"Fire & Shield’s Indirect Leadership training has enabled our team of Technical Fellows to develop a unified language for advocating and reinforcing the FIRE and SHIELD principles, thereby enhancing our influence on project teams and key stakeholders. It brought us closer as a team, and we are still applying the tools and techniques we learned to this day."
Brian Hoemke
Senior Technical Fellow,
Woodward, Inc.
Indirect Leadership
Leadership is for everyone. Many believe that if we don’t have formal personnel responsibilities, we aren’t truly leaders. However, indirect leadership is everywhere, and you’re already practicing it in countless ways.
Are you a specialist or project manager who leads others without having formal authority? Does your work require you to influence and drive results through others without that last star on your shoulder? This course is the shortcut to mastering indirect leadership.
In today’s workplace, more and more work is organized around projects rather than classical hierarchical structures. In such roles, we still need to navigate and lead our colleagues to achieve results, yet we can’t rely on the magic word “must.”
Instead, we depend on our ability to sway and inspire our colleagues to follow our lead and gather them around an agenda or technology. At the same time, we must have strong relationships with our stakeholders and leaders above us to support our purpose. All this, while often bearing significant responsibility with limited formal authority.
"This is one of the few courses available which truly recognizes the importance of an indirect leadership role and how difficult it is to create results without formal management authority. Wonderfully pragmatic and easy to implement"
Karin Nykjær Nielsen
HSQ Partner,
Coor
A program customized 100% to your role and organization
Our personal templates from 25 years of leadership experience
A well-tested shortcut to succeeding in the leadership role
A dedicated hotline for constant support and guidance
Your Investment:
Price: Our courses take place either individually or as internal courses with 5-10 per team.
Group Program: 150.000 DKK + VAT for 5 modules (excluding individual sessions) for the first team. 115.000 DKK + VAT for the following teams with the same program.
Individual Program: 37.500 DKK + VAT for 5 modules, 41.500 kr. for 6 modules
3,500 DKK per individual session with a minimum purchase of 10 sessions.
Location: We offer training at your preferred location, whether at your premises, ours, online, or a combination.
Tailoring Your Program
The Indirect Leadership course is designed as 5-6 modules of 2.5-3 hours each, spanning 4-5 months. It can be taken individually or as a group, and we highly recommend doing it internally as a team, e.g., a team of System Managers, Tech Leads, Environmental and Occupational Health Managers, etc. This structure with a small team will also provide you with a close support group and a sparring network that you can maintain beyond the course.
Meet Your Instructors:
We are Johnny Sørensen and Elize Dimare, the driving force behind the program. Together, we bring over 45 years of practical leadership experience. In addition to our roles as advisors and leadership trainers, we regularly assume interim leadership positions, ensuring our skills stay finely honed and allowing us to apply our theories in real-world scenarios.
We know what it takes to lead without formal authority—because we’ve done it ourselves. Throughout our careers, we’ve worked alongside specialists, project managers, and cross-functional teams, and we’ve experienced firsthand the unique dynamics of indirect leadership.
What a Program Could Look Like:
Module 1: Indirect Leadership and the Fire & Shield Basics
- The role of the indirect leader
- Profile of your leadership style
- Tools for more effective workplace communication
Module 2: Leading in All Directions
- Understanding and mastering the balance between influencing and leading
- Fire & Shield™ tools for upward and lateral leadership
- Being a constructive initiator and driver
Module 3: The FIRE Toolbox
- Focus on the Fire mindset
- How to create momentum, drive and energy in projects
- Prioritizing enthusiasm and follow-up instead of pressuring colleagues
Module 4: The SHIELD Toolbox
- Focus on Shield – psychological safety and trust
- Tools to reduce worry and avoid unnecessary conflict
- Communicating directly and clearly
Module 5: Combining Fire & Shield
- Bringing Fire & Shield elements together
- Applying the techniques to real-life examples
- Tips and tricks for improved performance
Module 6: Becoming the Best Version of an Indirect Leader
- Reflection and knowledge sharing
- Learning across the group through the Fire & Shield™ method
- Continued development using Fire & Shield™
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