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Program Details

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What is leadership?

This session focuses on identifying and understanding the similarities and differences between leadership and management. Topics covered include:

The Impact of Leadership on an Organization

The success or failure of any organization is a direct result of its leaders. Understanding how leadership directly or indirectly affects an organization is a critical step towards leadership mastery. Topics covered include:

Various Stages of Leadership Development

There are a number of stages that leaders naturally go through that can increase their leadership abilities. These stages are sometimes stimulated by the situation in which the leaders find themselves. Clear understanding of these stages allows an organization to create conditions that contribute to the development of their leaders. Topics covered include:

Fundamental Qualities of Leaders

The possession of key qualities can give a leader untold power. When leaders possess all of these qualities they become truly great. Being aware of these qualities can expedite the development of a potential leader. Topics covered include:

Organizational Productivity

One of the biggest opportunities for improving an organization lies in increasing the productivity of its workforce. Some surveys have shown that over 75 per cent of workers feel they can be significantly more productive. The opportunity for improvement is tremendous. Topics covered include:

Dynamics of a Team

Almost everything in an organization revolves around team work. Even people that work on projects without dealing directly with others will have an impact on anyone in the organization who will later contribute to those projects. It's imperative to understand that everyone in an organization is interconnected and thus are working on the same team. Topics covered include:

Adaptive Leadership Styles

In times of organizational growth the leadership style needs to be different than in times of crisis. Often particular situations or stages of organizational development require a specific leadership style. The ability of a leader to provide the leadership style required by the situation is critical to the success of the organization. Topics covered include:

Leadership Greatness

One of the best ways to learn about leadership is to study great leaders. In order to gather a deeper understanding of great leadership this session will involve a close examination of great leaders throughout time. Topics covered include:

Personal Leadership Development

Personal development of one's leadership abilities is always difficult. In this module we will explore ways to challenge yourself and develop your leadership skills. Topics covered include:

The Leadership Paradigm

Leadership is a way of thinking that changes behaviour. Understanding leadership as the outcome of a set of values, concepts, and practices can help you develop your leadership abilities. Topics covered include:

Business Fundamentals

One of the keys to leading an organization is to understand the fundamentals of business. Topics covered include:

Leadership Review, Exam & Participant Evaluation

This final module will serve as a review session for all topics. Following this, all participants will complete an exam and be asked to provide suggestions for improving the course.