Professional Diploma in Leadership Skills
Course Overview
Learn new skills to improve employees’ motivation, enhance their commitment and increase return on investment.
In-depth leadership course is designed for aspiring, new or experienced managers, supervisors and team leaders providing a thorough exploration of the leadership role within an organisation.
The course is validated by Griffith College. This course focuses on the development of professional skills and does not sit on the national framework.
Why Study Leadership Skills at Griffith College?
This Professional Diploma in Leadership Skills short course is available on a part-time basis. It provides an interactive and in-depth exploration of the leadership role within an organisation. It enables students to appreciate what employees expect and want from their leader so that they can practice those skills and behaviours, which ensures that they will achieve results effectively through building successful relationships with their employees. It highlights the skills a leader needs in order to successfully juggle the demands of the team, task and the individual.
During the course, students become aware of their own behavioural style and the impact it may have on their peers, employees, clients and their own managers. They are encouraged to build on their strengths and put together action plans for addressing their areas of development. They explore nature, nurture and how it relates to leadership as they develop their own path to becoming a skilled and effective leader.
- Learn to build trust, inspire ownership and develop others.
- Effectively use important coaching techniques in order to be successful at achieving results.
- Analyse your own behaviour to become a more empathetic leader, strengthening relationships within the team.
- Develop your communication style and how to effectively support performance discussions.
- Identify the importance of problem solving and how it builds effective decision making.
- Develop an action plan that you can implement within your organisation.
Intake Dates
- Dublin - Online - March 2025
- Dublin - Part-Time - October 2025
- Dublin - Online - October 2025
What our students say
I thoroughly enjoyed completing this Leadership Skills Diploma. Not only was it thought-provoking and immensely engaging, but also impactful. I learnt how to promote my unique business value by connecting and communicating at a deeper level and how to influence with compassion. On a practical level, I have introduced coaching techniques to my interactions with colleagues and have gained confidence in my role as a leader. Sinead was a knowledgeable and supportive lecturer - full of creative energy that was contagious and motivating. I highly recommend this Diploma!
Professional Diploma in Leadership Skills
Course Details
Course Content :
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Trust-Based Leadership
What is Trust-Based Leadership?
Psychological Safety and its importance to Leaders -
Building the Team
Define the 5 Stages of Team Development
Understand why these stages are Important
Recognise skills to help Leaders, lead their teams through the stages of Development -
Emotionally Intelligent Leadership
What is emotional intelligence?
How does Emotional Intelligence support Leaders to be successful? -
Navigating Change
Understand the difference between change and transition management.
Identify the three phases of making a transition through the Bridges Model -
Leading a Hybrid Team
How to lead Hybrid teams
Communicating effectively in a hybrid world
Establishing Team Norms -
Diversity and Inclusion
Describe the concepts of diversity and cultural competence
Demonstrate culturally-competent techniques for working with your team
How would we apply behavioural tools to foster a more cohesive workplace? -
Managing Conflict
What is conflict?
Having Courageous Conversations
Encouraging conflict…. why? -
Coaching for Success
Define coaching
Recognise the coaching competencies that link effective coaching to development
Apply adaptive coaching and coaching for success models to develop skills, change behaviours and drive performance
Define when and how to use coaching conversations to improve work performance, relationships and results -
Decision-Making at Speed
Differentiate between One-Way and Two-Way door decisions
Use the decision impact spectrum and framework to make such decisions -
Problem-Solving
A problem-solving mindset
A rational approach to problem-solving -
The Leader as a Presenter
Physical presence and owning your space
Communicating with authority
Clear and concise delivery
Timetables
Timetables
This part-time evening course will run one evening per week from 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm over 12 weeks, course dates outlined below.
Online Delivery
Classes will be delivered live online using Zoom and will commence on Tuesday, 11th March 2025.
Year 2025
- Mar: 11, 18, 25
- Apr: 01, 08, 15, 22, 29
- May: 06, 13, 20, 27
Contact professionalacademy@griffith.ie for further information.
This course is scheduled to commence on Tuesday, 25th of February 2025.
Classes will be delivered on campus at Griffith College, Wellington Road, Cork.
This part-time evening course will run one evening per week (Tuesday) from 6.30 pm - 9.45 pm over 12 weeks, with course dates outlined below.
Year: 2025
- Feb: 25
- Mar: 04, 11, 18, 25
- Apr: 01, 08, 15, 22, 29
- May: 06, 13
Contact admissions.gcc@griffith.ie for further information.
This course is scheduled to commence on Monday, 16th October 2023 at Griffith College Limerick, O Connell Avenue, Limerick.
This part-time evening course will run one evening (Monday) per week from 6.30 pm - 9.30 pm over 12 weeks, course dates outlined below.
Year: 2023
- Oct: 16, 23,30
- Nov: 06, 13, 20, 27
- Dec: 04, 11
Year: 2024
- Jan: 08, 15, 22
Contact info.gcl@griffith.ie for further information.
How to Apply
Entry Requirements
All applicants must be a user of Microsoft Office.
How to Apply
Directly to Griffith College Professional Academy
Applicants under 23 years of age:
Minimum 5 O6s/H7s in the Irish Leaving Certificate or equivalent award
Or FETAC Level 5 Full Award
Applicants over the age of 23 (Mature students):
Direct entry - If you are 23 years or over from the 1st January of this year, you can apply for this course directly using the College’s online application form.
It is recommended that applicants have a good understanding of both written and spoken English.
Fees
Please note that not all study modes may be offered at all times; for confirmation, refer to the Intake dates on the Overview tab.
Fees
Dublin Main Campus
Study Mode: Part-Time
Fee: EUR 1,490.00
Cork
Study Mode: Part-Time
Fee: EUR 1,150
Limerick
Study Mode: Part-Time
Fee: EUR 990.00
Flexible Payment Options
Students wishing to avail of an instalment plan should contact professionalacademy@griffith.ie
Sponsorship
Is your company paying for your course?
They will need to complete a Griffith College Sponsorship Form and send this to professionalacademy@griffith.ie
Progression
What further study can I do?
Graduates from this course may be interested in progressing to the BA in Business at Griffith College or the Effective Public Speaking course, subject to satisfying the English Language requirements, where necessary.
What career paths could I have?
The Diploma in Leadership Skills is the perfect foundation for participants who wish to increase company productivity through developing skilled and able leaders in the workplace.
