NPL Programme Day 1 JULY 2019 Release 01

Overview of the day Introductions and housekeeping Context setting People leader mindset Break Leadership styles Your leadership values Building team mana Lunch Connecting with your team Diversity and diverse points of view Next Steps & Closure

Getting to know you Red: What’s your favourite book? Orange: What’s your favourite holiday spot? Green: What’s your TV guilty pleasure? Yellow: What’s your favourite food? White: Tell us something interesting about yourself.

Context

Mindset

Context

Transition to people leader What does it mean to be a team member in a team? What does it mean to be a people leader in a team? Think about both challenging and enjoyable mindset shifts/differences.

Scenario Tina, a senior policy adviser, was asked by her manager to lead a project team of three juniors. Tina was excited about the leadership opportunity but quickly became frustrated as things that she found easy to do were not getting done in a timely way and to the standard she expected from her team. As she reviewed the work her team members had completed, she found herself considering re-doing the work herself. What advice would you give Tina as a new people leader? What mindset shifts should Tina focus on?

Fixed vs growth mindset www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYknuaoIdME

Identity vs reputation www.youtube.com/watch?v=YqhZpxeVVzQ

Leadership styles Coercive (or commanding) Takes charge; has lots of direction; has little room for creativity; wants things done a certain way; makes decisions without consultation; is compliance focussed. Pace-setting Expects results; has high standards; is results driven. Authoritative (or visionary) Makes time for continuous improvement; looks for better ways; takes people on the journey of bringing visions to life; rallies people to achieve their goals; is big-picture focussed. Affiliative Is about people first; focusses on strong emotional trust, relationship building, and team support; encourages teams to get on well. Democratic Builds consensus and team participation/input; listens first, acts second; makes sure everyone’s voice is heard; won’t impose own decisions; generates a positive environment. Coaching Recognises strengths and weaknesses; supports personal and professional development; delegates; gives feedback; encourages a positive environment.

Leadership styles What are the pros and cons of each style? Give an example of when each style would work and when it would not. How would you be perceived if you used this style too much or to little?

Values Why did you choose these values? What does it mean for the way you will lead? In what context as a leader could your values be compromised or challenged? What does it look like when your values come under pressure?

Mana www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1-gmU04jhs&feature=youtu.be

Mana What is the difference between positional power and mana? How will you enable the development of your team’s mana? What could you do to understand more about how you and your team can enhance mana?

Connect

Overview of the day Introductions and housekeeping Context setting People leader mindset Break Leadership styles Your leadership values Building team mana Lunch Connecting with your team Diversity and diverse points of view

Context

Connection What have you been doing to connect with your team? What have you been doing to build trust with your team? Does your team freely share their ideas with you? What have you been doing to encourage team members to share their ideas? Has anyone had any difficulties with building their relationships with their team? Why do you think this might be?

One-on-ones First meetings What did you / would you share about yourself? What insights did you gain / would you like to uncover about your team members? What would you change for next time? Regular one-on-ones What topics do you cover in your regular one-on-ones? How have they been going? What works? What is more challenging about them?

Active and in-depth listening www.youtube.com/watch?v=n1b30huqq5Y

Diversity www.youtube.com/watch?v=B6uuIHpFkuo

Diversity What are the benefits of diversity of thought in our teams? In our organisations? How do/will you encourage diversity of thought in your teams?

Advice from the public service Link to LDC website

Advice for future new people leaders (option 1) Work in pairs or small groups. Think about the top two or three pieces of advice around Mindset or Connect that you would give to a new people leader. Share your advice for new people leaders by writing it down on a piece of A4 paper. These can then be put up around the room for future participants to read.

Advice for future new people leaders (option 2) Work in pairs or small groups. Think about the top two or three pieces of advice around Mindset and Connect that you would give to a new people leader. Share your advice for new people leaders by writing it down on the roll of paper, like a graffiti wall. This can then be put up in the room for future participants to read.

Advice for future new people leaders (option 3) Work in pairs or small groups. Think about the top two or three pieces of advice around Mindset and Connect that you would give to a new people leader. Share your advice for new people leaders by recording snippets on your phone. Send the recording to your facilitator. These can then be played in future Workouts for other participants to listen to.

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