Discovering Leadership 2024 useful documents
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Core programme documents
Welcome pack (PDF, 2.2 MB)
Core Sessions
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- Connection session notes (PDF, 467 KB)
- Communications and Insights session notes (PDF, 408 KB)
- Communication and Insights slides (PDF, 2.28 MB)
- Understanding the challenge session notes (PDF, 460 KB)
- Change management slides (PDF, 2.4 MB)
Elective sessions
Crucial conversations
- Crucial conversations session notes (PDF, 328 KB)
- Crucial conversations slides (PDF, 934 KB)
Project management
- Project management slides (PDF, 235 KB)
- Project management toolkit (PDF, 389 KB)
- Project poster (Word, 927 KB)
Introduction to Involvement
- Slides (Part 1 and 2) (PDF, 3,436 KB)
- Involvement elective (Part 1)
- User Involvement Guide (PDF, 6.33 MB)
- Guide to Remote Involvement (PDF, 483 KB)
- Involvement elective (Part 2)
- Putting involvement into practice (PDF, 4,422 KB)
- Top tips for diversity in involvement (PDF, 1,163 KB)
- Oxfam inclusive language guide (PDF, 5,463KB)
- Involvement checklist (PDF, 60 KB)
Building relationships
- Building relationships slides (PDF, 427 KB)
- Logical Levels summary (Word, 156 KB)
- Logical Levels worksheet (Word, 217 KB)
- Logical Levels of change exercise (Word, 49 KB)
- Values worksheet (PDF, 199KB)
Introduction to Coaching
- TGROW coaching model (PDF, 102KB)
- Coaching Presentation (PDF, 720KB)
- Coaching Conversations - Top Tips (PDF, 672KB)
- Coaching for Performance - John Whitmore (PDF, 9.34MB)
Culture: the what and why for the NHS
- Culture: the what and why for the NHS slides (PDF, 996 KB)
Influencing skills
- Influencing Skills Slides (PDF, 1.70 MB)
- Influencing Skills Session Notes (PDF, 384 KB)
Introduction to Deep Democracy
- Introduction to Deep Democracy slides (PDF, 723 KB)
Insights to the Shadow Self
- Insights to the Shadow Self slides (PDF, 1.16 MB)
Compassionate Leadership
- Compassionate Leadership slides (PDF, 1.61 MB)
- Compassionate Leadership Resources (PDF, 238 KB)
Teams: How to avoid dysfunction and build a cohesive high performing team
Additional tools and reading materials you may find useful while you complete the Discovering Leadership programme with Diabetes UK.
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Communication and insights
- Our colleagues at Leicester Diabetes centre explain the Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) model of communication in a YouTube video.
- A short guide giving an overview of the insights colour preference.
- Further information and resources on insights discovering.
- Design thinking as an approach to problem solving, the importance of shared understanding
- Mental models: How to train your brain to think in new ways
Building relationships
- An article from Forbes on The Power of Personal Values in Relationships
- Ben Brearley from Thoughtful Leader discusses Why you need to know your values in leadership
- Operational integrity: the gateway to workplace harmony and velocity
Influence
- Watch Simon Sinek describe the importance of starting with ‘Why?’ in his Ted Talk: How great leaders inspire action.
- Find out more about the circle of influence (PDF, 145KB) by reading Stephen Covey's explanation.
Leadership styles
- Watch this short King’s Fund clip, exploring compassionate and inclusive leadership in the NHS.
Leadership development
- MindTools explain imposter syndrome, the fear of inadequacy.
- An incredibly useful guide from the Relationships Project, the Bridge Builder's Handbook, gives guidance on how to repair the divisions that occur in our communities and create connection
Coaching style conversations
- Some useful questions to consider asking when using the GROW model in coaching-style conversations.
- Find out tips on how to make the most out of coaching conversations.
- Read this short article on getting the most out of your next coaching conversation.
Effective feedback
- The four F’s of feedback.
Project management
- The Project Management Institute on new strategies for managing complex projects
- Read this IDEO U blog on leveraging intuition to navigate complexity in your projects
Prize Draw
There will be a prize draw for two people to win a £30 Amazon voucher. To be included in the Prize draw you must complete both the pre-programme survey and the post-programme survey.
- Please see the Prize Draw entry terms and conditions