Inspirational leadership course: lessons from Shakespeare’s Henry V - Tuesday 19 November 2024 (Broadway House, London)

This one day course is for Heads and senior leaders.

Description

Inspirational Leadership Course - Lessons from Shakespeare’s Henry V led by Ben Walden

Henry V is the story of a leader who unites his people around a common goal, overcoming many obstacles in his path on his way to achieving a remarkable victory against significant odds.

School Leaders and teachers need to be visible. They need to communicate vision and purpose in a way that inspires their teams and truly reflects their passion and commitment with authenticity.

Participants will be introduced to the story of Shakespeare’s most inspired and inspiring leader, Henry V. They then choose the leadership challenges they wish to explore.

Course Programme

Time	Session	Room
09:00 - 09.30	Arrival, registration, and coffee	Abbey Room
09.30	Welcome and introduction	Abbey Room
	Act 1: Assessing the Past and Visioning the Future Building consent – uniting disparate people around a common goal Distinguishing Mission and Vision – what do we want to do and why do we want to do it? How to sell a Vision – authentic performance in presentations	Abbey Room
	Act 2: Identifying internal resources and managing external ‘Disagreers’ Interactive session to identify own leadership style Political Intelligence – identifying and managing ‘naysayers’, critics and even full on traitors to your goals	Abbey Room
11.00	Refreshment break	Lounge
	Act 3: Overcoming first blocks to success Techniques to motivate demoralised troops. Influencing skills to overcome complacency – ‘painting negative pictures’	Abbey Room
12.45	Lunch	Restaurant
13.45	Act 4: Crisis Management Holding authority wisely – ‘power distance’ Emotional Intelligence – managing fear and doubt in oneself and others Inspiring the troops to keep struggling against the odds	Abbey Room
15.00	Informal refreshment break	Lounge
	Act 5: Turning the Battlefield into a Garden Building relationships Sowing seeds for sustainable development and success	Abbey Room
16.00	Closing remarks and depart

Ben Walden is an international speaker and workshop leader in the realm of education

He has been a main keynote speaker at many conferences in Europe, Asia, the Americas and Australia. He also works with many individual schools, looking at themes of leadership and inspiring communication with both staff and – especially – students.

In the 1990’s he played several leading roles in London’s West End theatre and as a member of the inaugural company at the new Shakespeare’s Globe. He has also spoken on leadership and the arts at many business conferences, including at both Harvard and Columbia Business Schools.