Overview

Preparing for Leadership: What It Takes to Take the LeadThis leadership training course is uniquely designed to help leaders-to-be get ready for their new challenges and responsibilities. You'll discover the heart, soul and mind of true leadership. Through role-playing, self-assessment tests and other leadership training scenarios, you'll explore leadership roles as strategist, change agent, coach, manager, communicator, mentor and team member. And you'll learn how to develop your unique leadership style for maximum impact.Who Should AttendUnderstand what a leader is…and is notProject a more dynamic imageDiscover your own unique leadership styleDetermine which leadership attributes you already possessApply lessons learned through leadership training to take on your first leadership position with greater confidenceGet noticed by learning how to look and talk like a leaderFind out what people expect and respect in a leaderApply lessons learned through leadership training to refine your skills in gaining and using power and influence positivelyLearn how to motivate a team, including “difficult people”Protect yourself against the pitfalls of intra-organizational politicsDiscuss which qualities senior management looks for in candidates for leadership positionsUnderstand the challenges you will face as a leaderDiscover your leadership styleLearn to adapt your style to the needs of othersDescribe how to project the positive professional image of a leaderIllustrate ways that leaders can build their power and influenceIdentify the strategic alliances you need to buildExplain strategies for getting others to support your agendaAssess the things that really motivateDesign your strategies for being noticed and selected to be a leaderPosition Yourself to Compete for Leadership AssignmentsDeploy Your Strengths and Maximize Your PotentialAvoid Pitfalls and Overcome ObstaclesBuild Your Power, Prestige, and Political SavvySurvive Organizational PoliticsCreate a Plan to Transform Yourself into a LeaderDescribe the Qualities Senior Management Looks for in Candidates for Leadership PositionsExplain What Followers Expect from LeadersIdentify Your Major Strengths and Areas for Improvement as a LeaderDescribe the Importance of Trust and Its Effects on FollowersIdentify the Four Leadership StylesAssess Your Leadership StyleDevelop the Most Effective Leadership Style for Your PositionIdentify and Use Effective Communication PatternsIdentify the Types of Subjects Leaders DiscussCreate a Vision, Set Direction, and Give Instructions That Are Understood and FollowedExplain the Benefits of Vision, Mission, and Values Statements That Are Thoroughly ImplementedProject the Image and Speak the Language of a LeaderProject the Image of a LeaderDescribe Ways That Leaders Can Build Their Power and InfluenceExpand Your Power Network By Developing Key RelationshipsUnderstand Precautions to Take in Exercising Power and InfluenceDifferentiate Between Good Politics and Bad PoliticsExplain Why Leaders Must Understand and Participate in Organizational PoliticsDescribe How Leaders Develop and Advance Their Leadership AgendaExplain Strategies for Getting Others to Support Your AgendaCope with and Survive the Agendas of AdversariesExplain the Things That Really Motivate PeopleList the Factors That Make People Act the Way They DoExplain How to Handle Former Peers Who Resist Your AuthorityDescribe How to Handle Difficult PeopleAny manager who needs leadership training to step into a leadership role or who is about to take on a new leadership assignment..How Will You BenefitUnderstand what a leader is…and is notProject a more dynamic imageDiscover your own unique leadership styleDetermine which leadership attributes you already possessApply lessons learned through leadership training to take on your first leadership position with greater confidenceGet noticed by learning how to look and talk like a leaderFind out what people expect and respect in a leaderApply lessons learned through leadership training to refine your skills in gaining and using power and influence positivelyLearn how to motivate a team, including “difficult people”Protect yourself against the pitfalls of intra-organizational politicsWhat You Will CoverIs There a Leader in You?What Do Leaders Talk About?What Is Your Leadership Image?How Can You Build Your Influence and Power?How Can You Develop Key Relationships?How Should You Handle Organizational Politics?How Can You Motivate People?Methods to Approach the First Day, Week, Month and Year of LeadershipOutlineLEARNING OBJECTIVESLESSON ONEIs There a Leader in You?LESSON TWOYour Leadership StyleWhat Do Leaders Talk About? What Is Your Leadership Image?LESSON THREEHow Can You Build Your Influence and Power? How Should You Handle Organizational Politics?How Can You Motivate People?