ENLIGHTENED LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME
VIDEO 3. HOW THE PROGRAMME WORKS
Hi Its Gina Gardiner here. Welcome to the 3td Blueprint Video.
In this video I’d like to share with you the structure of the programme and why it has been designed that way.
We live in a challenging business environment. The pace of change has never been faster and leaders need to be able to navigate the changes and support their staff to do the same.
The leader’s capacity to anticipate and to deal with rapid and transformative change will determine the success or failure of any organisation.
Enlightened leaders are able to achieve success whilst supporting and developing the potential of their teams.
They encourage curiosity and ownership. They are mindful of the well-being of all concerned and facilitate a good work life balance to support physical, mental, emotional health.
To succeed consistently leaders will need to develop their teams, to motivate, engage, hold them to account in a constructive way and work with all stakeholders in a professional and caring way.
Whilst all the traditional skills are still required the leaders of the future must also have the capacity to lead and inspire others, have a strong sense of purpose and social responsibility and the capacity to lead through care and compassion rather than fear and blame.
Research has shown that where there is good quality leadership and management, where people feel valued and communication is both two way and effective there are significant benefits to all involved.
Studies have also demonstrated that to embed new ways of thinking and behaving takes time and is far more successful when people are supported and challenged constructively by others
The Enlightened Leader Programme has been designed to be very different in a number of ways.
The programme lasts for 10 months and that has been done quite deliberately so the changes and developments are given the opportunity to embed and become established.
Research has shown that many leadership courses simply offer a range of strategies. Six months later less than 10% of these strategies are being used and for the most part nothing has changed. Why is so inefficient?
Because it does nothing to change the mindset, beliefs and behaviours of those involved.
The Genuinely You Enlightened Leaders Programme has been designed deliberately to give the necessary time and support. It combines the opportunity for personal and spiritual growth with the opportunity to learn and develop the craft of leading others with integrity, compassion, courage and heart.
The Enlightened Leadership Programme gives participants the opportunity to recognise how they can choose to do things differently. 95 % of our thinking is habitual it doesn’t cross our conscious mind at all.
Our thinking determines our emotions, behaviours and language so unless we consciously choose to be mindful of how we think there will be no lasting change.
Creating lasting change in the quality of our thinking requires the development of new neural pathways. To do this successfully requires a sustained approach which is why the programme is sustained and offers continuous support.
Throughout the programme participants will work closely with their designated Leadership Facilitator. The Leadership Facilitators know the programme well and bring a wealth of life experience. And celebrate with you.
The Leadership facilitators provide support and challenge both personally and professionally throughout the participants journey, holding participants to account and giving focussed feedback.
The personal and spiritual development element of the Enlightened Leadership programme offers participants the opportunity to learn about themselves and to acknowledge their strengths, to
recognise their areas for development and to have the tools and support to work on them.
The Programme itself
There are two defined but interconnecting strands to the programme. One focusses on your personal and spiritual development, the other on developing your capacity to be an Enlightened Leader.
Once you have signed up:
Pre-programme Activities
In the first instance, there is a questionnaire designed to create your base line and for you to identify areas of development. You will initially complete this on your own. It will then form the basis of a discussion with your Leadership Facilitator during the induction session.
The Role of The Enlightened Leadership Facilitators
You will be matched with an Enlightened Leadership Facilitator who will act as your support throughout the programme. The programme is designed to help you dig deep and think about your core beliefs,
behaviours, past baggage and your dreams and aspirations so there are likely to be times when things feel challenging.
Your Leadership Facilitator is there to support and challenge you. To be your champion and coach. Support from your Leadership Facilitator can be accessed via your 1:1 sessions and by email during the month.
Meetings with Your Leadership Facilitator
Before the formal programme begins you will have a 1:1 session via Zoom or Skype to get to know one another, to go through your questionnaire and to agree your project.
Auditing where you are now, creating a base line from which to measure your progress is important. In this session you will also identify your priorities, and identify and agree your ongoing project.
You will have a 1:1 session with your facilitator each month to discuss your progress within the programme and your project, identify any blocks and help you overcome them, to support, challenge and celebrate wins with you.
Long Term Project
An ongoing element of the programme is your long-term project. Ideally the project should focus on something which is part of your day to day role.
Something you would like to develop which has a significant element requiring the management of others. The project should be agreed with your Leadership Facilitator during your Pre-Programme session.
At the end of the programme you are asked to do a presentation – this is part of the accreditation. The criteria are provided at the start of the programme.
The Programme Itself
There are 9 Units designed to be done over 9 months. Each one provides a different themes to support your ongoing development.
The personal and spiritual themes and principles are introduced via videos and the core book ‘Thriving Not Surviving The 5 Secret Pathways To Happiness, Success and Fulfilment’.
T( It’s a bit like having a baby without the labour at the end – but it is about a new way of life)
The leadership themes are delivered via PowerPoint Presentations and core reading ‘Kick Start Your Career and How You Can Manage Your Staff More Effectively. There is also a bank of other resources available on the Membership Site and we are adding to these all the time.
Each unit has activities designed to embed the learning and to help you dig deep so you have a greater understanding of yourself, your beliefs, your patterns of behaviour both positive and negative.
