Leadership Skills Training
| INSTRUCTOR |
Andy Kusi-Appiah |
| LENGTH OF COURSE |
2 full days |
| PRICE |
$850.00 + HST |
| LOCATION |
Holiday Inn & Suites
101 Kanata Avenue, Ottawa |
| DESCRIPTION |
This two day training course is designed to enable managers and team leaders to achieve results, and to develop an efficient workplace environment.
Leadership is a complex process by which the leader influences others to perform and achieve. The leadership attributes – belief, values, ethics, character, knowledge, and skills – are all traits which can be learned.
There are no prerequisites for this course; however, an understanding of the basic concepts of management is an asset. |
| PROGRAM CONTENT |
Lesson 1: Leadership
- Leadership models
- Six practices of top leaders
- The three C’s of leadership
- Leadership and power
- Leadership styles
Lesson 2: Establishing Direction
- The leader as visionary
- Planning
- Executing
- Influence – leading without authority
Lesson 3: Communications
- Effective communications
- Barriers to communications
- Non-verbal communication
- Active listening
- Feedback
- Meetings
- Leadership communications – a model
Lesson 4: Problem Solving
- Steps to problem solving
- Team problem solving
- The leader as a problem solver
Lesson 5: Leadership in Management
- Delegation
- Liaison
- Accountability
- Relationships
Lesson 6: Coach
- The coach as trainer
- The coach as counselor
- Mentoring
- Leaders as learners
Lesson 7: Team Building
- Goal setting
- Team leadership
- Characteristics of a team leader
- Facilitation, mediation, negotiation
Lesson 8: Motivation
- Maslov’s hierarchy of needs
- Herzberg and motivation
- The expectancy theory
- Principles of motivation
- Self actualization in the team
Lesson 9: Leadership Pragmatics
- Leadership and diversity
- Leadership and change
- Leadership and the organization
Lesson 10: The Leader
- Character
- Ethics
- Building excellence
- Emotional intelligence
- Leadership traits
- Positive and negative leaders
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| WHAT YOU WILL LEARN |
- What is leadership? How it is applied? Where is it applied?
- What are the basics of leadership and motivation?
- What is necessary to lead teams?
- How do you integrate this with business management?
- How does one develop skills in communication and negotiation?
- How does one influence peers, subordinates and senior managers?
- How can one become adept at assessing leadership traits and qualities in ourselves and others?
- How can one develop leadership in oneself and others?
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| WHO SHOULD ATTEND |
Executives, task leaders, project managers, and anyone else who is or will be responsible for managing teams or individuals. |
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To pay by cheque or to request an invoice, please print and complete the following Registration Form. Please read and understand the Cancellation Policy before confirming your attendance.
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