand the critical role of self-leadership in personal and professional success and the impact of external and internal factors on performance
Develop strategies to optimise motivation, communication, and effectiveness within teams and organisations, leveraging diverse learning styles and adult learning techniques
Utilise essential resources like the Leadership Reference Manual and Roadmap Workbook for ongoing growth and development while implementing practical tools like the Start, Stop, Continue plan for self-reflection and improvement
Explore the power of adaptability, self-awareness, and resilience in navigating through challenging times and maintaining a positive mindset
Discover the importance of a positive mental diet, gratitude, and consistent small decisions that compound over time, leading to personal and professional growth
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The Role of Intelligence in Leadership and Management
Session 2: The Role of Intelligence in Leadership and Management
It's time to delve into Motivational Intelligence and its role in our personal and professional lives. In this comprehensive and interactive session, participants will explore the multifaceted aspects of intelligence in Leadership and management, focusing on IQ, EQ, and MQ. Participants will learn how to cultivate a growth mindset and motivational intelligence within themselves and their teams, fostering a culture of learning and resilience. The session will also cover the importance of crafting a clear vision for the team or organisation and provide practical strategies for effectively communicating the vision to internal and external stakeholders.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Understand the roles of IQ, EQ, and MQ in Leadership and management and their impact on individual and team performance
Develop strategies to improve your levels of intelligence and foster a growth mindset within individuals and teams
Discover the importance of vision in Leadership and management and learn to craft it using the WHERE (performance), HOW (perception), and WHY (purpose) perspectives
Gain insights into effectively communicating the vision to stakeholders, ensuring alignment, ownership, and motivation
Reflect on the role of a growth mindset and motivational intelligence in achieving the team's vision and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability
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The Pillars of Human Performance: Unlocking Potential
Session 3: The Pillars of Human Performance: Unlocking Unlimited Potential
Discover the keys to unlocking your unlimited potential and becoming a more effective leader in this interactive course. Through engaging discussions and self-reflection, participants will dive deep into unlimited potential, understand its significance in Leadership, and learn to overcome challenges in their teams or businesses. Participants will gain insights into the characteristics of influential leaders, the importance of asking the right questions, and the value of embracing failure as a part of success. With a focus on personal and professional growth, this session will equip you with the tools and techniques to become a better manager and leader.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Understand the concept of unlimited potential and its importance in Leadership and personal growth
Identify personal and team visions, challenges, and the role of asking the right questions in gaining insights
Recognise the role of practice and reflection in transforming weaknesses into strengths
Explore the characteristics and impact of great leaders and learn how to apply these traits in your leadership style
Embrace the importance of failure as a crucial part of success and create a supportive environment for personal and team development
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Defining Management and Vertical Alignment
Session 4: Defining Management and Vertical Alignment
In this engaging session, participants will delve into the essential differences between management and Leadership and discover how understanding these distinctions can significantly impact team culture and performance. We'll examine common management mistakes and their effects, uncover the best practices of excellent management, and discuss the development of management skills and the management hierarchy. This interactive session will provide valuable insights and actionable strategies that can be applied to personal and professional life, helping participants become more effective and successful managers and leaders.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Differentiating between management and Leadership: Gain a deeper understanding of how these concepts differ and their impact on team culture and performance
Identifying common management mistakes: Learn about these pitfalls and their consequences on team culture and performance and develop strategies to avoid them
Mastering the best practices of excellent management: Discover the five essential techniques to help you become a more effective manager
Developing management skills and understanding the management hierarchy: Enhance your ability to grow as a leader and manager
Embracing Ultimate Responsibility: Learn the importance of taking ownership and responsibility for your and your team's success and understand the role of motivational intelligence in achieving this
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Workplace Innovation and High-Payoff Activities
Session 5: Workplace Innovation and High-Payoff Activities n (Job Crafting)
This session provides a comprehensive overview of the critical principles of workplace innovation, job crafting, people leadership, and coaching in the workplace. Participants will learn about job crafting, our MQ workplace innovation process, and the crucial role of Leadership in managing and monitoring performance in the workplace. By adopting a proactive and creative approach to their work, individuals can improve their job satisfaction, contribute to their organisation's success, and drive economic health for the nation.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Understanding of Leadership in the job crafting innovative process
Skills in job crafting and workplace innovation
Knowledge of the critical role of Leadership in performance management
Techniques for effective coaching and positive feedback, through trust and mutual respect in the workplace
Helping individuals reflect on their role in the success of the team and company and developing a written plan to achieve their goals
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Defining and Exploring Leadership
Session 6: Defining and Exploring Leadership
In this session, we will define and explore the essence of Leadership, dispelling the myths and providing a definition that will guide you through the course. We will also explore the three-tier hierarchy of success and how leaders can influence MQ (motivational intelligence) by doing five things consistently. As a manager or leader, you may have found that your team's success is not guaranteed even with the best plans, processes, and strategies. This is because not all team members will adopt new ideas or changes unless they first believe they can achieve the desired outcome.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Understanding the essence of Leadership to provide an in-depth understanding of the essence of successful Leadership, dispelling the myths and providing a definition that will guide you through the course
Psychology of your team: Leaders understand that to achieve their goals, they need to focus on the psychology of their team
Power of questions in Leadership: Leaders can gain insight into the minds of their team members and unlock the key to motivating and developing them by asking the right questions
Explore the three-tier hierarchy of success and the importance of each level in determining a person's likelihood of success
Five things great leaders do each day to influence a culture of responsibility, consistently build esteem and confidence, and always work on coaching and mentoring employees
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Building a Leadership Toolbox
Session 7: Building a Leadership Toolbox: Trust & Inspiration
Fostering Adaptability, Responsibility, Resilience, and Courage, this step focuses on leaders' tools and techniques to promote greater team accountability and ownership. It starts to delve into the critical role of self-esteem in a person's motivational intelligence and adaptability. We also explore how self-esteem is formed and influences a person's interpretation of feedback. We also look at self-esteem's critical role in a person's motivational intelligence and adaptability, examining how self-esteem is formed and influences a person's interpretation of feedback.
Key Learning Outcomes:
Understanding the tools and techniques leaders can use to foster greater team accountability and ownership
Delving into the critical role of self-esteem in a person's motivational intelligence and adaptability
Exploring how self-esteem is formed and influences a person's interpretation of feedback
Examining the levels of self-esteem and associated behaviours of each group
Understanding the influence of comfort zones and tools leaders can use to help people overcome the fear of change
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Developing a Healthy Perspective and Resilient Attitude
Session 8: Developing a Healthy Perspective and Resilient Attitude
This step explores how developing a healthy perspective and resilient attitude is crucial for success as a leader. In this session, we will explore the critical role of self-reflection in building motivation and adaptability. We will examine how self-esteem is formed and how it influences a person's interpretation of feedback. We will also delve into the levels of self-esteem and the associated behaviours of each class. We will provide practical strategies for cultivating resilience and adaptability in facing challenges and setbacks. Through reflection and analysis of your moments of surprise, frustration, and failure, you will develop a growth mindset that fosters continuous learning and improvement.
Key Learning Outcomes:
The critical role of self-reflection in building motivation and adaptability
How self-esteem is formed and influences a person's interpretation of feedback
The levels of self-esteem and the associated behaviours of each class
Strategies for cultivating resilience and adaptability in the face of challenges and setbacks
The influence of affirmations and tools leaders can use to help people overcome the fear of change