The Lucca Leadership Mentoring course is a wonderful and unique way to give back by supporting an emerging leader as they take on the many challenges they will face. This is a 2 day program designed to help you develop the skills and understanding needed to mentor our alumni.

For more information about becoming a Mentor please click here.

Next courses

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Who should attend

We accept Mentors from all backgrounds as we feel this brings diversity, experience and skills to support alumni, however you must be over 30 and have good English (as our courses are run in English).

Duration of the course

This course is run over 2 consecutive days and can be run as a residential or or non residential course. 

Program content

Day 1

Day 1 on this program is about giving you an experience similar to the leadership program that the participants attend. You will work in team on challenging team tasks whilst learning about frameworks in:

Transformational Leadership

What is leadership and why is it important? This session looks at the issue  of leadership, the qualities of a great leader, and at what the differences are between the qualities of a great leader, and those of a great human being. We also look at what we mean by “Transformational Leadership” - the ability to bring about change which uplifts and benefits humanity, through meeting its needs, and developing its capabilities.

The Human Framework

Our feelings, thoughts and actions are constantly at play, interacting and reacting to each other. Why is understanding this important in terms of leadership? What are our own individual default mechanisms? Are they always useful? How can we become aware of them and avoid them if we need to? This session looks at 4 aspects of the human being: Awareness, Feeling, Thinking, Doing, and at how, once we are aware of what is happening in these areas, in ourselves and in others, we can make better choices about what is needed. 

Emotional Intelligence

Taking Daniel Goleman's work on Emotional Intelligence we incorporate the key concepts into our leadership training by giving simple, practical exercises in mindfulness that helps us develop our awareness so we can be more aware of the needs around us as leaders. Daniel Goleman's Emotional Intelligence framework can be distilled into these four areas:

• Self-awareness – the ability to read one's emotions and recognise their impact while using gut feelings to guide decisions.
• Self-management – involves controlling one's emotions and impulses and adapting to changing circumstances.
• Social awareness – the ability to sense, understand, and react to others' emotions while comprehending social networks.
• Relationship management – the ability to inspire, influence, and develop others while managing conflict.

The Energies

How do we need to “be” in order to “do”? What impact does our energy and that of those around us have on the task at hand? How can we use our energy more effectively to shape the environment we are in, and inspire or focus others?

Taking the Lead

This session opens up the “doing” side of leadership. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, where should you start? This session introduces a simple framework on what steps we need to take in order to take the lead in any situation.

Decision Making 

What impact do our decisions have on those around us? Who do we consider when we make decisions? What happens when we extend that consideration wider? What happens when we don’t? We are constantly making decisions. The Decision Tree provides a tool to help us consider how to make those decisions as wisely as possible.

Great Communication

Great communication is a key part of leadership, but it is not just about telling and the grand speeches. This session looks at the 4 key tools of dialogue developed by William Isaacs in his book "Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together": Listening, Respecting, Suspending, Voicing and at how to apply them to resolve conflict through thinking collectively.

Personal Mastery

We already have at our disposal all the core resources we need to achieve great things. We just need to make a conscious decision to develop and cultivate those resources. The Personal Mastery session looks at what we as individuals need to develop in ourselves in order to meet the needs we see in front of us, and at how we can put in place simple, practical steps to do so. We look at some examples of leaders such as Nelson Madella and how they used the tools of Personal Mastery to be effective leaders.

Leadership Styles

We look at Daniel Goleman's leadership styles developed at Harvard Business School to develop the tool kit of our participants so they can use their awareness to meet the needs of the situation and use the leadership styles which will bring about the most effective results.

Day 2

On day 2 you will be shown the skills of coaching and mentoring that are needed to help mentor our alumni. You will look at some key areas including:

• What is Mentoring
• Listening Skills
• Questioning Skills
• The Grow Model
• Learning about Mentoring with Lucca Leadership

Feedback from previous participants

Cost of the course

The cost of this course is determined locally by each affiliate. Please contact your local affiliate for local details about the cost of this program. Contact Us 

Location of the course

The Mentor trainings programs are currently run in Ireland, Australia, the UK, North America and South Africa. 

Apply to attend

Please contact your local affiliate for local details about applying or booking this program. Contact Us 

Additional information

As part of the process for becoming a Mentor with Lucca Leadership you will need to comply with all local child policy regulations.

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