PERSONAL DEVELPMENT OF A STRATEGIC LEADER
Course Description
This course aims to provide the participants with Knowledge and skills that would be useful in
identifying personal development skills, allow them to develop as leaders, and be equipped to
deal with staff welfare.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course students should be able to:
l. Carry out analysis of an organisations strategic direction
2. Evaluate the peoples strategic skills
3. Identify Leadership development opportunities
4. Develop and implement a succession plan.
Course Content
Unit 1: Analysing the strategic direction of the organization
l. Strategy and the lead
2. Understanding your organisation's purpose
3. Aligning development with the strategic direction
Unit 2: Strategic skills
1. Strategic leadership competencies
2. Strategic leadership roles
3. Conducting a personal gap analysis
Unit 3: Leadership development opportunities
l. Where am I as a leader?
2. Opportunities for development
3. Career Planning
Unit 4: Planning, implementation and evaluation
l. Leadership development planning
2. Implementing the development plan
3. Evaluating the development plan
Unit 5: Supporting staff welfare
1. Business strategy and staff welfare
2. Beyond OH: promoting a state of contentment
3. Gaining corporate commitment to staff welfare
Unit 6: Understanding health and safety responsibilities
l. Understanding the process
2. Implications for leadership
3. Plan the direction for health and safety
4. Deliver health and safety
5. Monitor health and safety
6. Review health and safety
Unit 7: Promoting a health and safety' quality culture
1. Creating a health and safety culture
2. A continuous improvement approach
3. Changing health and safety behavior
REFERENCE SOURCES
1. A Manager's Guide to Self-Development, 5th edition, 2007
2. Promoting a Positive Culture, 2004, originally from Step Change 2000, Changing
Minds a practical guide for behavioral change in the oil and gas industry, free from
[Link])
3. Human Resource Management, 5th edition, by Torrington, D, Hall, S., and Taylor, L,
2002
4. Managing Health and Safety, 2008