LEAD – Leadership Excellence And Development Programme

This programme is being delivered by Carlow Community Enterprise Centres CLG in conjunction with Kilkenny and Carlow Local Enterprise Offices and participations will be from both Counties. The programme coach will be Blaise Brosnan. 

Date:

Commencing in Hoban Hotel, Ring Road, Springhill, Kilkenny on 5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th September, 3^rd, 10^th, 17^th, 24^{th October.}

31^st October, 7^th, 14^th, 21^st, 28^th November, 5^{th and} 12^th December sessions will be delivered in Enterprise House, O Brien Road, Carlow. It will run over 15 weeks with one group workshop per week.

Please note that the first 8 sessions on (5th September- 24th October) will be in Hoban Hotel, Ring Road, Springhill, Kilkenny and all remaining sessions (31st October- 12th December) will be delivered in Enterprise House, O Brien Road, Carlow.

Each participant will also receive 3-4 “one on one” confidential coaching meetings with Blaise Brosnan in order to address specific issues / opportunities. More information on Business Coach Blaise Brosnan can be found HERE 

Time:

Group coaching will run from 2.00pm-5.00pm and will take place on the following dates: Sept 5th, 12th, 19th, & 26th, Oct 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th, 31st, Nov 7th, 14th, 21st & 28th, Dec 5th & 12th.

One to One coaching will be arranged at a time suitable to you.

The programme is suitable for:

This Management Development Business Coaching Programme (MDBCP) is ideal for Owners of small / medium size businesses, who have a strong commitment to expanding their business onto the next stage of their business cycle and have previously received grants and other supports from their Local Enterprise Office.
This programme / intervention will combine management theory, powerful peer learning, networking and action learning approaches.
This coaching programme will be of benefit to you and your business if you fit in one of the following categories:

• You are an owner of Small Business in County Carlow & Kilkenny who is committed to sustaining your businesses in the current challenging trading environment but also have an eye on growth in the next growth cycle for their business
• You may have attended previous management development type courses and are now getting ready for the next natural development step towards scaling your business.
• You are interested in personal development and understanding your own management and leadership style and feel you would benefit from a business coach in your business.

The group coaching session and then the one on one confidential coaching sessions methodology will help you to better understand your business dynamics and then find better pathways to deal with these current issues in your business.

Objectives:

• To support key small business owners on their business journey.
• To coach business owners so as to help them addresses the critical challenges in their business.
• To help business owners gain the business skills necessary to grow their businesses, at the appropriate pace for them

(The emphasis will be on coaching the owner to enhance their business management skills)

Outcomes:

• Clarity of purpose both for the business owner and their business.
• Defining their business opportunities going forward.
• How to develop a PRACTICAL roadmap to optimise these identified opportunities in a SMARTER way.

The themes for the group sessions will be agreed with the group as the programme progresses. Some of the indicated themes are as follows:

• Create a life that matters to you.
• Do you own a business or a Job?
• Personal management style and changes required in order to drive more commercial success into your business.
• Health checking your business and identifying where the strengths and weaknesses are.
• Ratio Analysis and agreeing the critical appropriate KPIs for your particular businesses.
• Strategic Planning for growth in your business.
• How to create a better commercial culture as the team grows.
• How best to address both HR and commercial conflicts?