New LeadwithWES Dates Announced
Women’s Enterprise Scotland working in partnership with Fife Council Economic Development to deliver this third women’s leadership development programme at the new Enterprise Hub in Glenrothes.
The Lead With WES programme is designed for women business owners wishing to lead their business through growth to become a sustainable, high performing organisation.
We will help businesswomen increase their confidence in leadership by enabling them to strategically analyse their business against their vision for the future, develop, implement and evaluate strategies to grow their business using models and tools. We will also help them identify their own leadership style and develop their leadership and management skills to fully embed their learning in their business.
OUTCOMES
We would expect participants of the programme to:
Identify their business growth goals and objectives
Strategically analyse their business
Create their own business strategy and plan for growth
Develop their leadership and management skills
Implement their plan for growth
Evaluate their own performance and plan for sustainable growth
COURSE OUTLINE
A blended learning approach will be used to ensure that everyone’s learning needs and preferences are catered for. By blending the use of workshops and online content, you will be able to both work on and in your business during the programme.
Four, one-day workshops are scheduled to allow face to face training, facilitated group discussions and sharing of experiences. The workshops will focus on equipping you with the skills and knowledge required to implement what you learn in your business.
All workshops will take place at the new Enterprise Hub in Glenrothes from 10am – 4pm.
VISION & WHAT THAT MEANS FOR YOUR BUSINESS – 3rd December
The first session will allow participants to build their vision of what growth and success looks like for them in the context of their business and their life. We will enable the businesswomen to set growth goals and articulate their visions.
Using models to aid organisational design and development
Analyse your business structure to check for governance and agility
Align your business strategy, people and processes to your values and mission
LEADERSHIP AND MOTIVATING OTHERS – 29th January
Whether you have a large team or are a sole trader, we’ll look at leadership styles and communication skills to enable you to communicate assertively and with confidence. We’ll work with you to create your own personal development plan to build your confidence in leadership.
Build on communication and motivation skills to lead a team or work with stakeholders
Understand how to develop your leadership skills and adapt your leadership style
Communicate clearly, assertively and with confidence with all levels of your
organisation
MANAGING CHANGE – 12th March
Drawing on research from the fields of management, neuroscience and psychology, we’ll look at how to manage change effectively.
How organisational culture impacts change
Tools and models to manage change effectively
Communicating and motivating for change
LEADING FOR GROWTH – 23rd April
We’ll help you put all of the knowledge and skills from earlier sessions together to develop your own action plan for growth.
Develop an action plan for growth
Implement your plan within your business
Evaluating performance and sustaining growth
FACEBOOK GROUP
The private Facebook group is an integral part of the programme. It will contain updates and ideas, links to the course materials and it's how we will help you actually implement the content from the course. It will provide peer to peer support and accountability.
TO BOOK
Call Business Gateway Fife on 01592 858333
