Leadership development: preparing senior leaders for the challenges ahead
Leadership is not just about expertise or decision-making. Senior leaders also need to inspire others, persuade, articulate a vision and communicate in situations that can be sensitive.
Alixio Group develops the leadership of senior leaders and managers through training and practical exercises directly linked to their responsibilities and the situations they face.
Which leadership skills should senior leaders develop?
Needs vary depending on the role, context and level of responsibility.
Our programmes can help develop:
Leadership presence
Finding the right presence, strengthening it and adapting behaviour to different audiences and situations.
Public speaking
Building a clear message, delivering it with conviction and having more impact in front of a team, an executive committee or an external audience.
Persuasion
Structuring arguments, handling objections and defending a position in high-stakes discussions.
Interpersonal communication
Managing interactions more effectively with teams, peers and other stakeholders.
Communication in sensitive situations
Preparing senior leaders to communicate during a transformation, a negotiation, a crisis or a period of media exposure.
Training designed around the realities of senior leadership
Executive training must be directly applicable.
We favour formats that allow participants to work from real professional situations: strategic presentations, major announcements, high-stakes meetings, challenging discussions, public speaking or dealing with the media. Learning is based on practice, rehearsal and feedback on real situations.
The aim: to allow participants to experiment, adjust their approach and quickly apply what they have learned in their working environment.
Who are our programmes for?
Programmes can be designed for:
- executive and management committee members;
- senior leaders and executives;
- experienced managers;
- managers taking on new responsibilities;
- high-potential employees identified as tomorrow’s leaders.
The content and level of challenge are adapted to the responsibilities involved and the organisation’s objectives.
Executive training or one-to-one coaching?
The two approaches meet complementary needs.
- Executive training, develops and hones targeted skills such as public speaking, communication, persuasion and handling sensitive situations.
- Executive coaching, provides one-to-one support based on a systemic approach that takes into account the leader’s situation, objectives and professional environment.
Depending on the challenge, the two can be combined.
Examples of training programmes for senior leaders
Developing leadership that drives transformation
Senior leaders and managers play a decisive role when an organisation changes its strategy, structure or business model.
They need to lead and embody the transformation, give it meaning, communicate consistent messages and create the conditions for employee engagement.
Developing their leadership therefore strengthens their ability to:
- embody a strategic direction;
- explain decisions clearly;
- bring people together around a shared project;
- handle objections and tensions;
- maintain constructive dialogue during sensitive periods.
Why choose Alixio Group?
First-hand knowledge of senior leadership and experience of high-stakes situations
Our programmes are built around the responsibilities and situations senior leaders actually face.
Practice-led learning
Participants work on cases, simulations and speaking situations that closely reflect their day-to-day reality.
Complementary expertise
Coaching, leadership development, communication techniques and crisis management can be combined depending on the need.
Programmes tailored to your organisation
Our support is designed around the groups concerned, their level of responsibility, the situations they face and the outcomes you want to achieve.
Develop the leadership of your senior leaders and managers
Would you like to strengthen the impact of your senior leaders, prepare managers for new responsibilities or design a training programme tailored to your organisation’s needs?
