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Empower Yourself on your Leadership Journey

Empower Your Leadership Role

Middle-level managers and officers often face a paradox: they are entrusted with major responsibilities, yet are constantly required to provide updates to their superiors. This workshop helps you transform such a situation into a partnership. You’ll learn how to diagnose the root causes of such close supervision, build credibility, and secure executive buy-in; so you can lead confidently and deliver outcomes with co-creation.

This workshop is designed for middle-level officers who want to strengthen their leadership skills and grow their careers. You’ll learn how to build trust with your bosses and team members, communicate clearly to reduce constant check-ins, and set boundaries that show credibility through updates and documentation.

The program focuses on turning everyday management challenges into opportunities for collaboration, helping you move beyond task reporting to meaningful partnerships. With interactive activities and real-world scenarios, you’ll practice strategies that directly apply to your role and the realities of supervision.

You’ll leave with a personalised 30/60/90 Day Communication Plan that gives you a step-by-step roadmap to apply your new skills immediately and sustainably as you prepare for the leadership roles ahead.

At the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:

Identify the real drivers of close supervision (risk aversion, blind spots, systemic pressures).
Implement communication strategies that reduce the need for regular check-ins.
Negotiate clear boundaries for autonomy, scope of work, and reporting frequency.
Use documentation and reporting tools to build visibility and trust.
Handle difficult feedback conversations with confidence and emotional intelligence.
Position themselves as co-partners rather than task executors.

Course Content:

1. Trusted to Lead: Securing Autonomy Through Planned Communication

Root Cause Lens: Understand whether this behaviour stems from risk, blind spots, or general pressures.
Planned Self-Assessment: Recognize specific habits that may unintentionally invite micromanagement.
The Trust Deficit: Explore how low trust impacts execution and morale at senior levels of the organization.
The Buy-In Blueprint: Set expectations and negotiate autonomy upfront.
Visibility Framework: Deliver concise, strategic updates that anticipate concerns.
Influence Through Evidence: Use documentation and decision logs to demonstrate reliability.

2. Elevating the Dialogue: From Task Reporting to Purposeful Partnership

Scripts for Self-sufficiency: Practice professional language to redirect micro-level requests.
Managing Blind Spots: Anticipate vulnerabilities and provide context to reassure superiors.
Uplifting Conversations: Shift discussions from tasks to intentional implications, positioning yourself as a reliable partner.
Feedback Upwards: Provide constructive, professional feedback to sustain trust.

3. Sustaining the Impact

Designing your 30/60/90 Day Communication Impact Plan: Apply strategies immediately in your most critical relationships.
Institutionalizing Trust: Embed high-visibility practices into team routines to scale autonomy.
Customer Service Focus: Navigate hierarchical sensitivities, balance policy with personality, and practice responses through realistic case studies.

Who Should Attend

Managers and Officers who serve as a vital bridge between senior management and frontline teams.

The LEGO® Serious Play® Method

Initially designed for internal use at The LEGO Group, this innovative method of facilitated discussion creates a safe learning environment for all. Using specially designed activities and questions, our certified facilitators will bring you through a process that unlocks the hidden potential within individuals, while enabling learning to be internalised and applied more effectively.

COST

S$495 per person

Includes:

LEGO® SERIOUS PLAY® Bricks & LEGO® Window Exploration Set

Learner Guide
Certificate of Attendance
Buffet Lunch (Halal-Certified)
Two Tea Breaks (Halal-Certified)

Currently programmes are planned to be held at Village Hotel Bugis. Should the location not be available, an alternative that also provides halal-certified catering will be provided within walking distance of a centrally-located MRT station

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