Ron Leagas - Leadership Development Programmes
When I think back over the dozens of training and development programmes I have been through in the 30 odd years since I entered business, I can recall only a handful which had a lasting benefit.
Approach
I now realise the transformational ones were all experiential
and tailored to my specific learning style and personal needs. So
when I create and lead programmes for senior executives I try to
avoid the didactic style, but use a coaching approach, informed by
practical experience and acknowledged theory. And although I am no
Anthony Robbins or Tom Peters, I am told my delegates find my
approach highly motivational as well as informative.
Philosophy
Of the 4 most admired features of the world's most admired
leaders, 3 are character traits (honesty, forward looking and
inspiring) and the other is competence. If you are not, by
nature, forward looking you are unlikely to make it as a leader. If
you are not intrinsically honest, you don't deserve to lead. The
ability to inspire and the other key leadership competencies, can
however, be taught and coached.
Having personally been entrusted with leadership roles from a
tender age, I have learned by my mistakes as much as my successes,
been inspired by working with some truly great leaders, and
informed by the writings of the world's leading authors on this
intriguing subject. My honed down philosophy resulting from all
this is...be careful what you wish for, be even more careful about
the team you choose to work with, and then ENJOY your gift of
leadership.
Experience
From marketing graduate with Pfizer to CEO of Saatchi and
Saatchi in 15 thrilling years of growth including integrating
several acquisitions, public listing and working with Global
clients and Government on business and communications strategy.
Thereafter, until I re-trained as a coach, I have been a serial
entrepreneur launching, acquiring and selling several companies,
mainly in the CRM and Marcomms. industries.
A few examples of recent leadership development programme
assignments:
Strategy and team development programme - Board of private Ad
agency
- Design and co-delivery
- 2 day offsite plus individual 1:1's
- Mix of team and strategy development
- Collaboration and appreciating different personalities,
decision making, goal setting, prioritising, conflict
resolution.
- Feedback rating of 9/10 resulted in fundamental shift of
business strategy and re-shaped top team
Team leadership programme for 7 executives, major insurer
- Design and co-delivery
- Bristol
- 1 year, 3 x 2 days
- Individual coaching in between. Mix of getting the team working
better together , more creative solutions, and each able to improve
their leadership skills when back with their teams, particularly
around leadership styles, assertion, decisiveness, empowering
others, and enrolling others into a compelling vision.
- Excellent feedback, recommendations passed to CEO, and further
work commissioned with us.
Leadership Master class, SME Business Network
- Design and co-delivery
- London
- 1 day, 34 people from different companies
- Mix of lectern speaking , introduction to models relating to
leadership particularly in a small business context, and
interactive exercises - for instance to practise their vision
statements and get feedback on both content and delivery. Average
happy sheet score 9/10.
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