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The Influential Leader

An influential leader is able to continuously improve self performance and the performance of others. To be able to influence requires a great deal of confidence in you. However confidence is something you cannot touch, hold, or buy, so how can you instil confidence in yourself and influence others?

  • Learn to embrace fear with confidence,
  • Improve self performance and
  • Influence performance of others.

 

The Influential Leader workshop gives you proven tools that drive success in any aspect of your work where you need to build your confidence, sharpen your skills and be able to influence!

We share leadership models that positively influence attitudes and behaviours that drive success, and work with you so that you leave with a clear action development plan in the areas you really need support in.

So whether you want to:

  • Get Greater Recognition;
  • Influence Others Effectively;
  • Develop Specific Skills; or
  • Be More successful

 

Join us on “The Influential Leader” Workshop to confidently step out of your comfort zone start getting the results you want and deserve

 Content:

  • Case studies
  • Tools and practical sessions on proven methodologies
  • A personal development plan

Event Details:              

When:                                                       Friday 17th October,

Registration and welcome refreshments:    9.00am to 9.30am

Event:                                                       9.30am to 4.30pm

Venue:                                                     The Studio, 7 Cannon Street, Birmingham B2 5EP

Tickets:                                                    £240 per person  (includes all day refreshments)

 

For more information contact us at info@kaurvalues.com

or book directly  on Eventbrite by clicking here The Influential Leader

Be a Woman of Influence

Is there a Glass ceiling?

Why are only a small percentage of  women successful?

Are you recognised for your talent or are you held back?

Be a Woman of Influence is a workshop on the real secrets to being successful and having it all

 Whether you run your own business or are employed in a professional environment, you have a responsibility to pave the way for future upcoming senior women directors in the work place.

You do so by being successful and we show you how

 

Learn leadership insights into how women and men can work together change the behavioural norms that hinder both sexes and leave with a clear actionable development plan to:

  • Boost your career;
  • Get promoted;
  • Make your mark;
  • Get increased recognition for your skills and
  • Manage work/life balance challenges while still having it allThis workshop is open to men and women!

Content:

  • The business case from the House of Lords
  • Current Leadership challenges of gender stereotyping in the 21st century
  • Secrets to being successful
  • Tools and practical sessions on proven methodologies
  • A personal development plan to Be a Woman of Influence

Event Details:

When:                                      Monday 10th November,

Registration and welcome:         9.00am to 9.30am

Event:                                       9.30am to 4.30pm

Venue:                                      The Studio, 7 Cannon Street, Birmingham B2 5EP

Tickets:                                     £240 per person  (includes all day refreshments)

Book now on eventbrite  by clicking here Be a Woman of Influence

Or email us at info@kaurvalues.com for a discount code

Comments from previous delegates:

“Life changing outlook for the better”                 “Inspirational and challenging”             “I feel energized and recharged”

“Workshop has given me a renewed confidence to….”           “materials blew my mind away, my confidence now knows no limits”

“I am glad I made the effort to attend, I didn’t know what to expect and I am now a new person”

 

 

 

Do You Recognise Arrogance of Authority?

A friend of mine emailed me the following (apparently true) story on “Arrogance of Authority”

As funny as this story is, it reminds me of what I often see in organisations where managers in responsible positions are so focussed on doing their job well, that they become oblivious to things, that if addressed would improve their overall performance and efficiency. Improvements are suggested all the time but managers are not engaging.

These managers grow unreceptive to new ideas or small changes because they religiously adhere to processes as instructed and lose sight of the important stuff. The important stuff includes why they are in the business in the first place and what the business vision and goals are.

It is not the manager’s fault, as they often work in organisations that compel them to cram more work in less time, meet demanding target indicators and have their performance challenged in annual appraisals. They unintentionally block out any form of communication that might help them because their experience tells them that they know better and in any case they have not got time. They have not even realised what their behaviour in the work place is conveying about them and the organisation’s culture. After a while the suggestions stop coming.

However, it does pay for these same managers to step back occasionally, be open minded and invite feedback from people they interact with at all levels. Someone will often try and tell them something that will make their job easier or more efficient, someone may want to share an innovative idea or someone may simply want to share their experience. Managers need to make time for these people, who are helping them. Managers need to openly engage to continually improve.Here is an example of someone in authority who learnt the hard way why it is important to engage with people regardless of anything else. Enjoy the story…

The Arrogance of Authority

A DEA officer stopped at a ranch in Texas, and talked with an old rancher. He told the rancher, “I need to inspect your ranch for illegally grown drugs.”

