Leadership Skill Development Program – Level Two

Lead to Succeed

A Two-Day Workshop for Managers Ready to Lead With Greater Confidence and Consistency
“Competence builds confidence. Confidence builds influence.”

There is a specific, often invisible plateau that many managers hit about a year into their first leadership role.

The basics are working. Teams are not in chaos.

But something is still missing: consistency. The manager who handled last month’s conflict well freezes during this month’s. The team member who responded to clear direction in one situation pushes back in another. Leadership stops being about surviving the role and starts being about mastering it, and that mastery does not happen by accident.
Lead to Succeed is IKTAR’s second-level advanced leadership training Pakistan program, built for managers who have moved past the basic transition into leadership and are now ready to develop the consistency, influence, and judgment that separates a competent manager from a genuinely trusted leader. Where Learning to Lead focuses on the foundational shift into leadership, Lead to Succeed focuses on sustaining strong leadership under pressure, across difficult people, and over time.
This program assumes a working knowledge of basic leadership and builds deliberately on it, rather than repeating introductory material participants have likely already encountered.

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Who This Program Is For

Lead to Succeed is designed for:

• Managers with at least one year of leadership experience who have moved past the basics but want to lead with greater consistency
• Team leads who have completed Learning to Lead or an equivalent foundational program and are ready for the next stage
• Mid-level managers preparing for promotion to senior management who need to demonstrate stronger leadership maturity
• Managers who handle some situations well but struggle with specific recurring challenges: difficult conversations, underperformers, or competing team personalities
• Organizations wanting a structured progression path that takes new managers beyond survival mode into genuine leadership capability

If your managers have stopped making rookie mistakes but have not yet become the leaders your organization needs them to be, Lead to Succeed closes that gap.

What Participants Learn

By the end of the two days, participants will be able to:

• Lead with consistency across different personalities, moods, and team situations rather than reacting case by case
• Handle underperformance directly and fairly without damaging the relationship or avoiding the conversation altogether
• Build genuine influence with their team that does not depend solely on positional authority
• Navigate competing priorities and pressure from above and below without losing composure or direction
• Read team dynamics accurately and intervene before small frictions become real problems
• Develop a personal leadership style that is authentic and sustainable rather than borrowed or performative

Methodology

Program Structure and Methodology

Format: Two-day in-person workshop
Prerequisite Recommended: completion of Learning to Lead or at least one year of active leadership experience
Group Size: Optimal cohort of 12 to 20 participants
Methodology: Case-based discussion, advanced role plays, peer coaching exercises, and structured reflection on participants’ own real leadership situations
Delivery Options: Public workshop with scheduled dates, or in-house program customized to your organization

Because participants arrive with real leadership experience, this program leans heavily on case-based discussion of their own actual situations rather than hypothetical scenarios. Much of the value comes from structured peer coaching, where participants work through each other’s real challenges under facilitator guidance.

Why IKTAR

IKTAR does not deliver Lead to Succeed as a generic continuation course. Every cohort begins with a brief diagnostic conversation about the specific leadership challenges participants are currently facing, so the case discussions and role plays in the room reflect real, current situations rather than textbook examples.
This program is led by Shafqat Jilani, a Certified Master Trainer (Futures Group, Washington DC) with over 25 years of experience developing managers and leaders across Pakistan’s manufacturing, services, banking, and social sectors. The progression from Learning to Lead to Lead to Succeed reflects a deliberate design: leadership is not mastered in two days, and pretending otherwise does a disservice to both the manager and the organization investing in them.
Following the workshop, IKTAR provides a free training review report identifying each participant’s specific growth areas and practical next steps for continued development.

Public Training Workshops

Open Public Training Workshops

Scheduled training sessions held at IKTAR’s facilities or partner venues in Lahore. Open to participants from any organization. Ideal for organizations sending one to five people, or for individuals investing in their own professional development

Scheduled dates published in advance | Meet and learn with professionals from other organizations | Cost-effective for small teams | Immediate availability without minimum group size | Certificate of completion issued

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In-House Customized Programs

Customized In-House Training Solutions

Training designed exclusively for your organization and delivered at your premises or a venue of your choice. IKTAR conducts a Training Needs Analysis first, then develops a program that reflects your organization’s specific context, challenges, and objectives.

Designed around your actual training gaps | Delivered at your location across Pakistan | Consistent messaging for your entire team | Flexible scheduling around your operations | Higher ROI for teams of 10 or more | Ongoing support and follow-up available

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What Organizations Say About IKTAR Training

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Shafqat is well experienced trainer familiar with Competency Based Education and Training CBET & Quality Assurance QA / Quality Control QC of Training

Moustafa WahbaTVET Consultant

I don’t hesitate in placing Shafqat Jilani among the best trainers in the country. He always explores modern approaches, creative skills, innovative ideas and relevant case studies. Any enterprise looking for training services in human development, strategic planning, development of selling & marketing skills, improvement in presentation skills, policy & strategy development, polishing decision-making skills, introduction of modern approaches etc. must opt IKTAR as a Trainer.

Zulfiqar Ahmad HBL

Mr. Shafqat is a thorough gentleman and a perfect professional who keeps his commitments and have all the potential to steer any organization to success. He is a Lead Trainer and Consultant and I for once trust him to deliver effective and mesmerizing trainings as well as innovative solutions. I would like to highly recommend him for training and consulting assignments.

Suhail Iqbal SysComp International (Pvt.) Ltd

KTAR is very good training institute, as we experienced recently. We sent our team on Leadership training course to IKTAR and found a tremendous change in behavior of our team. IKTAR has been useful in bringing a Paradigm shift in their approach to handle things and now the same employees are very helpful towards other colleagues. I believe, IKTAR training modules makes employees from Followers to Leaders, who not only delivery their own KPIs but also help others to grow to achieve joint goals of the company.

Abdul Wahid QureshiRenacon Pharma

Shafqat Jilani is a a detailed oriented person. Hope his organization can take a lot a benefit from him. Good Luck

Chaudhry Ahmad JawadPakistan Business Forum

I had the opportunity to work with Shafqat Jilani and found him to be a knowledgeable and dedicated business consultant. His practical advice, strategic thinking, and commitment to helping businesses grow make him a valuable professional. I appreciate his guidance and confidently recommend him to anyone seeking business transformation and growth expertise.

Dr. Shafa UllahPower Lion Seed

I know Shafqat from his university days, he had a candid and persuasive personality from the early days. He had bold presentations with innovative and unique ideas complemented by his ability to put this on the paper as well. Teaching and passing on his knowledge to others has always been his passion and he has been doing this very well in his different roles at the present and previous assignments.

M. Zafar IqbalLa Computa Vision LLC

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