Certificate in Creative Leadership Skills Training Course

Why select this training course?

Organizations and corporations need dynamic leaders imbued with the knowledge and skills to manage to pilot the affair of the organization. The Rcademy Certificate in Creative Leadership Skills Training Course will provide participants with the rudiments of creative leadership and vital, innovative leadership skills used in the administration of a company. Participants will learn how to build their communication, decision-making, and interpersonal skills to enhance their leadership abilities to bring about innovation, enterprise, and change. Attendees will also learn about leadership and management styles and how to pick styles suitable to the organization’s needs. They will also learn how to make creative and innovative decisions, evaluate strengths and weaknesses, and apply creative solutions to problem-solving.

What is creative leadership, and why is it important?

Creative leadership is a management practice involving creative ideas to resolve challenging situations and complex problems. Creative leaders typically look for innovative ways to attain their goals and boost the company’s productivity while considering the potential impacts on employees. Creative leadership is typically employed in industries that experience frequent changes and require trends or products to attract new customers and retain old ones, such as fashion and technology.

Organizations and companies require creative leadership to manage market changes and boost revenue and business services. Creative leadership can also boost employees’ job satisfaction and morale, as continuous innovation keeps workers motivated and fulfilled. It also helps to meet the needs of customers and consumers by providing services that are up to date with modern-day expectations.

What are examples of creative leadership skills?

Creative leadership skills are vital for success in today’s evolving business environments. Creative leadership enables creative leaders to develop the ability and perception to view things differently from others. It allows them to build originality, vision, ground-breaking thoughts, and objectives that drive the business’s success. Creative leadership skill encourages, captivates, and brings problem-solving into focus. Creative leadership skills include self-awareness, effective communication, open-mindedness, analysis skills, organization, and active listening. Creative leaders are more suited to tackle challenges easily and adapt to change.

Who should attend?

The following personnel should take the course:

• Innovation managers are responsible for developing the culture and strategies of an organization and engaging in strategic thinking
• Directors are responsible for supervising a company’s operations, investments, ventures, and financial performances
• Management officers tasked with providing administrative assistance and managing queries from employees
• Stakeholders responsible for offering guidance and supervising the administration of the company
• Functional managers are charged with supervising the daily operations of a company and offering directions to employees
• Risk Managers are responsible for managing the risks of a company, its assets, reputation, and the interests of stakeholders
• Business managers tasked with monitoring and heading operations of business enterprise, developing and implementing business strategies, and evaluating business performances
• HR officers are charged with supervising all aspects of an employment process, training and orienting new staff members
• Project managers are responsible for planning and developing projects, preparing budgets, supervising progress, and engaging stakeholders
• Chief innovation officers who are responsible for developing the firm’s mission and vision goals, communicating the plans to relevant stakeholders and creating new ideas
• Entrepreneurs are tasked with planning and overseeing the daily operations of a business, creating new ideas, and managing workplace conflicts
• Heads of departments responsible for the effective running of a department unit
• Persons interested in learning about creative leadership skills

What are the course objectives?

This training course is designed to assist participants in achieving the following objectives:

• Build creative leadership and management skills
• Recognize the attributes and characteristics of creative leaders
• Learn how to adapt to changing circumstances and how to manage unforeseen events
• Understand the benefits and value of effective communication skills and their importance in creative leadership
• Enhance decision-making abilities and how to deal with different people
• Recognize the value of feedback as a creative leader and how to utilize feedback as a means to customers’ trust
• Understand the importance of interpersonal skills in leadership
• Understand the various leadership styles
• Learn how to deploy self-awareness in unleashing creative inclinations
• Recognize the various techniques and tools used to develop innovative and creative ideas
• Develop the right environment that fosters and nurtures innovation and creativity in team members

How will this course be presented?

This certificate course is designed to fulfill participants’ needs while improving their knowledge and skills in the field. This course will be presented using a variety of practical ways to ensure attendees’ active and continuous learning. Renowned experts and professionals with years of work and experience will teach the course. The course modules are also based on thorough research into the subject.

The Rcademy Certificate in Creative Leadership Skills Training Course integrates practical and theoretical learning by providing attendees with cases, studies, lectures, slides on the concepts, and real-life scenarios. Participants will also engage in presentations, seminar workshops, quizzes, and regular feedback on lessons learned to confirm their optimum satisfaction.

What are the topics covered in this course?

Module 1: Introduction to Creative Leadership Skills

• Overview of creative leadership
• Types of creative leadership
• Creativity vs Intelligence
• Common Misconceptions about Leadership
• Defining creativity and innovation
• Authentic leadership
• Lateral thinking
• Understanding the two hemispheres of the brain

Module 2: Successful Leadership Styles

• Motivation leadership
• Understanding and building others
• The power of influence
• Inspirational leadership
• Delegation as a style of leadership
• Proactive leadership

Module 3: Stimulating the Creative Brain

• Understanding emotions
• Emotional reactions based on protection
  – Cultural and societal programming
  – Childhood experience
• Understanding the ego and emotional responses
• Vertical development
  – Horizontal development
  – Phases of vertical development
• The Influence of Habit on Thinking and acting
  – Maximising the power of habit
• Identity leadership vs self-leadership

Module 4: Driving Radical Creativity

• Systemic innovation
• Building creativity
• Unleashing the power of the mind
• Managing change creatively
• Implementing innovation

Module 5: Nurturing Creativity in Team Members

• Selecting team members
• The duties of the creative team
• Happiness as a Driver of Innovation
• Cultural restrictions
• Positivity and gratitude
• Resistance to change
• Creative leadership characteristics

Module 6: Innovation and Creativity Tools

• Random stimulation techniques
• Facilitating brainstorming
• The four thinking styles
• Process review matrix
• Lateral thinking

Module 7: Accountable Communication

• Active listening
• Effective communication
• Leading with integrity
• Building communicating skills
• Boosting personal credibility
• Guiding and inspiring the team

Module 8: The Decision-Making Process

• The value of decision-making
• Choosing the best option
• The phases of decision-making
• Building alternatives through brainstorming
• Decision-making skills assessment

Module 9: Dynamic Leadership for Team Performance

• The leadership traits of the dynamic leader
• Influencing the team toward shared visions
• Building openness to ideas
• Connecting through collaborative communication
• Giving constructive feedback
• Developing camaraderie for team cohesion

Module 10: Building the Correct Environment for Innovation and Creativity

• Setting the correct environment for innovation
• Capitalizing on failures and mistakes
• The Merits of understanding employees
• Fear as an inhibitor of creativity
• Personalizing your approach
• Improving employees’ innovation and creativity

Module 11: Building Emotionally Intelligent Organisations

• Communicating shared visions
• Building cooperation, teams, and bonds
• Organizational awareness
• Forging emotionally intelligent teams
• Settling conflicts through emotional intelligence
• Heading emotionally intelligent organizations