Leadership Essentials

Leadership Essentials is for mid-level managers currently managing teams of associates and needing additional leadership development as their roles grow in negotiation, strategy, and leading change management within their organization.

PROGRAM FORMAT

The program consists of ten classes offered in five two-day sessions over a period of six months. Courses include 7 days of core curriculum, with 3 additional electives chosen by class participants.

TARGET AUDIENCE

Target Audience is Managers with several years of supervisory experience, appropriate for building leadership competencies in core management teams.  

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

Core Curriculum
Building A Dynamic Team (1 Day)
  • Examine what makes dynamic, effective work groups
  • Identify appropriate responses for resolving team problems
Presenting for Results (1 Day)
  • Discuss best practices in presentation skills
  • Learn to plan and deliver a dynamic and effective presentation
Improving Your Team (1 Day)
  • Build trust with colleagues through learning to accept conflict as a positive, necessary element to growth
  • Accept conflict as a positive, necessary element to growth
  • Appreciate the need for commitment to team principles and organizational goals
Negotiating for Success (2 Days)
  • Understand the concepts of negotiation based on mutual interest and benefit
  • Learn and practice a series of steps for working through a negotiation
Strengthening Your Team and Leadership (2 Days)
  • Determine five strengths themes as a result of taking the Strengthsfinder assessment
  • Identify ways to work together as a team to optimize everyone's potential
 
Electives
An additional three (3) days of classes are chosen by the program participants to meet common training priorities. Possible electives include:
  • Building Trust in the Workplace
  • Change, Creativity and Innovation
  • Business Ethics
  • Effective Decision Making
  • Critical Thinking
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Finance for Non-Financial Manager
  • Prioritization and Effective Meetings
  • Managing Expectations and Performance
  • Project Management
  • Overcoming the Five Dysfunctions of a Team
  • Strategic Alignment
 

PROGRAM DETAILS

Program Cost: $5,000
Program Length: 6 months
Time: 7:30 a.m. - 3:30p.m.
Dates: Sept 10/11, Oct 8/9, Nov 19/20 of 2013 & Jan 14/15, Feb 11/12 of 2014
Location: Belmont University's Massey Business Center