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Leadership Training at the National Space Centre (2 day)

Description:

"Launch Your Leadership Potential"

Leadership and the Space Simulator

For the first time the excitement of simulated space missions is available in the UK. The Challenger Learning Centre, the only one outside North America is a unique facility at the National Space Centre in Leicester. PTP in conjunction with M.A. Partnership have created a new and dynamic leadership programme.

The programme is based at the Space Centre and at its core uses the Challenger Simulation to bring alive the realities of leadership in an ever changing environment.

During the simulation, participants are given specific roles and responsibilities, ranging from Navigation to Medical. Individual delegates have their own console and monitor with real time information that requires immediate action. However space missions require effective leadership, organisation and co-operation.

Effective communication between the teams on Mission Control and the Space Lab is absolutely crucial to the mission. Mission oighly likely that in a facilitated event conflict will occur between individuals and/or groups. This session looks at typical sources of conflict and what to do to prevent them occurring manage them if they arise.)

Day 2

09:45 - 10:30 Handling Difficult Situations (This session looks at how to deal with challenges disruptions and resistance within the group.)

10:45 - 11:30 Practical Exercise - Handling Difficult Situations (The participants apply the lessons learned to handle difficult situations in a simulated facilitated event.)

11:30 - 12:30 The Facilitators Toolkit (Part 3)(Exploration of the next 3 facilitators skills9) Developing action plans10) Reviewing progress against anticipated outcomes11) Ensuring the momentum caused by a successful event is translated into further action)

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Creative Techniques (An introduction to the most effective creative techniques.)

14:00 - 15:15 Practical Exercise - Using Creative Techniques (Tning exercises, behavioural feedback, facilitated group discussions and presentations. The strengths and weaknesses of each individual's leadership style will be highlighted and delegates will be encouraged to develop strategies to improve their existing performance and to address areas identified for development.

 

The Leadership Training at the National Space Centre (2 day) Course Suits

Anyone wishing to improve their leadership and team building skills.

 

Leadership Training at the National Space Centre (2 day) training Benefits

  • Have an understanding of the need for leaders to lead from the front
  • Be able to use a model for effective operational leadership; Action Centred Leadership
  • Understand the effective use of Situational Leadership
  • Be aware of effective methods of motivating staff
  • Be more effective in leading change

Leadership Training at the National Space Centre (2 day) Course Timetable

09:30 Coffee & Course Objectives

10:00 - 11:15 Exercise "Interlock" A group problem solving exercise examining the need for operational and task leadership

11:15 - 11:30 Coffee Break

11:30 - 12:30 Review and group discussions The evaluation will concentrate on Action Centred Leadership

12:30 - 13:30 Lunch

13:30 - 14:00 Leadership Styles Questionnaire

14:00 - 15:00 Case study "Positive Leadership"

15:00 - 16:30 Leadership Styles Workshop and Personal Leadership Style Feedback

16:30 Review and Summary

Day 2

09:30 - 09:45 Coffee and Day 2 Objectives

09:45 - 12:30 Introduction to "Challenger Simulation" At Challenger delegates take part in a realistic simulated space mission, with crew members becoming astronauts on a spacecraft, or mission controllers on Earth. This is not a game, or a flight-landing simulator; it is a test of leadership ability in a challenging and stimulating environment

12:30 - 13:30 Review and group evaluation

13:30 - 14:30 Lunch

14:30 - 16:30 "Leading Change at Every Level"

16:30 Summary & Action Plans Agreed

 

 

Price:

£650.00