Leadership theory

The Leadership Game

The Leadership Game is a dynamic action-learning event for senior to middle managers designed to maximise learning through experiential techniques supported by expert analysis, feedback and coaching. It is a two-day programme that creates a temporary learning zone to explore issues such as:

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  Leadership and decision-making under pressure
  
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  Leaders within hierarchies, virtual teams and self-managed teams
  
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  Team effectiveness under different leadership styles/structures
  
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  How teams work together across functional boundaries
  
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  Understanding the big picture: strategic vision and organisational dynamics.
  

Day 1 – “The leadership Game” uses a mixture of plenary, work team and cross-team groups and a real-life work related challenge. The process is observed by expert consultants who give team and individual analysis and feedback as required. Day 2 – “Learning Assessment and Implementation” unleashes the learning from Day 1 to address the personal and organisational challenges that arise from the Leadership Game.

The programme is run in conjunction with the Tavistock Consultancy Service (part of the internationally renowned Tavistock Clinic) and represents a current manifestation of the “Human Relations” school started by Kurt Lewin and applied through the National Training Labs of the 1950s. This approach encourages a contextualisation of emotional intelligence and a coming to terms with authority (giving and receiving). It offers an alternative to the trait theories of leadership and provides a forum for exploring the emotional aspects of leadership in context and through activities.

Web link: http://www.theleadershipgame.com

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