Developing Leadership: Self-Awareness, Skills, and Strategies

Introduction

The Developing Leadership: Self-Awareness, Skills, and Strategies course is designed to equip individuals at all organizational levels with the insights, abilities, and techniques necessary to unlock their leadership potential. Emphasizing the significance of self-awareness in effective leadership development, this course integrates crucial aspects of self-awareness into every facet of leadership training.

Participants will gain a deeper understanding of themselves and acquire practical tools for leaders on their path to inner transformation.

Objectives

After completing the Developing Leadership: Self-Awareness, Skills, and Strategies course, participants should be able to:

• Realize a higher perspective on leadership
• Critically evaluate their own leadership style
• Bolster personal power and effectiveness
• Build on their innate leadership qualities
• Develop emotional intelligence in various leadership roles
• Channel key interpersonal skills to lead others
• Discover and leverage internal strengths for effective leadership
• Enhance team development using unique personal strengths
• Improve communication skills to lead through change
• Understand and relate to individuals within the organization
• Navigate common HR issues and challenging interpersonal dynamics
• Apply intelligence that enhances organizational performance
• Increase staff cooperation, motivation, productivity, and profitability
• Gain a clearer understanding of their future potential
• Manage personal and others' emotions effectively
• Resolve conflicts more efficiently
• Foster greater employee commitment, cooperation, and motivation

Training Methodology

• Self-assessment tools
• Interactive workshops
• Reflection exercises
• Role-playing scenarios
• Peer feedback sessions
• Case studies
• Leadership simulations
• Group discussions
• Coaching and mentoring
• Real-world problem-solving activities

Course Outline

Unit 1: Master Keys of Effective Leadership

• Principles of leadership
• The mind and heart of the leader
• Practices of influential leaders
• The five roles of leaders
• Leadership self-assessment
• Rebalancing leadership style for optimal results

Unit 2: Towards Emotional Self-Awareness

• Empowerment through personal power
• Achieving success via emotional excellence
• Self-leadership through inner mastery
• Positivity as a key to success
• Time management and personal productivity
• Personality integrity as guidance
• Developing a strategic plan for life and career

Unit 3: Mastering People Skills

• Understanding interdependence
• Effective communication
• The active listening model
• Communication styles
• Constructive conflict resolution
• Principles of influence and persuasion
• Skillful speaking and presenting
• The art of win-win negotiation

Unit 4: Building and Leading Extraordinary Teams

• Distinguishing highly effective teams from traditional work groups
• Common elements in great team performance
• Types of teams
• Phases of creating effective teams
• Team dynamics and functioning
• Leadership styles in team settings
• Trust-based and change-led leadership

Unit 5: Performance Management

• Enhancing coaching and performance discussions with a self-aware leadership approach
• Igniting team creativity
• Practical coaching techniques
• Conducting effective performance discussions
• Positive discipline through clear expectations
• Effective delegation and empowerment
• The situational leadership model
• Analyzing development needs
• Using functional tools for performance management