An Intensive 5-day Training Course
Smart Leadership
Achieving Strategy through Leadership & Innovation
Scheduled Dates
Classroom
| 02 - 06 Feb 2026 | London - UK | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 11 - 15 May 2026 | London - UK | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 29 Jun - 03 Jul 2026 | Houston TX - USA | $7,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 24 - 28 Aug 2026 | Vienna - Austria | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 09 - 13 Nov 2026 | Amsterdam - The Netherlands | $5,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
Online
| 20 - 24 Jul 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
| 05 - 09 Oct 2026 | Online | $3,950 | RESERVE A SEAT |
Would an alternative date be more suitable?
We offer a variety of tailored training options, customized to meet your organisation's needs. Delivered anytime, anywhere, we make it easy to bring expert training directly to your team.
Why Choose this Training Course?
This Smart Leadership training course empowers professionals to lead organizations effectively in today’s fast-changing business environment. It focuses on visionary thinking, adaptability, and the ability to embrace transformation. Successful leaders inspire their teams to challenge conventional approaches, fostering a culture that encourages creativity and innovation.
By adopting strategic thinking, cultivating innovation, and developing team potential, smart leaders can confidently navigate uncertainty, seize new opportunities, and drive long-term success for their organizations.
Key highlights of this Petroknowledge training course:
- Understanding the core principles of strategy and leadership.
- Building a workplace culture that nurtures innovation.
- Leveraging multiple intelligences to enhance creativity.
- Identifying, engaging, and motivating individuals with creative potential.
- Leading structured processes to develop and implement innovative ideas.
What are the Goals?
Upon completing this Smart Leadership training course, participants will be able to:
- Understand the core principles of innovative leadership.
- Evaluate common myths and misconceptions surrounding innovation.
- Approach problem-solving with structured creative methodologies.
- Leverage multiple intelligences to generate and refine ideas.
- Implement a systematic approach to fostering team-driven innovation.
Who is this Training Course for?
This Smart Leadership training course is intended for those who want to learn how to transform or improve their operations and organisations through the successful application of strategies and business process improvements using higher levels of creativity for innovation.
This Smart Leadership training course is suitable to a wide range of professionals but will greatly benefit:
- Supervisors/Line Leaders
- Team Leaders/Unit Heads
- Managers of all Levels
- Departmental leaders
How will this Training Course be Presented?
This Smart Leadership training course will utilise a variety of proven adult learning techniques to ensure maximum understanding, comprehension and retention of the information presented. This includes experiential exercises, targeted self-assessments, video examples, skill practices, case studies, team activities and group discussions.
Daily Agenda
Day One: Leading Creativity and Innovation at Work
- Understanding Strategy and Leadership in the 21st century
- Innovation vs. Constant Improvement
- Innovative Leadership as a Transformative Force for Success
- The critical mass for change and innovation
- Case Study of Innovative Companies
- Applying Leadership to Achieve Creativity and Innovation
Day Two: Achieving Workforce Engagement
- How the G.E. “Workout” Model Engaged Employees
- Achieving “Buy-In” from Your Workforce
- Developing Creative Solutions for Problems and New Strategies
- Overcoming Old Paradigms
- The Characteristics of “Organizational Drift”
- Achieving Results by Leading an Empowered Workforce
Day Three: Leadership with a Creative Edge
- Developing Creative Potential in People and Teams
- How Profiling may Reveal the Creativity in People
- Thinking Skills and Multiple Intelligences
- Learning New Brainstorming Techniques
- How to Incubate New Ideas
- Interacting with ‘Creatives’ using Influence and Persuasion
- Creative Group Exercise: Identifying Business Processes
Day Four: Creating a Motivating Climate for Higher Productivity
- Key Elements in Creating New Missions
- Establishing Goals and Targets with Creative Flair
- Building a “Sense of Significance and Purpose”
- Emotional Intelligence as a Motivator
- Rewarding and Encouraging High Performance
- “Pygmalion and Galatea” Theories Behind Individual Performance
- Group and Team Motivation
Day Five: Driving Strategic Change
- Managing the Change Process
- Kotter’s Change Management Techniques
- Successful Techniques for Leading Effective Change
- How a Leader Communicates a ‘Sense of Urgency’
- Overcome the Challenges of Change in Organisations
- Creating an Attitude of Perpetual Change and Improvement
- Course Review and Personal Goals
Certificate
- On successful completion of this Training Course / Online Training Course, a PetroKnowledge Certificate / E-Certificate will be awarded to the delegates.
