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Leadership Development Program

Leadership Development Program

Leadership Development Program


At the heart of all great organizations are the people who drive the organization's purpose and its success – the people who lead. Combined with competitive pressures and the constant need to adapt and change, the demands of strong leadership at every level of an organization are essential to its strategic alignment, effectiveness and success.

This program provides exposure to a spectrum of leadership frameworks and facilitates a reflective experience for each participant concerning their approach to leading and the capabilities they need to develop as leaders.

A key differentiator of this program is the use of a comprehensive 360-degree leadership feedback instrument and a leadership profiling tool. Together, these tools will provide an assessment of one's effectiveness as a leader. Professional facilitators will help interpret and integrate the assessments and provide a personalized reflective experience, both in small group sharing and in one-on-one sessions. The facilitators will also assist participants in designing an action plan to become a more effective leader.

Dates and Fees

  • 10 – 14 Jun 2013 *Registration Open*
  • 16 – 20 Sep 2013 *Registration Open*
  • 25 – 29 Nov 2013
  • Fees: SGD 7,680 (excl. GST)

Early Payment & Team Enrolment Savings

Enjoy savings if you pay early using Visa or MasterCard:

  • > 45 days before start of program: 10% savings
  • > 30 days before start of program: 5% savings

Team enrolment benefits are available, please contact Program Advisor for details.

Core Focus

The Evolving Role of Leaders

  • Understanding changes in the workplace caused by globalization and technological advances that have created a demand for a new generation of leaders

Enhancing Effectiveness

  • Developing leadership skills to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of a team in achieving strategic objectives and goals

Anchoring Influence

  • Developing and applying constructive and personal styles of persuasion, which is an essential ingredient of leading and driving initiatives

Coaching High Performance

  • The importance of coaching as a leadership tool in motivating performance and achieving results

Decision-Making

  • Understanding the nature of human decision-making and developing the skills for effective team decisions

Transformational Leadership

  • Leading change and developing individual transformational leadership skills

Who Should Attend?

  • High impact leaders and senior managers who need to successfully develop their leadership abilities to manage teams and drive performance while moving into a broader and more strategic role in their organizations

How You Will Benefit

  • Develop a detailed understanding of leadership style and its impact on others
  • Develop new skills to effectively negotiate and increase influence in the workplace
  • Motivate excellence and innovation in others
  • Develop skills to manage resistance to change
  • Lead effectively in challenging circumstances arising from change

Application Deadline

  • Participants are strongly encouraged to apply at least 2 months in advance
  • Applications received after the deadline will be considered based on space availability

Program Director

Audrey Chia
Associate Professor of Management and Organization,
NUS Business School
PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Professor Chia teaches courses in management, organizational issues and leadership at various levels. She has held several positions, including Vice-Dean of the University Scholars Program, Sub-Dean of NUS Business School, and Acting Director of the American Studies Centre. She has conducted executive education, consulted for, or given talks to companies such as Bridgestone, Catalyst, DHL, Jones Lang LaSalle, McDonald’s, Panasonic, Samsung, Telenor, Unilever and UBS.

Professor Chia has received university achievement awards, faculty awards and numerous commendations for excellence in teaching, including the University Teaching Excellence Award and the Outstanding Educator Award. Her research and teaching interests include leadership, change management, and the social, ethical and sustainability challenges faced by organizations.

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Program Instructors

Vivien Lim
Associate Professor
PhD, University of Pittsburgh

» View CV

Jayanth Narayanan
Assistant Professor
PhD, London Business School

» View CV

Lead Facilitator

Dr Glenn J Nosworthy
Adjunct Associate Professor of Management and Organization,
NUS Business School
PhD, Queen's University, Canada

Dr Nosworthy began his career as as occupational psychologist in the Canadian Public Service. In 1999, he joined NUS Business School, where he later became Head of the Department of Management and Organization. He taught human resource management and organizational behaviour and his research interests included employee citizenship, goal setting and performance. In 2003, he took up the role of Regional Vice President for Assessment Services for SHL, where his responsibilities included both direct provision of services to key clients as well as contributing to the strategic direction and business growth of the company in the Asia-Pacific region.

Since 2004 he has been operating as an independent consultant, providing assistance to both private and public sector organisations in managerial/leadership assessment, feedback, and coaching; selection process and instrument design; design and implementation of assessment and development centres; competency modelling; and training on assessment-related skills and feedback/coaching skills, as well as train-the-trainer programs. In his capacity as an independent consultant and associate of several consultancies, he has done work for organizations such as DHL, NOL/APL, Nestle, Allianz, Pfizer, Bulgari, Rabobank, Danone and the Singapore Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs.

» View CV

Tools

A key differentiator of this program is the use of a comprehensive 360 degree feedback instrument. Supporting this feedback will be a personality profiling that will measure your behavioural and working style as it relates to performance. Together, these tools will provide an assessment of your effectiveness as a leader.

Professional facilitators will help interpret and integrate the assessments and provide a personalised reflective experience, both in small group sharing sessions and one-on-one. The facilitators will also assist you in designing an action plan to develop the capabilities needed to be a more effective leader.

Testimonials

"It was an enriching experience with fellow participants from various nationalities. This added to the vibrancy of the program, with good exchanges of knowledge and experiences. The case studies presented by the program lecturers were insightful and relevant. Overall, it was a great program."

Raymond Kok
Project Director
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd

"The program has provided me with the opportunity to identify and understand my strengths and weaknesses, and how I could build on these to excel and bring the business to new heights."

