Course Description
Do you know the qualities of a good leader? Do you exhibit those traits, or know your leadership style? Do you desire to become a better leader? Whether you've been leading for decades or just assumed command of your first team, this course on "Defining Leadership" can help you hone skills that will make you an effective team builder, mentor, and vision keeper. The key is communication, honesty, and credibility, and this course will teach you how to utilize those traits to gain trust and develop insight into your team.
Leadership is about constant growth, and this course will give you the tools to refine your leadership skills while helping you cultivate your empathy, intuition, and impact. You'll learn when to apply different leadership styles in management, like micro v. macro-managing, as well as how to guide and grow your team through change and open communication. Learn how to identify the strengths and weaknesses of your team and new ways to inspire and challenge them. This leadership training course will also show you how to communicate your organization’s vision, and the importance of goal setting in leadership. You can put the wisdom and advice that you'll learn here into practice immediately.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand the various leadership styles
- Adopt and implement effective leadership traits
- Understand the importance of communication in leadership
- Discover why mentoring is important in leadership
- Learn how empathy and sympathy can be a tool for team-building
- Become a better team-builder and team player as a leader
- Learn how to better support business objectives as a vision keeper and goat setter
- Gain useful methods and techniques for better goal setting, time management, and delegation
- Learn the importance of flexibility as a leader
Skills You Will Learn
- Influencing Skills
- Leadership Development
- Leadership Psychology
- Leadership Studies
- Leadership Analysis
- Motivational Leadership
What You'll Learn
- Identify and apply the various leadership styles, including when to micro-manage versus macro-manage
- Develop core leadership traits and use communication, honesty, and credibility to build trust
- Mentor, build, and inspire your team by recognizing member strengths and weaknesses
- Communicate your organization's vision and set goals as a vision keeper and goal setter
- Apply practical methods for goal setting, time and project management, and delegation
- Use empathy, intuition, and flexibility to guide your team through change
Key Takeaways
- Effective leadership rests on communication, honesty, and credibility to gain trust and develop insight into your team.
- Different leadership styles, such as micro-managing and macro-managing, should be applied to fit the situation.
- Mentoring, empathy, and sympathy are tools that strengthen team-building and help a leader grow their team.
- A leader supports business objectives by keeping the vision and setting goals, supported by priorities, time management, and delegation.
- Leadership is about constant growth, including flexibility and learning lessons through change and open communication.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this course for?
It is for anyone who wants to become a better leader, whether you have been leading for decades or have just assumed command of your first team.
What topics does the course cover?
It covers leadership styles and traits, mentoring, intuition, sympathy and empathy, team building, vision keeping, goal setting, setting priorities, time and project management, the art of delegation, team member strengths, leadership communication, learning lessons, and being a flexible leader.
What skills will I gain?
You will develop influencing skills, leadership development, leadership psychology, leadership studies, leadership analysis, and motivational leadership, including becoming a better team builder, mentor, and vision keeper.
Can I apply what I learn right away?
Yes. The course states that you can put the wisdom and advice you learn into practice immediately.
How does the course approach communication?
It teaches the importance of communication in leadership and how to use communication, honesty, and credibility to gain trust and guide your team through change with open communication.
