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A highly interactive blended programme with a modular approach, to allow for on-the-job application of newly acquired knowledge and skills.

The Learning Journey of the Programme

Module 1: Your role as a Team Leader 

Self-Awareness Tool: SDI (Strength Deployment Inventory), Your Preferences and Motives, What Motivates You and Your Team, Personal Action Planning

Module 2 Managing the Team 

The Functions of the Team Leader, The Art of Communication, Resolving Conflict effectively, Personal Action Planning

Module 3 Managing Performance 

Situational Leadership, Giving and Receiving Feedback, Building Trust, Personal Action Planning

Module 4 Managing Priorities & Stressful Situations 

Managing Time, Managing Change, Building Resilience, Personal Action Planning, Programme Wrap-up

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ ΣΕΜΙΝΑΡΙΟΥ

By participating in this programme you will:

• Improve your leadership and management skills for excellent results
• Increase your own and your team’s productivity
• Better understand yours and others’ behaviours
• Become resilient and effective in your day-to-day work
• Implement an action plan for improvement

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The programme is designed for Team Leaders who

• Are new to the role of managing a team
• Have some experience in a management role and want to further develop their knowledge and skills in a practical way

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Programme Elements

WBA: Work-Based Assignment (WBA) to implement new knowledge and skills at the workplace immediately after each workshop.

Face to face: Face-to-face modular programme delivered over a period of a three-month period that allows for gradual assimilation of the material and practical application of the newly acquired knowledge and skills.

SDI: Strength Deployment Inventory (SDI) is a well-known behavioural tool aiming to enrich the learning experience through self-awareness.

Supporting material

Supporting material in between modules to reinforce classroom learning.

The programme is designed in a modular structure and delivered over a period of time to allow for gradual assimilation of the material and practical application of newly acquired knowledge and skills in between modules. Upon completion of each module, participants will select a Work Based Assignment (WBA) to implement at their workplace to enable them to apply what they learn immediately after training.

Participants’ Journey

Module 1: The Role of a Team Leader

• Self-Awareness
• Tool: SDI (Strength
• Deployment Inventory)
• Your Preferences and Motives
• What Motivates You and Your Team
• Personal Action & Planning

Module 2: Managing the Team

• The Functions of the Team Leader
• The Art of Communication
• Resolving Conflict effectively
• Personal Action & Planning

Module 3:  Managing Performance

• Situational Leadership
• Giving and Receiving Feedback
• Building Trust
• Personal Action & Planning

Module 4:  Managing Priorities & stressful situations

• Managing Time
• Managing Change
• Building Resilience
• Personal Action & Planning

Instructors

Maria A. Georgiou (Director - Head of PwC’s Academy)

Maria joined PwC Cyprus in 1995 in the Human Resource Consulting team. Her areas of expertise include Learning and Development, Human Resource planning, Performance Management, Organizational Restructuring, Change Management and Reward and Compensation policies. She has worked with different organizations including the public sector, European Institutions, international organizations and family business and worked in different parts of the world including Europe, the Middle East, Asia and the US. Since 2007, she was also appointed as Learning and Development Lead for PwC Cyprus with responsibility for the design, planning and delivery of learning, leadership development, learning technologies and digital upskilling. Maria is an experienced and enthusiastic trainer in the areas of leadership development, management effectiveness, team building and culture management and she is also a Tutor in PwC European Key Talent Programs. She is a qualified practitioner and frequent user of a number of tools used in learning, development and coaching interventions, such as SDI Core Strengths, The Leadership Circle, MBTI and DISC. She has significant experience as an Assessor/Facilitator in Assessment/Development Centres and a Facilitator for team development and strategy workshops for clients. She is an Accredited EMCC Executive Coach with experience in one to one and team coaching. 

Marilena Maroudia Shakalli (Senior Manager, Tutor of PwC's Academy)

Marilena is a Senior Manager & Tutor at PwC’s Academy.  She holds a BSc in Management Sciences from the London School of Economics (LSE).  She is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) as well as the Institute of Public Certified Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC).  She is an experienced trainer, approved by the Cyprus Human Resource Development Authority (CyHRDA - E000660), specialising in Business Skills as well as Financial Accounting and Reporting.  Marilena is also an Accredited Coach and Mentor under the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC), mainly involved in Leadership and Skills coaching.  She is currently one of the coaches at PwC and a nominated mentor on ICPAC’s Mentors programme.

Marilena was living and working in London for 8 years where she made a kick start to her career as a trainer at Kaplan Inc.  With over 19 years of training experience, she is providing high level tuition to trainee accountants for their professional exams, as well as delivering technical and business skills seminars for clients, in Cyprus and overseas.  Examples of seminars she delivers include “Coaching skills”, “Train the Trainer”,  “Presenting with impact”, “Effective communication and collaboration”, “Negotiation skills”, “Time Management” and “Performance Management and Development”.   She delivered seminars in many countries including Greece, Germany, The Netherlands,  Mauritius, Oman, Qatar and Dubai.

She has been working closely with Dr Lise Lewis on the Bluesky International/PwC’s Academy Coaching Accreditation programme, both as a facilitator as well as a reviewer for delegates’ portfolio forms.  Marilena is currently working towards obtaining her Coach - Mentor Supervision Accreditation.