10-Day Leadership Development Course Outline

Day 1: Foundations of Leadership Identity

Focus: Who you are as a leader

• Leadership vs management

• Personal leadership identity

• Values, purpose, and leadership style

• Self-assessment (strengths, blind spots)
  Outcome: Clear leadership baseline and personal leadership statement

Day 2: Emotional Intelligence & Self-Awareness

Focus: Leading self before leading others

• Emotional triggers and regulation

• Self-awareness frameworks (Johari Window)

• Stress response under pressure

• Reflection practice
  Outcome: Improved emotional control and awareness under pressure

Day 3: Communication Mastery for Leaders

Focus: Clarity, influence, and presence

• Assertive vs passive vs aggressive communication

• Active listening techniques

• Clarity in instructions and expectations

• Difficult conversations
  Outcome: Improved clarity and confidence in communication

Day 4: Decision-Making Under Pressure

Focus: Thinking clearly in complexity

• Decision frameworks (fast vs slow thinking)

• Risk assessment basics

• Avoiding decision paralysis

• Prioritisation under constraints
  Outcome: Stronger, faster, structured decision-making ability

Day 5: Team Dynamics & Motivation

Focus: Understanding and leading people

• Team development stages (forming–storming–norming–performing)

• Motivation drivers (intrinsic vs extrinsic)

• Personality differences in teams

• Building trust
  Outcome: Ability to read and influence team behaviour

Day 6: Conflict Resolution & Difficult People

Focus: Managing tension effectively

• Types of workplace conflict

• De-escalation techniques

• Feedback models (SBI / DESC)

• Handling resistance
  Outcome: Confidence in managing conflict without escalation

Day 7: Project & Execution Leadership

Focus: Delivering results consistently

• Planning vs execution gap

• OKRs and goal alignment

• Risk, issue, dependency management (RAID)

• Accountability systems
  Outcome: Strong execution discipline and delivery structure

Day 8: Stakeholder & Influence Management

Focus: Leading without authority

• Stakeholder mapping

• Influence strategies

• Managing expectations

• Executive communication
  Outcome: Ability to influence upward and across functions

Day 9: Coaching & Developing Others

Focus: Building leadership in others

• Coaching vs mentoring vs managing

• Powerful questioning techniques

• Feedback for growth

• Developing accountability in teams
  Outcome: Ability to develop others instead of just directing them

Day 10: Leadership Integration & Personal Action Plan

Focus: Embedding leadership behaviour

• Leadership gaps reflection

• Personal leadership roadmap (30–90 days)

• Habits of high-performing leaders

• Commitment plan + accountability system
  Outcome: Personal leadership transformation plan

Optional Add-ons 

• Daily 30-minute reflection journaling

• Leadership simulation exercises

• Role-play (conflict, stakeholder meetings)

• Real project application across 10 days

• Peer feedback loops