Leadership
NOVA Leadership Colors Accelerator Workshop
Activate NOVA Leadership Colors to build bench strength, lead change and scale trust.
Duration
2 days, 6 hours per day (12 hours)
Format
Online pre-work, 2-day workshop and online post-work debriefs
Cohort size
Agreed at scoping
Language
English and Arabic (bilingual materials)
Overview
Why this workshop
Bench strength is weak globally: only about 12% of companies are confident in their leadership bench (DDI, Global Leadership Forecast 2023). Leaders must also reconcile tensions such as growth versus human outcomes and stability versus agility (Deloitte, 2025 Global Human Capital Trends).
NOVA gives top and middle management a common language (colors, Natural versus Adapted, the Wheel and motivations) for self and team awareness. SLII (D1-D4 and S1-S4) unlocks better coaching and readiness, and Transformational Leadership (the 4 I's) shifts culture and accelerates change.
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Bring this workshop to your team
Tell us about your team, goals and preferred dates and we will propose a tailored NOVA journey.
Assessment
NOVA Profile (30-40 minutes), 1:1 debriefs (45-60 minutes) and a team map debrief (60-90 minutes)
Send an enquiryLearning outcomes
What participants will be able to do
01
Align on the three priority gaps (bench strength, change and trust) and turn them into day-specific goals
02
Read your NOVA snapshot and explain how Natural versus Adapted pressures show up at work
03
Diagnose a team member's development level (D1-D4) and match the leadership style (S1-S4)
04
Convert profiles into development plans for ready-now and ready-in-12 successors
05
Apply the 4 I's of Transformational Leadership to a live change and build a change narrative
06
Identify leader micro-behaviors that raise or erode psychological safety
07
Build a Leadership Operating System with KPIs that sustain change and trust
Target audience
Who this workshop is for
Every cohort is tailored to your teams and the real situations they face at work.
Top management
Middle management responsible for succession, change leadership and team trust
Format and duration
How the learning journey works
Pre-work
Online preparation
Complete the NOVA Profile (30-40 minutes), a micro-survey on bench coverage hotspots, change initiatives and trust risks, and upload two real leadership cases (a succession risk and a change challenge).
Workshop
Two-day training workshop
Day 1 (6 hours) builds the bench with NOVA and leadership coaching. Day 2 (6 hours) leads change and trust with Transformational Leadership and NOVA.
Post-work
Online follow-through
1:1 NOVA debriefs (45-60 minutes), a team map debrief (60-90 minutes) and a 30-day action review.
Workshop outline
Session by session
Day 1
Kick-off and success criteria
Align on the three priority gaps (bench strength, change, trust) and convert them into day-specific goals
Day 1
Leadership bench: where are we now?
Recognize current bench risks and where readiness breaks down (role clarity, coaching cadence, skill gaps)
Day 1
NOVA foundations (colors, Natural versus Adapted, the Wheel)
Read your NOVA snapshot, explain how pressure shows up and identify early stress and fit signals
Day 1
Team situation: diagnose, match, coach
Diagnose development level (D1-D4), choose the matching leadership style (S1-S4) and run a 12-minute coaching cycle
Day 1
Succession lab A: Ready-now / Ready-in-12
Convert profiles into development moves and integrate NOVA motivations with coaching to accelerate readiness
Day 1
Team NOVA Wheel and bench heatmap
Map team composition, spot under-represented energies and decide rotations and mentors to close coverage
Day 1
Commitments and Day 1 readout
Lock two team-situation habits and two pipeline actions per manager
Day 2
Check-in and wins
Surface Day 1 takeaways and connect pipeline actions to your live change program
Day 2
Transformational Leadership (4 I's) mini-masterclass
Apply Idealized Influence, Inspirational Motivation, Intellectual Stimulation and Individualized Consideration to a current change
Day 2
Change case B: AI and operating-model shift
Build a change narrative, map stakeholder styles by NOVA color and tailor interventions
Day 2
Psychological safety: trust you can see
Identify leader micro-behaviors that raise or erode safety and run a red-hot incident debrief
Day 2
Cross-silo collaboration pact
Convert NOVA insights into collaboration habits (decision rights, rhythms, channels) that reduce friction
Day 2
Leadership Operating System (LOS) and KPIs
Build an operating rhythm that sustains change and trust, with measurable KPIs and review forums
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