Steven Tng
Regional Director, Global Materials Procurement
Avery Dennison

Leadership Development Program


At the heart of all great organizations are the people who drive the organization's purpose and its success – the people who lead. Combined with competitive pressures and the constant need to adapt and change, the demands of strong leadership at every level of an organization are essential to its strategic alignment, effectiveness and success.

This program provides exposure to a spectrum of leadership frameworks and facilitates a reflective experience for each participant concerning their approach to leading and the capabilities they need to develop as leaders.

A key differentiator of this program is the use of a comprehensive 360-degree leadership feedback instrument and a leadership profiling tool. Together, these tools will provide an assessment of one's effectiveness as a leader. Professional facilitators will help interpret and integrate the assessments and provide a personalized reflective experience, both in small group sharing and in one-on-one sessions. The facilitators will also assist participants in designing an action plan to become a more effective leader.

Dates and Fees

  • 10 – 14 Jun 2013 *Registration Open*
  • 16 – 20 Sep 2013 *Registration Open*
  • 25 – 29 Nov 2013
  • Fees: SGD 7,680 (excl. GST)

Early Payment & Team Enrolment Savings

Enjoy savings if you pay early using Visa or MasterCard:

  • > 45 days before start of program: 10% savings
  • > 30 days before start of program: 5% savings

Team enrolment benefits are available, please contact Program Advisor for details.

Core Focus

The Evolving Role of Leaders

  • Understanding changes in the workplace caused by globalization and technological advances that have created a demand for a new generation of leaders

Enhancing Effectiveness

  • Developing leadership skills to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of a team in achieving strategic objectives and goals

Anchoring Influence

  • Developing and applying constructive and personal styles of persuasion, which is an essential ingredient of leading and driving initiatives

Coaching High Performance

  • The importance of coaching as a leadership tool in motivating performance and achieving results

Decision-Making

  • Understanding the nature of human decision-making and developing the skills for effective team decisions

Transformational Leadership

  • Leading change and developing individual transformational leadership skills

Who Should Attend?

  • High impact leaders and senior managers who need to successfully develop their leadership abilities to manage teams and drive performance while moving into a broader and more strategic role in their organizations

How You Will Benefit

  • Develop a detailed understanding of leadership style and its impact on others
  • Develop new skills to effectively negotiate and increase influence in the workplace
  • Motivate excellence and innovation in others
  • Develop skills to manage resistance to change
  • Lead effectively in challenging circumstances arising from change

Application Deadline

  • Participants are strongly encouraged to apply at least 2 months in advance
  • Applications received after the deadline will be considered based on space availability

Program Director

Audrey Chia
Associate Professor of Management and Organization,
NUS Business School
PhD, University of Texas at Austin

Professor Chia teaches courses in management, organizational issues and leadership at various levels. She has held several positions, including Vice-Dean of the University Scholars Program, Sub-Dean of NUS Business School, and Acting Director of the American Studies Centre. She has conducted executive education, consulted for, or given talks to companies such as Bridgestone, Catalyst, DHL, Jones Lang LaSalle, McDonald’s, Panasonic, Samsung, Telenor, Unilever and UBS.

Professor Chia has received university achievement awards, faculty awards and numerous commendations for excellence in teaching, including the University Teaching Excellence Award and the Outstanding Educator Award. Her research and teaching interests include leadership, change management, and the social, ethical and sustainability challenges faced by organizations.

» View CV

Program Instructors

Vivien Lim
Associate Professor
PhD, University of Pittsburgh

» View CV

Jayanth Narayanan
Assistant Professor
PhD, London Business School

» View CV

Lead Facilitator

Dr Glenn J Nosworthy
Adjunct Associate Professor of Management and Organization,
NUS Business School
PhD, Queen's University, Canada

Dr Nosworthy began his career as as occupational psychologist in the Canadian Public Service. In 1999, he joined NUS Business School, where he later became Head of the Department of Management and Organization. He taught human resource management and organizational behaviour and his research interests included employee citizenship, goal setting and performance. In 2003, he took up the role of Regional Vice President for Assessment Services for SHL, where his responsibilities included both direct provision of services to key clients as well as contributing to the strategic direction and business growth of the company in the Asia-Pacific region.

Since 2004 he has been operating as an independent consultant, providing assistance to both private and public sector organisations in managerial/leadership assessment, feedback, and coaching; selection process and instrument design; design and implementation of assessment and development centres; competency modelling; and training on assessment-related skills and feedback/coaching skills, as well as train-the-trainer programs. In his capacity as an independent consultant and associate of several consultancies, he has done work for organizations such as DHL, NOL/APL, Nestle, Allianz, Pfizer, Bulgari, Rabobank, Danone and the Singapore Ministries of Education and Foreign Affairs.

» View CV

Tools

A key differentiator of this program is the use of a comprehensive 360 degree feedback instrument. Supporting this feedback will be a personality profiling that will measure your behavioural and working style as it relates to performance. Together, these tools will provide an assessment of your effectiveness as a leader.

Professional facilitators will help interpret and integrate the assessments and provide a personalised reflective experience, both in small group sharing sessions and one-on-one. The facilitators will also assist you in designing an action plan to develop the capabilities needed to be a more effective leader.

Testimonials

"It was an enriching experience with fellow participants from various nationalities. This added to the vibrancy of the program, with good exchanges of knowledge and experiences. The case studies presented by the program lecturers were insightful and relevant. Overall, it was a great program."

Raymond Kok
Project Director
Singapore Airport Terminal Services Ltd

"The program has provided me with the opportunity to identify and understand my strengths and weaknesses, and how I could build on these to excel and bring the business to new heights."

Steven Tng
Regional Director, Global Materials Procurement
Avery Dennison

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