DAY 1: LEADERSHIP SELF-AWARENESS & BEHAVIOURAL FOUNDATIONS
Introduction: Engineering Success – Preparing to Fail
Keywords: Failure Management, Risk Preparedness, Strategic Resilience
Concepts and setting the training agenda
Module 1: Leadership in Uncertain Environments
Keywords: Future Leadership, Leadership Agility, Complexity, Resilient Leadership in Uncertain Environments
- The shift from control to adaptability
- Why resilience defines leadership effectiveness
- Understanding uncertainty and ambiguity
Module 2: The Destiny Navigator Framework
Keywords: Leadership Framework, Strategic Direction, Adaptive Thinking, Resilience And Adaptability In Leadership
- Orientation – Where am I as a leader
- Bearing – Setting direction
- Drift – Identifying deviation
- Endurance – Sustaining effort
- Landfall – Delivering outcomes
Module 3: Behaviour Modelling Tool
The R.E.A.C.T. Leadership Model
Recognise – Identify triggers and pressure points
Evaluate – Assess options clearly
Act – Execute decisively
Check – Monitor outcomes
Translate – Learn and adapt
Purpose:
- Builds behavioural awareness
- Anchors leadership actions under pressure
- Used across all activities and simulations
Module 4: Experiential Activity – “Raising the Sail”
Interactive Classroom Simulation
Participants work in teams to simulate raising a sail:
- Coordinated rope or task system
- Assigned leadership roles
- Limited instructions and time pressure What it reveals:
- Communication gaps
- Leadership emergence
- Coordination challenges
Debrief: Using the R.E.A.C.T model
Game 1: “Command Breakdown”
Keywords: Communication Skills, Team Alignment, Leadership Behaviour
How it works:
- Leader holds full information
- Team receives partial instructions
- Task must be completed collaboratively
Learning Outcome:
- Clarity vs assumption
- Impact of leadership communication
- Behaviour under confusion
