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Foundations of Modern Leadership
Understand the key differences between leadership and management, recognise essential traits of emerging leaders, and identify personal motivations for leadership.
- Leadership Values Exercise
Leadership Starts Here: Building the Confidence, Capability and Connections to Lead with Impact. Taking place on 6 October 2026, the day before the ISCoS 2026 Pre-Conference Day.
Taking place on 6 October 2026, the day prior to the ISCoS 2026 Pre-Conference Day, the Emerging Leaders course is a practical, interactive programme designed to equip new and aspiring leaders with the core skills, mindsets and confidence needed to lead effectively in today’s complex environments. Covering foundations of modern leadership, self-awareness, communication, team dynamics and decision-making, the course blends evidence-based concepts with hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios. Participants will strengthen their emotional intelligence, learn to navigate challenging conversations, and foster collaborative teamwork. The programme concludes with a personalised action plan, ensuring each participant leaves with clear next steps for their leadership journey.
The course combines short teaching sessions, reflection, group work and practical workshop activities.
Understand the key differences between leadership and management, recognise essential traits of emerging leaders, and identify personal motivations for leadership.
Recognise how personal strengths shape leadership style, understand the role of emotional intelligence, and identify areas for personal leadership development.
Communicate with clarity and purpose, apply techniques for constructive feedback, and develop confidence in managing difficult conversations and negotiation.
Understand key principles of team behaviour, recognise the importance of psychological safety and inclusion, and learn strategies for effective interdisciplinary collaboration.
Apply structured approaches to decision-making, build confidence in leading under uncertainty, and integrate diverse expertise including lived experience into decisions.
Identify next steps in leadership development, understand the value of mentorship and networks, learn what a good LinkedIn profile looks like, and create a practical personalised action plan.
Course overview and icebreaker: “What leadership means to me”.
Leadership and management, essential traits of emerging leaders, and personal motivations for leadership.
Personal strengths, emotional intelligence and areas for leadership development.
Short refreshment break.
Clarity, constructive feedback, difficult conversations and negotiation.
Team behaviour, psychological safety, inclusion and interdisciplinary collaboration.
Lunch break.
Structured decision-making, leading under uncertainty, diverse expertise and lived experience in decision-making.
Mentorship, networks, LinkedIn profile value, and a practical personalised action plan.
Final reflections and feedback.
Each session includes a focused activity to help participants apply the learning directly to their own leadership journey.
Choose the relevant registration route below depending on whether you are registering for the main meeting together with a pre-conference course, or for the pre-conference course only. The Emerging Leaders Course takes place on 6 October 2026, the day prior to the ISCoS 2026 Pre-Conference Day.
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