Our experience in China has clearly indicated that most leadership issues are related to Self-Development and Working Relationship. Therefore, when we look at current Bertelsmann China’s leaders’ development needs, we not only pay great attention to skills, we also have a strong desire to understand their basic growth needs in areas of self-confidence and basic interpersonal attitude.
This module firstly tackles the current leadership issues from a perspective of developing underlying psychological maturity and provides participants with a systematic approach to increase self-awareness, which could then lead them to be more proactive in self-development and better understanding of others.
By the end of this module participants will be able to:

 

• have increased awareness of their personality, style and psychological development road map
• state their gifted competence strengths and weakness
• understand differences between people and adjust their style and approach to work with team members
• exercise assertiveness in responding to work situations
• Discover the underlying factors of behaviors/experience for in-depth self-awareness

• MBTI personality test
• Group discussions and role plays
• Career Anchor peer interviews
• Facilitator input (lectures, demos, debriefing, etc.)
• Life case studies and coaching by peers as well as by facilitator
• Reciprocal feedback

Fundamentally, we do not see the trainer as a 'teacher' with superior knowledge, but instead as someone who facilitates and supports. Their primary expertise is in shaping learning processes.

• Managers with leadership roles
• Those identified as “high potentials” and expected to progress quickly.
• > 1 year working experience with Bertelsmann    

Participants will best profit from this first module if they are prepared to constructively but critically reflect on themselves and their actions as leaders and regard getting feedback from various perspectives as an opportunity for personal development.

• April (3 days, Specific dates are TBD)