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Transition to Leadership

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Course description

Transition to Leadership is a tool that will increase the likelihood of success for your new supervisors, team leaders, program managers, and coordinators in their changing roles as new leaders.  Based on contemporary models of leadership and role transition, this course builds the knowledge and skills proven to enable effectiveness in any leadership role, regardless of job title.

Perfect for

Training coordinators, academic librarians, aspiring leaders, new supervisors, program or project managers, or anyone who wants to develop his/her capacity for effective leadership

Why take this course?

To develop self-awareness, confidence, interpersonal effectiveness, and a framework for leading others that will enable new and aspiring leaders to make the shift from individual contributor to leader of people and processes.

What you will learn

  • What it takes to be an effective leader
  • Perspectives on organizational and industry transformation
  • How to manage the transition to leadership

Topics covered include

  • Changing organizational roles and responsibilities
  • Personal experience with change
  • Capacities for leadership
  • Self-assessment instruments for understanding Social Style and Versatility, and the impact of different styles on approaches to leading others
  • Indicators of interpersonal effectiveness and leadership flexibility
  • Emotional intelligence
  • Engaging others
  • Elements of work-life balance
  • Strategies for managing your transition
  • Resources for ongoing leadership development

Course details

Course: M 203

Duration: 2 Days

Fee:

Members:   458.00
Non-Members:   655.00

Instructor: