Leadership and Management Workshop

Explore leadership, management, motivation and performance and learn how these skills can significantly improve your competency as a manager.

This two-day, instructor-led workshop looks at the key principles of leadership and the behavioural characteristics of well-motivated employees. Through guided discussion, case studies and hands-on activities, participants learn how to increase motivation, consider what demotivates people and how they might prevent or reduce de-motivators in the workplace, take an in-depth overview of equality and diversity in the workplace, and also how to recognise and manage conflict on board and ashore.

 

Course outline

This interactive workshop helps participants: 

  • Understand what leadership is
  • Understand conflict and how to achieve resolutions 
  • How to develop yourself and others on board
  • How to motivate yourself and others
  • How to improve performance
Course aims and objectives

By the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: 

  • Understand leadership as required by a practising or potential first line manager.
  • Understand motivation theory and how to apply it in the workplace to improve performance as required by a practising or potential first line manager.
  • Manage conflict and support individuals as required by a practising or potential first line manager.
  • Develop oneself and others as required by a practising or potential first line manager.
  • Lead and motivate a team effectively in the workplace.
Course duration
  • Two-day workshop (approx. 8 hours per day, including breaks) 
  • Face-to-face, instructor-led delivery 
  • Highly interactive: group exercises, discussions and practical tasks 
  • Designed for up to 12 participants per workshop
Assessment and certification

This course is assessed on a pass/fail basis. 
To successfully complete the workshop, participants must: 

  • Attend the full course 
  • Participate actively in all activities to the satisfaction of the instructor 

Upon successful completion, participants receive a Certificate of Completion from The Nautical Institute Academy. 

Who should attend?

This workshop is suitable for: 

  • Chief Mates
  • 2nd Officers
  • Team leaders ashore
  • Supervisors
  • Operations Managers

There are no formal prerequisites to join this workshop, however a basic understanding of leadership in the maritime industry is beneficial.