Course Methodology

The course features a dynamic methodology designed to immerse the participants in the practical application of the course content. Participants will share insights and participate in activities, case studies, and scenarios that mirror the complexities they may encounter in their leadership journey.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify the link between effective leadership practices and organizational performance
• Develop clear and measurable desired results at strategic and operational levels
• Optimize the competence and commitment of employees to improve their performance
• Create and align key organizational capabilities to enhance organizational performance
• Devise an action plan embodying the qualities of a performance-based leader and preparing to become one

Target Audience

This course is ideal for aspiring and seasoned leaders committed to elevating their leadership game across various industries. Whether you lead a small team or manage a large organization, the principles taught in this course are universally applicable, ensuring that you leave with a skill set that transcends organizational boundaries.

Target Competencies

• Developing leadership attributes
• Strategic planning
• Decision making
• Building employee capability and commitment
• Building organizational capabilities

Connecting Leadership to Performance

• How influential leaders produce results
• Leadership attributes and performance
• Key elements of leadership attributes
• The Leadership Attributes Framework
• Benefits of performance-based leadership

Defining Desired Results

• Balancing the desired results 
• A model of balanced outcomes
• The strategic and operational characteristics of desired results
• Strategic clarity
• Providing business focus
• Building the organization’s value proposition

Employee Performance: Investing in Human Capital

• The importance of human capital
• Building employee capability
• Measuring employee capability
• Building and measuring employee commitment

Organizational Performance: Creating Capabilities

• Human capital versus organizational capital
• The organization as a structure or as a system
• Building the organization's capabilities
• The four critical capabilities
• Assessing the four capabilities

Becoming a Performance-Based Leader

• Essential steps to modify behavior and improve performance
• The virtuous cycle of attributes and results
• Leadership development with performance in mind
• Developing future performance-based leaders
• Template for next-generation leadership