Events

The Maltings, Ship lane, Ely, Cambs, CB7 4BB

Background

We all know that these are challenging times for the culture & sport sector. Clearly leadership development is vital. However it is becoming increasingly difficult to afford, or find the time to go on, training programmes. 

What is the Leadership Skills Gym?

The Leadership Skills Gym is exactly what it says.....an opportunity for you to exercise your leadership skills in the same way that you exercise your body in the gym.  And, as with a gym, this programme will allow you to benefit from the support of a specialist Coach.

The New World Leadership Skills Gym has been developed by Steve Wood & Associates after much research and discussion over the last couple of years.  It uses leading-edge skill development & behavioural change techniques in a concise 90 minute workout format, giving leaders an excellent opportunity to respond to the current challenges in a positive and proactive way.

How is this better than traditional management training?

Because research tells us that you don’t need to be taught leadership skills...you already know and use them for some of the time, with some of the people.  You simply need to know what it is you are doing when things are working well, and just like in a gym, isolate these and exercise them in a safe environment. 

Indeed some say that traditional management training isn’t completely relevant or powerful enough for these times. People don’t change their behaviours by being told to, listening to theory, watching a PowerPoint presentation - they change because they want to and through self-awareness, practice, error, practice...and more practice.

So that's why, as part of our commitment to supporting the sector, Culture First are offering network members the opportunity to beef up their leadership skills by attending this unique training free of charge.

What skills will we workout?

Steve Wood & Associates have identified the superior skills that leaders need to work on to enable them to survive and thrive in the current world.  In the Leadership Skills Gym you choose which of these skills you want to work on with the Leadership Coaches, based on your personal leadership goals and strengths & areas for improvement. 

This could include:

• Influencing, advocacy, relationship building
• Behavioural flexibility
• Brokering, coaching & facilitation skills
• Personal resilience, including setting personal vision, values & goals
• Developing superior communication skills
• Managing in a political context
• Creativity & innovation

How can I take part in the Leadership Gym?

1. Sign up for this free training by e-mailing heidi.bellamy@suffolk.gov.uk no later than 23rd January.
2. You will then be provided with easy-to-use templates to enable you to set clear and compelling leadership goals and develop enhanced self-awareness of your leadership skills.  You will have access to specialist telephone coaching to support this if required.
3. Send your completed self-awareness exercise to the Skills Gym Coaches (led by Steve Wood) who will use these to put together a programme of coached ‘Skill Workouts’ each lasting around 90 minutes (just like a gym session!)
4. Select which of the Skill Workouts you want to attend on 21st February. 
5. Attend the Skills Workouts of your choice; these will be coached by the Leadership Skills Gym Coaches using specialist skills development & behavioural change exercises (there are no presentations just exercises)
6. Take away the exercises to enable you to continue to hone your skills in the future