170921 - G500 D: 2017: 2 .2 - Leadership & People

Morning: Leadership

Is leadership just getting folks to do stuff they don't want to? Not everyone's born to leadership nor does everyone aspire to it. As a company owner however, your leadership is expected. How can you leverage your own personal qualities to become and be seen to become a leader? How do leaders set the tone and inspire change? What sort of leadership style will sit most comfortably on your shoulders and how can you use that to drive growth? This module aims to learn more about concept of business leadership, to better understand various approaches to business leadership and to begin to develop your own leadership skills to help you put leadership in an SME context.

Content
What's the difference between management and leadership?
Who do you recognise as being a leader - and why?
Perspectives on leadership: Does the 'born leader' exist or can anyone do it?
Transformational leadership
What skills should leaders have? And what do we expect them to have?
So what makes an effective leader?

Afternoon: People

People...a complicated bunch, aren't we? So firstly we look at essential employment law. Getting this wrong can eat up MONTHS of management time, energy and company cash that could be more productively spent elsewhere. Including attending Growth500! So we'll show you where the potential bear traps are and how to avoid them, covering

Illegal Working - your responsibilities and how to keep yourself on the right side of the law
Contracts of Employment - what should be in them? Your implied duties and those of your employee. Case study.
Unfair Dismissal - 5 potentially fair reasons to dismiss. Constructive dismissal. Case study.
Discrimination - forms of and case study.
Capability - how to legally manage an underperforming employee
Redundancy in your business - if you need to do it, do it right.
Disciplinary and Grievance - case study