Augment Leadership Skills Institue

Mission To empower managers at top, senior and middle levels in the government and the private sector, to become effective leaders who will lead their organisations to successful growth and development. Vision To be the preferred provider of practical Leadership Skills to the top-senior and middle managers in the government and private sectors in Africa. 1. Introduction: -An article on Linkedin recently written by “Mike Myatt”, a business consultant “The #1 reason why Leadership development fails” this, highlights a REAL issue, that needs to be addressed in our LEADERSHIP STARVED Country. -Myatt, who has probably seen and read most Leadership books or programmes around, highlights the true problem , i.e. virtually all providers focus on Leadership TRAINING and not on LEADER DEVELOPMENT. -Training programmes are as a result presented in a lecture, “chalk and talk fashion” -This results in gaining of KNOWLEDGE ALONE that cannot be transferred practically to the work environment , as no PRACTICAL APPLICATION has been experienced in a safe, learning environment. 2. ALSI -The insight of Myatt, is exactly what we experienced when researching the Leadership Development Market during 2012, we read A LOT of Leadership Books, looked at a large number of Leadership Training Programmes, and most importantly, spoke to decision makers in organisations. -The bottom line of this research was that, although millions of rands were spent by large and small government and Private sector organisations, no real value was added to Leadership in practice (e.g. Behavioural change) -To rectify this obvious lack in the market we founded Augment Leadership Skills Institute. (Augment Leadership Skills Institute). -Our point of reference being, “If I tell you the answer, you will KNOW the answer, BUT if you FIND the answer you will UNDERSTAND the answer”. -We have put together a group of WORKSHOPS to expose delegates to actually doing PRACTICAL work to gain SKILLS and start-up experiences in each subject presented. 3. Topics Available at Present •SHEPHERD : Management Excellence •Apply Innovative Thinking •Business Leadership •Business writing that works •Change Management •Communication Strategies •Conquering you fear of Speaking in Public •Critical Thinking •Emotional Intelligence •Getting Stuff Done - Personal Development •Inventory Management - Nuts and Bolts •Lean Process Improvement •Negotiating for Results •NPL Projects •NPL Case Study •NPL Tools for Real LIfe •Problem Solving and Decision Making •Problem Solving in Real Life •Produce a Business Plan for a New Venture •Project Management - Advanced •Project Management - Fundamentals •Project Management - Intermediate •Project Management - Understanding •Project Management •Risk Management •Secrets of Change Management •Situational Leadership •Team Building •Writing Reports and Proposals 4. Further Development -The above topics are aimed mostly at Middle Management, but we have found that many people in more Senior Positions also lack exposure to many of the issues covered. -For Senior Management we are rolling out workshops on issues particularly focused on their needs (CEO’s and COO’s etc.) -These programmes will address issues such as, building trust internally in an organisation, and ways to ensure EXECUTION of plans, projects and stated objectives. -All of these also, will include PRACTICAL, “tools” that are practised during the workshops to ensure IMMEDIATE application back in the work place.