Leadership & Personal Development

8-day seminar over 2 parts for executive managers, in particular top and senior managers as well as experts with management responsibility aiming to achieve above-average results with the help of their employees and teams, and improving their efficiency as a leader and coach. And for managers with responsibility for results whose function requires a high degree of decision-making and personality skills.

The following topics will be covered in this seminar:

• What are the principles and methods of an integrated leadership concept?
• What are the core competencies and prerequisites for effective leadership?
• Where are your personal strengths and development opportunities as a manager?
• What communication and social skills characterize great leaders?
• Which management tools promote leadership quality?

Subjects

Part 1: Leadership Management

Integrated Leadership Concept

Good managers have made management their profession. However, not every manager is a good leader. What defines leaders who excel in their field of work? What are the real central elements that define a true "leader"? On the first day of the seminar, we will cover the principles and fundamentals of effective leadership.

• St. Gallen concept of integrated management
• Defining yourself as a leader
• Understanding leadership roles
• Laws and principles of effective leadership
• New leadership approaches: virtual leadership and Generation Y, Z etc.

Communication as a Core Competence

Only by successfully integrating communication skills as a personal core competence into the man-agement process, a leader can be fully effective.

• Communication as a core competence in the management process
• Particular characteristics of communication as a leader
• How communication motivates and drives peak performances
• How communication frustrates and leads to blockades and defensive behavior

Behavior of Good Leaders

Research has shown what type of leadership behavior can be attributed to successful managers. We know which leadership styles have proven to be successful in particular situations and how to avoid subpar leadership performances. Most of these findings are also directly applicable, as effective leadership behavior can be learned and trained. Therefore, the focus lies on self-awareness:

• What are my personal strengths as a leader?
• What development opportunities can improve my leadership performance?
• What changes can increase employee performance and satisfaction?

Part 2: Personal Development

Personality

• How does a person become a personality?
• Analysing your own personality profile in the sense of a self-analysis
• Definition of strengths and weaknesses
• Theoretical foundations for external impact depending on the situational environment and the message recipients

Perception by third parties

• How you are perceived from the outside
• The importance of first impressions
• The conscious control of the signals you send out in interpersonal communication, both verbally and non-verbally
• The use of symbols and certain behaviours

Demeanour

• Techniques, aids and behaviours to improve personal appearance
• Analysing personal appearance under both normal and stressful conditions
• The art of using your own strengths in a targeted and conscious manner
• Working on existing weaknesses and correcting possible mistakes

Charisma

• The personal impact on the outside world
• Personal image and its importance in the modern social and economic structure
• Managing your own personality by defining a clear profile