Practical Leadership
Course Description Overview
You have developed skills to be successful in your field. In this course, you will learn the practical skills you need to be an effective leader in your organization.
Leadership enhances the skills employees at all levels need to be truly successful. When you learn practical leadership skills, you'll have the ability to motivate, coach, communicate with, and teach employees in such a way that they are more effective in their jobs and, as a result, you become more effective in your job.
In this course, you will learn practical leadership skills.
You will:
- Transition from an individual contributor to a leader.
- Develop an effective team.
- Lead a team effectively.
- Increase your effectiveness in leading different types of teams.
- Develop a team mission, values statement, and vision to achieve business results.
Individuals taking this course may be new managers and individual contributors seeking to develop or enhance leadership abilities with practical skills.
For this course, you will need one computer for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations:
- 1 GHz or faster 32-bit (x86) or 64-bit (x64) processor
- 1 gigabyte (GB) RAM (32-bit) or 2 GB RAM (64-bit)
- 16 GB available hard disk space (32-bit) or 20 GB (64-bit)
- CD-ROM drive (if installing any software from a CD-ROM)
- Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
- 1,024 x 768 resolution monitor recommended
- Network cards and cabling for local network access
- Internet access (contact your local network administrator)
- Printer (optional) or an installed printer driver
- Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Lesson 1: Transitioning from Individual Contributor to Leader
Topic A: Define Leadership
Topic B: Identify Your Leadership Style
Topic C: Redefine Your Role
Lesson 2: Developing an Effective Team
Topic A: Build an Effective Team
Topic B: Coach for Performance
Topic C: Empower Your Team Members
Lesson 3: Leading a Team Effectively
Topic A: Influence for Results
Topic B: Lead Your Team Through Organizational Change
Lesson 4: Leading Different Types of Teams
Topic A: Work with Different Types of Teams
Topic B: Overcome Communication Barriers
Topic C: Overcome Issues Among Team Members
Lesson 5: Aligning Your Strategy for Business Results
Topic A: Establish a Team Mission
Topic B: Determine Team Core Values
Topic C: Write a Team Vision Statement