Those entering leadership roles for the first time need to be fully equipped to do so, particularly when those roles involve leading academic teams and colleagues. Transition to Leadership (TTL) is an established programme that has three main themes:
- Personal leadership
- Team leadership and collaborating with others
- Leadership in times of change.
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Enhancing your leadership skills
The Transition to Leadership programme will explore your personal leadership, team, and change leadership approaches within your organisational context. By increasing your self-awareness and exploring how you can influence and inspire others, you will learn new approaches to manage difficult situations, improve colleague engagement and empower change. Transition to Leadership will allow you to develop:
- Your emotional intelligence and influencing behaviours as a positive leadership role model
- An understanding of leadership styles and skills and apply this learning to your own context and sense of identity as a leader
- Your relational skills, to support achievement by others that you work with
- Your capabilities as a team leader and builder, to optimise your team or project groups performance
- Your role in enabling and empowering organisational change
- Your self-awareness and reflective practice
“The Transition to Leadership Programme has given me the confidence to take on new challenges and go outside my comfort zone when taking on a leadership role.
“The programme offered an environment where I could be honest and vulnerable with fellow professionals as we shared and learned from one another’s experiences. I feel I have grown immensely because of the programme, and I have been able to support and lead my team, when necessary. Similarly, I believe I now have the tools to reflect on my performance as a leader and to find areas for continuing development.
“Months later, I still meet with my group from the course to check-in on how we are progressing, and I am very thankful to the programme for providing such a supportive community.”Nick Cheesman, Planning and Performance Manager, University of East London
Who is Transition to Leadership for?
The Transition to Leadership programme is for both academic and professional services colleagues to enable a mixture of experiences and roles, to enable participants to gain insights into the workings of their organisation.
For academics, you may be a senior lecturer or reader, or moving from an informal to a more formal leadership role, for example from module to programme leadership, or to a school or faculty-wide leadership role.
For professional services colleagues, you may be building on your experience as a manager or section head and are looking to expand your leadership influence beyond your immediate functional team, both within and beyond your division.
“I highly recommend the course to anyone looking to deepen their understanding of leadership in higher education. The programme was incredibly insightful, providing a well-rounded perspective on the complexities of leading in the UK HE sector.
“One of the standout features was the emphasis on active listening and collaborative problem-solving. I learned to effectively engage with my peers, fostering diverse viewpoints to uncover innovative solutions. The action-learning approach brought theory to life, allowing me to apply problem-solving concepts in real-time situations.
“Overall, the programme enhanced my leadership skills and empowered me to navigate the challenges of higher education with confidence. I left the programme feeling inspired and equipped to make a positive impact in my institution.”Dr Milan Gyanwali, Senior Lecturer in Business Management, De Montfort University
How is the programme delivered?
The programme is delivered over a period of 4-5 months. You can expect to spend up to 3 hours between modules, in addition to 3-hour workshops.
In addition to a pre-programme introduction session, there are 6 x 3 hour long workshops, held approximately 3 weeks apart. You will be invited to prepare for each workshop. This preparation is likely to take up to 1 hour and may include completing a diagnostic or self-assessment, reading, structured self-reflection or other activities to support your personal insight and learning. Electronic copies of any slides and materials will be provided to all participants in advance of each workshop.
Between each module, there will be 5 x 1 hour long self-organised action learning peer groups. These will be scheduled in the Introduction workshop at mutually convenient times for group members. In workshop 1, participants will be introduced to a model for action learning, which will be used as a structure for peer group sessions.
TTL is digitally recognised and will provide attendees will a certificate of learning.
The focus areas of individual modules can be found below:
Workshop 1
What is the context in which you are working?
Context and culture
Purpose and alignment
Power and leadership
Context and culture
Purpose and alignment
Power and leadership
Workshop 2
How do you show up as a leader?
Value and motivation
Emotional intelligence
Leadership styles
Value and motivation
Emotional intelligence
Leadership styles
Workshop 3
How do you build relationships?
Relationships and networks
Collaboration
Influence and empowerment
Relationships and networks
Collaboration
Influence and empowerment
Workshop 4
How do you enable groups and teams?
Group in the individual
Decision making and taking
Participation
Group in the individual
Decision making and taking
Participation
Workshop 5
How do you work with complexity and change?
Complex systems
Well-being
People change
Complex systems
Well-being
People change
Workshop 6
What impact do you want to have?
Personal change
Reflective practice
Goal setting
Personal change
Reflective practice
Goal setting
Advance HE curated a well structured and inspiring course that provide a safe place to admit insecurities and explore alternative ways of addressing the challenges in my role."Ian Whadcock, Manchester Metropolitan University
Find out more
To enquire about this programme, please complete the form below.
Facilitators
My learning experiences - transitioning to senior management
Ruth Seabrook
Making the transition from Head of Partnership to a senior leadership role for the Secondary PGCE programme at the University of Roehampton, Ruth Seabrook shares her thoughts on Advance HE's Transition to Leadership course she attended and the benefits gained since.
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