There is also a themed journal designed to support your emotional and spiritual journey.
You’ll find an overview of the programme and the themes covered on the website.
The Leadership Strand includes Characteristics of an Enlighted Leader, Creating effective Self Actuising or organising teams, How to motivate and inspire others, Communication, developing intuition. Getting the best out of people, holding People to Account and giving developmental feedback, and creating a living legacy.
The personal and spiritual strands consider themes such as the power of language, creating and sustaining positive relationships including the one you have with yourself. Every relationship is a reflection of the one you have with yourself, how to avous self sabotage and so much more.
The units are broken down into bite size chunks to make them manageable and easier to fit into your busy schedule.
You will be encouraged to take an active part in the Interactive Group Coaching sessions which take place twice a month via Zoom.
The themes offered are an enrichment to the formal programme. You can suggest themes which you’d like to be covered and we’ll do our best to include them.
If you would like to be in the Hot Seat and coached within the group session, please let the Admin Team know at least 24 hours before the session again we’ll do our best, but that will be dependent on the number of requests.
You will be invited to join the private Enlightened Leadership Programme Face Book Group. This is a place to pose questions, identify issues and themes you would like covered and to celebrate your success. The team are on hand to help and support.
Your involvement in supporting one another via the group is invaluable, the more you engage the more you will get out of the process.
The final Leadership Facilitator Session will take one and a half hours. During which you will be asked to deliver a 20 to 30-minute presentation sharing the outcome of your project. This session also focuses on how you have grown personally, spiritually, The Next Step and how the participants will take things forward to create a living legacy.
The materials have been designed to cater for a range of different learning styles and learning preferences:
For those who have special needs:
Participants are asked to identify any special needs in the Pre-Programme Questionnaire. They are asked how we might best support them through the programme. We will do our best to accommodate their needs.
All videos and presentations will also be offered in an audio version and as a written transcript so participants can access the format which best suits them.
The font size and background colour of documents and resources on the membership site can be changed to suit the participants.
Leadership Facilitators will work closely with participants to ensure those with special needs or disabilities are supported appropriately.
The programme has been accredited by CPD The Chartered Institute of Professional Development. It is the biggest kite marking organisation for continuous Professional Development in the UK.
The programme counts for 120 hours CPD hours in the Uk over the 10 months. I believe these are called CE hours in the US. Whilst CPD is universally recognised if you are outside you will need to check the status of the hours within your industry and your state.
Over the 10 month programme you will develop confidence, greater expertise, the capacity to become a truly Enlightened leader who leads with integrity, heart and passion. It is a programme for those who want to make a positive difference and to leave a living legacy. We need to stem the tide of destructive leadership. The Enlightened Leadership Programme can help you become an Enlightened Leader and help you to help others to do the same. It is leadership for life!
When you have completed all of the units, activities and presentation satisfactorily you will receive a certificate recognising you as an Enlightened Leader.
After the Enlightened Leadership Programme ends there are ongoing opportunities for ongoing development, Masterminding and collaboration.
In the next video we will look at the nuts and bolts.
See you there.
The Personal Skills developed within the Enlightened Leadership Programme focus on enabling participants to have:
A greater self-awareness
The ability to provide a positive role model for others based firmly on their core values
The development of greater confidence and positive self-worth in managing themselves and others effectively
Embedding more empowering beliefs
Creating a greater resilience
Improved communication skills – An understanding of the power of language
The ability to use intuition effectively
The capacity to motivate and develop themselves and others
The ability to plan more strategically
The capacity to initiate, and embed positive change in their own lives and with others
The creation of a better relationship with themselves and others
The development of more effective delegation skills
Greater promotion prospects
Better work life balance
A greater sense of well being – physical, mental, emotional and spiritual
Higher levels of job satisfaction for all
The capacity to lead from a place of integrity, compassion and care
The benefits to the business level are just as significant
The Enlightened Leadership Programme is designed to help participants to develop the capacity to create, embed and develop:
A well defined, shared vision
Clear organisational core values and well defined behaviours by which they will be delivered
The capacity to develop a culture which supports the development of staff and of self-organising teams based on developmental rather than blame
Improved strategic planning
Better professional relationships
Clearer objectives
Higher levels of staff satisfaction
Less absenteeism because of sickness (physical and mental)
Reduced costs of lost productivity due to sickness and stress
More effective teams
Greater staff stability
A more energised and resourced workforce
Higher levels of creativity
Better problem solving and solution finding
Better work life balance for all staff with clear boundaries
Greater loyalty from staff
Higher standards of customer care and satisfaction
Higher more sustained levels of productivity
Increased profitability
The leader’s capacity to anticipate and to deal with rapid and transformative change will determine the success or failure of any organisation.
Enlightened leaders are able to achieve success whilst supporting and developing the potential of their teams.
They encourage curiosity and ownership. They are mindful of the well-being of all concerned and facilitate a good work life balance to support physical, mental, emotional health
I believe it is incredibly important to recognise that we are all connected, to look at how we can support and help one another from a place of love. For people to step into their genuine, authentic power, to have the courage to live a fearless life.
