Master class on effective leadership for security and privacy professionals

The masterclass consists of three days where you meet physically. Beforehand, there is a telephone intake of about half an hour to discuss your personal learning goals. This input and a SWOT analysis you write during the course are your guide for the master class.

During the master class, there is plenty of room to spar with the teacher individually about learning objectives or any challenges at work. At the end of the master class, you practice with actors and present your learning moments in an action plan for the other participants.

The master classes are highly interactive. It is mainly a practice-oriented training where you also bring in your own cases (in the strictest confidence, of course). For some parts of the day, you receive literature and/or have some specific homework questions.

Programme

Day 1: Monday 29 September
09.00 to 13.00: Personal effectiveness and my management

Roland Notermans rapidly covers the essence of governance, risk, compliance and ESG: lots of tips, best and good practices that you could apply yourself in order to increase the effectiveness of your approach. Roland discusses questions such as: what are hard and soft controls and nudges, what do you need to know about them? What can you do with them in practice? Which good examples does he see in many other organisations that we could also apply ourselves? Why do they increase the effectiveness of your programme? What can we learn from Amy Edmondson, Naomi Ellemers, Nobel Prize winners Richard Thaler and Daniel Kahneman? How to increase effectiveness and convince managers?

13.30 to 17.15: (Inter-)Personal Effectiveness and the Other

This afternoon is all about strengthening your personal effectiveness. Anne Geertsema shares her insights on core qualities, pitfalls, allergies and challenges. She addresses communication barriers and emphasises the importance of better understanding the other in interpersonal communication. All with the aim of increasing your own effectiveness and that of your approach.

Day 2: Wednesday 8 October
09.00 to 13.00: Personal effectiveness: you and another person

After a short introduction, led by Anton Pieter van Logtestijn, we will work on motivations of yourself and the other (based on a preceding MMI-7 colour survey), limiting patterns and unconscious convictions. How can you better convince the other person by better understanding their drives? What makes some people more effective than others? What can you learn from them? How can you be (more) convincing towards managers, even when the pressure from the organisation increases, or when you cannot force decisions.

13.30 to 17.15: Personal effectiveness: you and groups

In the afternoon, we shift the focus to convincing your own team, other departments, other organisations or the board. What are they sensitive to? What do they want to achieve and avoid? Where are common interests and win-win situations? What can cohesion, feedback, dialogue, addressing and trust contribute to success? Why is E=KxA so important to remember and apply? How can you build and increase trust?

Day 3: Wednesday 15 October
09.00 to 12.30: Practice personal effectiveness yourself

We'll zoom in on questions like:

• How do I conduct my most difficult conversations?
• How do I come across and become more effective in groups?
• How do I deal with strong resistance or even intimidation?

We do this by practising with actors based on your own case. For those who want, you can practice the most difficult conversations by trying out different styles a few times.

13:00 to 17:30: Your own presentations and learning from each other

On the last day of class, based on your own SWOT analysis and the lessons learned over the past weeks, you will present a plan of action to increase your effectiveness.

Expected results

The master class will help you bridge the gap from the position of professional to the position of effective trusted advisor. The course deepens your skills to get managers, groups and obstructionists moving, to facilitate difficult dilemmas and to integrate latest insights, best practices and tips into your own approach.

Led by experienced trainers, you will improve your ability to position yourself as a full interlocutor of the board, senior management and front-line.

The master class delivers a concrete plan of action and a certificate of participation from The Compliance Academy with 24 PE/PO points.

For whom.

Security and privacy professionals, and (future) managers who want to work on their skills under the guidance of experienced experts - and together with a group of like-minded people. With the aim of gaining more insight into how these skills can be developed and strengthened.

After the masterclass, you will have:

• strengthened skills, developed greater self-insight and a better understanding of others;
• gained insight into governance, organisational processes, communication and (political) power relations;
• gained a broader or new perspective, thanks to cooperation with experienced teachers, professional actors and participants from various organisations.

Register

• Maximum number of participants 10 persons.
• Registration is not optional; please read the cancellation conditions of SURFacademy meetings.