Transition to leadership

The transition to a leadership role can be an exciting but also challenging time- everyone wants to be the best leader possible for their team. In this workshop, we'll explore the role of authenticity in building psychological safety and trust at work, and identify the importance of building meaningful connections with your team to build a network of trust.

Max 12 participants

100 mins

Four paper boats on a darkly lit reflective surface, representing the transition to leadership

Impact

On your business

A motivated workforce – making the transition to leadership means being able to build a shared purpose, ensuring employees feel they have a focused goal, and increasing drive and performance.
Greater wellbeing throughout the workplace – by fostering an environment of trust and psychological safety at work, employees feel the workplace is a safe space to express their views and concerns.
Higher levels of engagement – a leader that builds meaningful connections with their team will boost engagement throughout, ensuring workers are more involved within the workplace.

As a result of this workshop participants will

Manage the transition to leadership with success,while understanding how to connect with their team towards a shared purpose.
Feel confident in being their authentic selves in leading their team.
Learn how to create a shared purpose within their team.
Consider the importance of building connections both inside and outside of their team.
Understand the relationship between psychological safety, trust, and authenticity.

Learning activities

Workshop

Discussion

Online resources

Action plan

Want to know more?

The transition to a leadership role can be an exciting but also challenging time – everyone wants to be the best leader possible for their team. But there are so many components that make up a great leader that it can often feel like spinning plates! How can leaders build confidence and credibility in themselves as a leader? And what does it really mean to lead a successful team?

Previous to the workshop, participants will have completed a 360-degree diagnostic, and the workshop will start by sharing some common thinking traps that they may fall in to when debriefing the feedback from this.

When making the transition to leadership, everyone want’s to understand how to be a great leader. Participants will discuss their idea of great leader, identifying a key theme that all share – authenticity. They explore the role of this in building psychological safety and trust at work and discuss what authentic leadership means to them. Finally, they identify the importance of building meaningful connections and connecting with their team to build a network of trust. Participants will bring what they have learnt together to focus on the how they could create a sense of a shared purpose and vision throughout their team –an essential component of the transition to leadership. They will come away with an understanding that there are no hard and fast rules to a “perfect leader” – but by looking inwards at ways they can improve as an individual they can lead a trusting, motivated and engaged team.