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Emerging Leaders Conference 

Extending your Influence as a Leader

This interactive and intensive training will once again be led by Sue Mitchell.

Sue is a highly experienced executive coach and facilitator with extensive experience and knowledge of the Professional Services sector. She supports leaders and teams across organisations to drive forward personal, team and organisational change, with a deep understanding of the leadership needs and strategic challenges that they face.

Sue brings an empathetic approach together with an ability to provide challenge, create clarity and enable tangible action.

Sue began her professional career as an auditor and corporate tax advisor within the Big 4 before moving into people development and becoming an accredited executive coach. As well as being a senior coach and Head of Coaching within KPMG, she has also worked with the ICAEW for over 10 years, supporting a wide range of coaching, leadership and development programs, including the ICAEW’s Delivering Leadership in Practice. Sue also has a keen interest in supporting firms in achieving their ESG and sustainability goals.

Outputs from the sessions

  • A greater understanding of what is needed to influence within an organisation
  • Awareness of the importance of a strong network, what this looks like in practice and a plan to develop their own network
  • A clear approach to creating a strong impact, particularly when developing new relationships
  • The ability to influence based on trust and creating win-win outcomes
  • An understanding of the pre-requisites for change, and how to use these to drive change within a team or organisation

Day 1 Session Overview

Introduction to Sue Mitchell, each other and the session

Introduction to Sue Mitchell, your facilitaor

Overview of session across the two days

Table introductions and desired outcomes for the event

Light contracting

Networks

Why is important to have a good network, particularly with focus on influencing, what does “good” look like, and why is this important in influencing?

Introduction to the three types of network - Herminia Ibarra model

Exercise to reflect on the strengths and gaps in their own networks

Hints and tips on planning, developing and maintaining an effective network

Creating a positive impression

Why is this important internally as well as with client relationships.

Introduce API (Authority, Presence, Impact) model. Followed by exercises to bring the theory and model to life.

Individual exploration of where they are strong and where they can develop to create actions.

Influencing others

Discussion on who and when they need to be able to influence.

Introduction of model to look at factors needed to effectively influence.

Working in groups to identify real life influencing need and working as team to develop a plan.

Presenting back to group with plenary discussion.

Other influencing approaches

Investigating pull versus push approaches – what they look like in practice

Pro’s and con’s of each, and when they might be useful

Reflection on session

 

Day 2 Overview

Check in

Check in – one word on how everyone is feeling.

What they want to get out of today

Influencing change

Pre-requisites of change – Introduction to model outlining pre-requisites of change

In pairs or small groups, use real life change scenario to explore the pre-requisites, reflecting on themselves and other people within their team/organisation.

Plenary discussion on learning points

Transitioning through change (if time)

Explanation of the three stages of change (Bridges transition model)

Endings – neutral zone – new beginnings

Discussion of what each phase of transitioning time feels like, what people need at each stage and how to help people move most effectively through to new beginnings.

Close

Gratitude exercise and reflections