The rancher said, “Okay, but don’t go in that field over there…..”, as he pointed out the location.

The DEA officer verbally exploded saying, “Mister, I have the authority of the Federal Government with me!”

Reaching into his rear pants pocket, he removed his badge and proudly displayed it to the rancher.

“See this badge?! This badge means I am allowed to go wherever I wish…. On any land!!

No questions asked or answers given!! Have I made myself clear……do you understand?!!”

The rancher nodded politely, apologized, and went about his chores.

A short time later, the old rancher heard loud screams, looked up, and saw the DEA officer running for his life, being chased by the rancher’s big Santa Gertrudis bull……

With every step the bull was gaining ground on the officer, and it seemed likely that he’d sure enough get gored before he reached safety. The officer was clearly terrified.

The rancher threw down his tools, ran to the fence and yelled at the top of his lungs…..

“Your badge. Show him your BADGE…….. ! !”

The lesson to be learnt is – never ignore the small guy.

Listen, listen and listen

Engage with your staff, stakeholders and customers. If you stop listening, people will stop engaging, when that happens….well, showing your badge won’t help!

Do you have the Essential Qualities and Skills of a Good Leader?

We all recognise good leaders, but have you ever stopped to think what are the essential qualities and skills that are common to all good leaders?

In fact, these qualities which we admire so much in others are also inside of all of us and the real question is how much time and effort do we invest in our own personal development to develop our skills.

Good leadership includes being innovative, knowledgeable, taking initiatives and being a good communicator; but in addition it is having the ability to inspire others, involve others and be able to implement your vision. The most important quality is the ability to be true to yourself. You cannot fake inspiring and involving others, people are either engaged with your vision or they are not.

There are many theories on leadership from the “Great Man” theories, through to trait, behaviour, situational, participative, management and relationship theories to name a few of the classic works. In my view, it doesn’t matter what the theories say because it is about you, your style, your personality, your temperament, your attitude and your values. The functions of leadership include: setting objectives, planning, communicating, organising, reviewing, challenging and direction setting and only you know how well you perform in each of these areas. You may argue that this is the same list for managers, so what is the difference?

From a business perspective leaders lead growth and managers manage operations, a more insightful comparison is from a people’s perspective: management is achieving through others, whereas leadership is shaping and directing the behaviours of others. Leaders influence attitudes, skills, knowledge by which people translate their activity into mutually desirable goals.

It is the qualities of leadership that puts it into context. The essential qualities include:

  • Courage -Not being afraid to challenge or to be different. Being confident in the risk of your decision.
  • Integrity – Conveying a sense of standard and values that you adhere to, it is important that people can trust you and they can only trust you if they know what you stand for.
  • Enthusiasm -Would you follow anyone who lacks enthusiasm? Do I really need to elaborate?
  • Warmth – A warm personality is infectious and engaging; a cold and unapproachable person is generally not appreciated. In fact the intentions of anyone who does not display a warm and welcoming personality often find their intentions are misinterpreted.
  • Calmness – It is very important to be able to instil a sense of authority and knowledge. This is what people want when the pressure is on.
  • Tough/firm – A fine balance of being focussed on the vision and steering everyone towards it without being too autocratic or too laissez-faire. It is knowing where you need to be on a sliding scale between these two extremes that is appropriate for a given situation.

People welcome leaders who inspire confidence, are worthy of their trust, competent and forward looking. In addition, businesses welcome potential leaders in the making who display business competence, strategic thinking, influential communication, competent project and risk management, people and stakeholder engagement skills and above all else, a safe pair of hands into which they can trust the company growth.

To succeed as good leader you do need to be quite adept at being able to deliver on projects with fewer resources while balancing the team’s needs and developing their skills with their own project responsibilities, as well as being able to keep yourself up-to-date on industry advances and develop yourself personally and professionally. A good leader will have competent skills in the following areas:

  • Financial management and planning
  • Negotiation and Influence
  • Strategy and Vision
  • Communication and Presentation
  • Personal Effectiveness
  • People and Team Management

By assessing your own skills against the above list, can you identify where you need to focus your development?

This is a question only you can answer. But remember there is not one type of leader but many. We all have the essential qualities of a good leader, should we choose to display them and we can all develop the skills to be a good leader, should we choose to do so.