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The Practical Leadership Skills series of workshops aims to provide managers and team leaders with the building blocks for their success as leaders and for the success of their teams. In this series of two, two-day workshops you will firstly develop awareness of your personality preferences to inform your personal leadership development and, secondly develop the skills to build and participate in an effective team.

This two-day workshop is designed to provide you with important insights into your personality preferences so that you can utilise your own strengths better, relate more comfortably with people who are different to you, and learn the importance of being situationally-flexible.

The workshop is based on the Myers Briggs Type Indicator, which you complete online beforehand. The emphasis throughout the workshop is on increasing your self-awareness and the practical application of your learning back to the workplace.

This workshop qualifies for NZ Trade and Enterprise’s Capability Development Voucher Scheme.

This workshop is for managers and team leaders who want to increase their understanding of their own and others’ behaviour in order to become a more effective leader.

By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:

• understand the nature and importance of emotional intelligence
• gain a better understanding of your personality and how others interpret your behaviour
• learn to make the most of your natural strengths to maximise your leadership potential
• improve your ability to ‘read’ other people
• expand your range of options when responding to challenging interpersonal situations.

• "I enjoyed this course. Ian was a solid and patient teacher."
• "Great course, gives an insight into how others feel and react to situations which is often different to me."
• "Very insightful."
• "The course was helpful, interesting and highly relevant. It is fundamentally important to any leader."
• "An open learning environment, well facilitated."
• "Excellent and relevant course. Thank you Ian. Clear, concise and approachable tutoring."
• "Thoroughly enjoyed every minute. Hugely insightful both in regard to other people and their personalities  and myself. Will assist me much in the future."
• "A challenging and thought provoking experience. Ian was a talented presenter who made a complex topic easy."
• "Well-paced and constructively pitched course. Really enjoyed Ian's conversational, informative style."

• Emotional intelligence (EQ) and its importance to leadership
• Feedback on your Myers Briggs Type Indicator
• Practical exercises illustrating different personality preferences
• Demonstrating empathy, and key social skills
• Goal setting and application back to the workplace