Workshop Details

Following the introduction of leadership competencies into the walking and climbing qualification syllabuses, we will examine the positive impact of good leadership, and how we can aspire to grow our leadership toolbox.

Understanding leadership styles and behaviours and their relevance to your practice in the outdoors. Examining what effective leadership behaviours look like, with reference to the leadership competencies within the walking and climbing Awards. Discussing how we can apply these to our daily lives, as well as our practice. Exploring leadership in the context of differing client needs and environments.

Learning more about our preferences and default settings as leaders, and how we can become more aware of our style, behaviours and, ultimately, our impact on those we lead.

A link will be sent out to attendees the day before the event.

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Presenter Details

Dr Samantha McElligott

After completing a joint honours degree in Law and French from Keele University in 2000, Samantha decided to make a career move into the more applied environment of education within the outdoors. She has spent over 25 years working as an Instructor, Coach, Development Trainer, and Expedition Leader on both UK and overseas adventures. Concurrently, she studied Life Coaching and Performance Coaching, NLP and completed both a Postgraduate Diploma in Coaching and Mentoring (Wolverhampton University) and a Postgraduate Certificate of Higher Education (Bangor University). Samantha’s ensuing Ph.D research examined transformational leadership in the context of overseas expeditions, and the impact on participants’ self-esteem. The research was presented at International Sports Psychology Conferences and won the student poster prize at the DSEP conference in Manchester (2013). Her research has been integrated into the Mountain Training Walking Awards, presented as the INSPIRE model.

Samantha is an outdoor enthusiast and is passionate about developing peoples’ potential through the medium of outdoor experiences. Now, she practices as a Mental Health First Aid Trainer and Leadership Consultant specialising in the development of transformational leadership and performance coaching behaviours.  Among other clients, she has worked with the Army Adventurours Training Group since 2016, helping to support Instructors to strengthen knowledge and confidence in developmental theory and techniques across the group.

Start

15/04/2025 09:30

End

15/04/2025 11:00

Total Days

0.2

Maximum Bookings

50

Bookings

45

Venue

Online

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Name

Mountain Training

Phone

01690 720272

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