Empowering Managers to Lead with Vision and Impact
Inspirational Leadership...
Why this course?
Inspirational Leadership is essential in organisations that have grown rapidly and evolved from flat structures into more complex, hierarchical models. While this growth often brings opportunity—new roles, specialist functions, and enhanced client service—it can also create an unintended shift: managers become task-focused, leaving leadership to the senior team.
The Inspirational Leadership course is designed to address this gap by helping managers at all levels realise their leadership potential. It challenges the notion that leadership is defined by job title, instead showing that true leadership is about setting direction, inspiring others, and building a culture where people are motivated to do their best work.
Through a blend of practical tools, self-reflection, and interactive learning, Inspirational Leadership equips participants to lead with authenticity, empathy, and purpose. Learners explore how to create and communicate a compelling vision, influence with integrity, and model behaviours that cultivate trust and engagement across their teams.
This course shifts the focus from managing tasks to shaping culture. By developing leadership capability across the organisation, Inspirational Leadership strengthens alignment, deepens employee commitment, and supports long-term strategic success—turning everyday managers into inspiring leaders.
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What does it cover?
Inspirational Leadership: Leading with Self-Awareness, Authenticity, and Impact
Our Inspirational Leadership course introduces managers to PoP©—our unique Preferences on Personality tool—designed to help leaders understand their own leadership preferences and the preferences of those they lead. Rooted in psychological models of communication and personality, PoP© offers powerful insight without the need for lengthy questionnaires or complex reports. Instead, learners experience PoP© through dynamic, drama-based activities that bring leadership preferences to life.
Throughout the Inspirational Leadership course, participants explore how their PoP© profile influences their natural leadership style. They reflect on how this connects to their personal Values, gaining a clearer understanding of what authentic leadership looks, sounds, and feels like for them. By building this deep self-awareness, leaders learn how to lead with purpose and integrity.
This Inspirational Leadership course also focuses on developing key leadership skills, including emotional intelligence and effective communication. These are essential for building trust, fostering collaboration, and inspiring others. Through guided practice, observational drama, and hot-seating exercises, learners examine how leadership expectations align with real-world behaviour—enhancing their ability to lead with confidence and clarity.
By combining the PoP© preferences model with a values-led approach, Inspirational Leadership equips leaders with the tools to unlock their own potential and support the growth of others. It’s an engaging, interactive, and practical course that empowers managers to lead with alignment, authenticity, and lasting impact.
It was very engaging and helpful with managing my own teams performance
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What is the Inspirational Leadership course about?
The Inspirational Leadership course is a dynamic and highly practical development experience designed for managers and team leaders at all levels. It goes beyond traditional leadership training by focusing on authentic, people-centred leadership—helping participants lead with confidence, empathy, and purpose.
Throughout the Inspirational Leadership course, learners explore core leadership concepts such as emotional intelligence, self-awareness, and values-based communication. Using ted Learning’s unique PoP© preferences tool, individuals gain insight into their natural leadership style and how it influences their interactions with others.
The course also features powerful drama-based learning techniques, including live scenarios and interactive group work, allowing participants to practise key skills in a safe, engaging environment. This experiential approach ensures that leadership learning is not only understood—but applied.
Whether you’re looking to create a stronger team culture, build trust across departments, or drive greater engagement, the Inspirational Leadership course equips managers to inspire and influence effectively at every level of the organisation.
Who is the Inspirational Leadership course for?
The Inspirational Leadership course is designed for new, emerging, and experienced managers who want to lead with greater confidence, clarity, and impact. Whether you’re stepping into your first leadership role or looking to enhance your existing leadership approach, this course provides the tools and insights needed to inspire others and lead authentically.
This Inspirational Leadership course is particularly valuable for individuals who are responsible for managing people, shaping team culture, or driving engagement across departments. It’s also ideal for organisations that want to strengthen their leadership pipeline by developing confident, emotionally intelligent leaders who can build trust and influence performance.
If you’re ready to lead with purpose and support others to thrive, the Inspirational Leadership course offers a practical, supportive environment to grow your leadership capabilities and make a lasting impact.
What will I learn in the Inspirational Leadership course?
In the Inspirational Leadership course, participants will gain a deep understanding of what it means to lead with authenticity, purpose, and emotional intelligence. The course equips learners with the knowledge, mindset, and practical tools needed to influence, inspire, and build high-performing teams.
Key learning outcomes include:
- Understanding personal leadership preferences using the PoP© model and how to adapt these to different situations and individuals
- Exploring personal and organisational values to align leadership behaviours with company culture
- Developing emotional intelligence to enhance self-awareness, empathy, and interpersonal effectiveness
- Mastering powerful communication techniques to motivate, engage, and connect with others
- Recognising what Inspirational Leadership looks and feels like in practice—and how to apply it in real-world contexts
- Practising key leadership skills in a safe, supportive environment through live drama-based scenarios with professional actors
This hands-on approach ensures that learning is not only understood intellectually, but embedded through experience—so participants leave with both insight and confidence to lead in an inspiring way.
What do you mean by ‘observational drama’ and ‘hot-seating’ in the Inspirational Leadership course?
In the Inspirational Leadership course, we use powerful drama-based learning techniques to bring leadership behaviours to life. Two of the most engaging and insightful methods we use are observational drama and hot-seating.
Observational drama involves professional actors performing a realistic workplace scenario while learners watch and reflect. These scenes serve as a springboard for group discussion: What was happening in the interaction? Why did it play out that way? What impact did the leader’s words, tone, or behaviour have? How might each person involved be feeling?
Hot-seating takes this further by giving learners the opportunity to question the characters while they remain in role. Participants can ask about the character’s thoughts, feelings, motivations, and reactions. This immersive experience helps learners understand how leadership behaviours affect others and deepens their empathy, insight, and emotional intelligence.
Both techniques are central to the Inspirational Leadership course, helping learners move from passive theory to active insight—so they can lead with more clarity, compassion, and effectiveness in the real world.
Can PoP© be tailored to specific situations in our organisation?
Yes – we can create bespoke scripts for your business which showcase the PoP© preferences in relevant contexts for your organisation or department.
Can the Inspirational Leadership course be tailored to our organisation?
Yes, the Inspirational Leadership course can be fully customised to reflect your organisation’s unique leadership framework, culture, and strategic objectives. We understand that effective leadership looks different across businesses, which is why we work closely with you to align the course content to your specific context.
Whether you’re focusing on emerging leaders, middle managers, or senior teams, the Inspirational Leadership course can be adapted to suit different leadership levels, departments, or business priorities. We can also integrate your values, internal language, and organisational challenges to ensure that the training feels relevant, realistic, and immediately applicable.
This tailored approach ensures that learners not only engage more deeply with the content, but are also better equipped to apply their leadership skills in a way that supports your goals and drives long-term cultural impact.
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