Description

Course Description

This course examines foundational principles and lays the framework for developing effective leadership skills. It takes a deep dive into advanced concepts and techniques and how they can be applied for success in the modern workplace. There are some traits that all great leaders have in common: presence, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and ethical values are a few. This course is designed for managers, supervisors, and individuals who would like to enhance these traits and advance their thinking, behavior, and actions to prepare for new leadership challenges.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Apply emotional intelligence competencies to enhance individual, team, and organizational performance
Develop a strong leadership presence by capitalizing on strengths and talents
Demonstrate flexibility in your leadership approach to maximize effectiveness
Shape your interactions with others
Develop the emotional intelligence of a team
Solve ethical dilemmas
Take intelligent, calculated risks to achieve strategic objectives
Take an active role in your leadership development

COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE

Defining Leadership

What is leadership
Trait vs. process leadership
Assigned vs. emergent leadership
Power-based leadership
The leadership-management continuum

Leadership and Power/Five bases of Power

Five bases of power
Reverent power
Expert power
Legitimate power
Reward Power
Coercive power
Leadership and management

Leading with Vision and Inspiration

What makes a good leader?
Is leadership a trait?
Historical shifts in trait perspective
5-Factor Personality Model and Leadership
Neuroticism
Extraversion
Openness
Agreeableness
Conscientiousness
Emotional intelligence and leadership

Cultural Dimensions and Leadership

Meta-analysis of gender and leadership effectiveness
Cultural dimensions
Clusters of world cultures
Characteristics of clusters
Developing leadership with strategic thinking
Nested model framework

Committing to Leadership

Skills model of leadership
Blake-Mouton Grid
Balancing people and productivity
Situational leadership
Path-Goal theory

Transformational Leadership

Transformational leadership factors
Transformational leadership examples
Model the way
Inspire a shared vision
Challenge the process
Enable others to act
Encourage the heart

Team Leadership

Team leadership
Psychodynamic approach
Eric Berne and transactional analysis
Carl Jung and personality

Leadership Assessment

Assessment road map
Developmental readiness
Leadership architecture
How to accelerate leadership development