Developing Yourself as a Leader

Description

Overview: 

You have transitioned from an individual contributor to a manager, or as an individual contributor, you've acquired practical skills to enhance your leadership abilities.

When you want to take your leadership skills to the next level, you assess your leadership traits, develop your communication skills, and build your reputation. These strategies can increase your ability to effectively influence others and get results.

Course Objectives:

In this course, you will acquire strategies to develop your leadership skills.

You will:

• Define leadership.
• Assess your own leadership traits.
• Establish your leadership development plan.
• Develop your communication skills.
• Build your reputation.

Target Student:

This course is intended for managers, team leads, and individual contributors on techniques and best practices for continual improvement of themselves as leaders.

Lesson 1: Defining Leadership

 Topic A: Identify Leadership Attributes

 Topic B: Identify Leadership Responsibilities

Lesson 2: Assessing Your Leadership Traits

 Topic A: Assess Your Leadership Characteristics

 Topic B: Determine How Colleagues View Your Leadership

 Topic C: Evaluate Factors that Affect Your Leadership

Lesson 3: Establishing Your Leadership Development Plan

 Topic A: Identify Your Destination

 Topic B: Establish Your Map

 Topic C: Build a Leadership Development Plan

Lesson 4: Developing Your Communication Skills

 Topic A: Upgrade Your Listening Skills

 Topic B: Improve Your Communication Effectiveness

Lesson 5: Building Your Reputation

 Topic A: Establish Your Credibility

 Topic B: Use Influence to Get Results