Fundamentals of Leadership

Impact on the Organization

Today, leaders must continually adapt their leadership and communication styles to address diverse situations, new challenges, and emerging opportunities. After setting the organization’s overall direction, today’s effective leaders draw from multiple approaches for inspiring the workforce and increasing involvement and “ownership” at all levels. To build confidence and trust, they must learn how to choose the right approaches for each situation – leading flexibly while remaining thoroughly consistent about the messages, behaviors, and values that matter most.

Learning Objectives

• Identify the traits of effective leadership
• Create a vision and goals for your department or organization
• Develop a plan for communicating your vision and goals to your employees
• Identify the four basic leadership styles
• Learn how to effectively apply situational leadership techniques

Program Description

Fundamentals of Leadership will help managers and executives understand the leadership styles and techniques most likely to enhance productivity and profitability, improve employee involvement, and build trust. This module explores leadership and communication styles through the use of proven assessment measurement tools that can be expanded to include 360° feedback. Participants identify the characteristics of effective leaders, and gain deep insight into the importance of providing both direction and vision to the people they manage.

Time Investment

Typically 4 hours.

Customization

This program can be customized to reflect your organization’s procedures, policies, cases, examples, and terminology. Please inquire about these optional consulting services.

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