Compelling Leaders Bootcamp
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Stand out from the crowd of promising young professionals. Make the move from "expert" to "leader“ ... while staying true to yourself.
Compelling Leaders Bootcamp
5 Days
·Cohort-based Course
Stand out from the crowd of promising young professionals. Make the move from "expert" to "leader“ ... while staying true to yourself.
Course overview
Make your move into a leadership role in Professional Services
You know how to do the job you have... in fact, you are an expert!
But you want more...
You want a leadership role.
To get it, do you have to change who you are?
No... there is a better way...
You can quickly learn the deeper skills needed, to use in your own individual style
You’re a professional advisor, who qualified less than five years ago
01
You care deeply about the quality of your knowledge-based service - and are building a reputation for excellence
02
You aspire to become a truly great leader of diverse teams, someone others will be happy to follow when the going gets tough
03
You have seen some team efforts that have felt confused and frustrating - and want to be sure you can reduce the chances of a repeat
The benefits you will take away
Stand out from the crowd - as a compelling candidate for leadership
Create the track record that will make clients ask for you, people above you support your case for promotion, and peers want to follow your example
Become known for adding exceptional value - to your peers, firm, and clients
Become recognised as someone others will happily follow - both inside and outside your firm - by using all your talent, and your individual style
Go from career path uncertainty to taking control - in just 3 sessions over 1 week
You will leave the course with a set of deeper skills to use to demonstrate your leadership potential - in whatever complex work situations you may face
Practice your new skills live in a small cohort - your personal sounding board
Your cohort will be like-minded professionals, not only from your field. Their insights will nudge and sharpen your thinking in new ways
Relax into your new confidence as a leader
The skills you will learn will make you the exception to the rule at this stage in your career. The more you use them, the more confident you will become
Use your new skills now, and for a lifetime
Careers often take interesting paths. Once you are clearly on track for promotion in your current firm, then other doors will open for you
Compelling Leaders Bootcamp
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Steve Schley
Clive R Matthews
Shaun Gath
Become the exception to the rule
Meet your instructor
Diane Blaxland BEc LLB MSc(Mgt)
Sloan Fellow, London Business School
There are many talented experts in the business world. But there are few who naturally stand out from the crowd.
In a career spanning both professional services firms and corporates - from a A$1m startup, to £1B PSFs, then a $40B Fortune100, and now private equity portfolio companies - I have had the opportunity to draw on the knowledge of hundreds of experts.
I am building this course because I have found that there is a deeper skill that the most compelling young experts have ... and that it can be taught.
If you’re a professional who qualified less than 5 years ago - and want to make your move from 'expert' to 'leader' - then this course is for you.
Course syllabus: 5 sessions with 3 core + 2 bonus hours
01
How to lead a team of experts to competently explore a complex ambiguous problem
Many people think more expertise is what is needed to lead a team of experts ... but actually its not enough.
This module shows you how to stop working only on the problem that is presented to you, and start proving that you can see the bigger picture.
- Case Study + Q&A
- Step by Step template
- Solo, Pair, Cohort work
- Peer + Instructor feedback
02
Bonus: Live Q&A
03
How to lead a team of experts to discover and deliver the most relevant, robust solutions
Many people think that working harder over more hours is the best way to deliver a solution. But for complex ambiguous problems, this is not enough.
This module shows you how to synthesise the most relevant solutions, and deliver a robust execution.
- Case Study + Q&A
- Step by Step template
- Solo, Pair, Cohort work
- Peer + Instructor feedback
04
Bonus: Live Q&A
05
How to influence your firm, peers, team and clients to follow your excellent lead
Many people think that charisma is needed to be a leader others will happily follow. But it is not enough, even when added to hard work and greater expertise.
This module shows you how to use your new skills to show that you are a compelling candidate.
- Guest Speaker + Q&A
- Present your work + feedback
- Vote for Best in Class
- Optional Social
Course schedule
4-6 hours over one week
Cohort Sessions - Monday, Wednesday, & Friday
6:00pm - 7:00pm BST each day
Bonus Live Q&A sessions - Tuesday & Thursday
6:00pm - 7:00pm BST each day
Ask me any question
Weekly project work
1 hour total
- Using a Step by Step template
- Due in two parts - at the close of your day on each of Tuesday and Thursday
Learning is better with cohorts
Active learning, not passive watching
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects with Step by Step templates
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms - both in pairs and in your small cohort
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded professionals who want to learn and grow alongside you
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