Preparing for Leadership: What You Need to Take the Lead

You want to become a leader, but are you ready to take that step? Learn how to get noticed and elected for a leadership position and develop the skillset every confident leader needs!

This course is uniquely designed to help leaders-to-be, get ready for their new challenges and responsibilities. Participants discover the heart, soul and mind of true leadership. Participants will also explore leadership roles as strategist, change agent, coach, manager, communicator, mentor and team member. Finally, this course will show participants how to develop their unique leadership style for maximum impact.

What Participants Will Learn

• Discuss which qualities senior management looks for in candidates for leadership positions
• Recognize the challenges that leaders face
• Discover what people expect and respect in a leader
• Identify your leadership style
• Adapt your style to the needs of others
• Get noticed by learning how to look and talk like a leader to build your power and influence
• Identify the strategic alliances you need to build
• Explain strategies for getting others to support your agenda
• Protect yourself against the pitfalls of intra-organizational politics