Overview: There Is Really No Such Thing As a Born Leader. Becoming an Effective Leader

Leadership Foundation Certificate Program

Overview: There is really no such thing as a born leader. Becoming an effective leader is actually a journey defined by experience, self-awareness and personal development. Leaders need to develop and hone their abilities throughout their career.

The Leadership Foundations Certificate program is about great leadership and you. We help you understand what makes a leader great and how to incorporate that knowledge into how you lead -- in a way that makes sense and is authentic to who you are and how you are.

This personal journey of learning, application and discovery focuses on what it takes for each individual to be the kind of leader, who can inspire, engage and empower others to achieve results.

Description: The Leadership Foundation Certificate is a hands-on, multi-layered learning experience. The overall approach is to provide framework for understanding of who you are as a leader, where you want your team or organization to go, and how you are going to get there.

There are 3 components to the program:

Part I. The 5-Day Essential Leadership Experience - Includes 5 days of core leadership curriculum held with a single cohort group from diverse industries and experiences. This program provides an opportunity for peer-to-peer learning, which we believe is essential for leadership development. The core curriculum is designed to enhance your effectiveness as a leader by developing capabilities in the areas of personal leadership, implementing strategy, influencing others, effective coaching and mentoring and leading sustainable change.

Part II. The 3-Day Individual Experience Electives – Participants choose any 3 single-day electives. This allows participants to customize their leadership and learning experiences to address their specific needs and situations. The 3 days of electives include areas such as communication, management skills, leadership development, innovation and change, as well as business fundamentals. (See Program Outline for list of eligible programs.)

Part III. Leadership in Action Project – To help you frame your learning and apply it to your work when you complete the Leadership Foundations Certificate, there is a hands-on Leadership In Action Project. This begins with a personal assessment of your leadership strengths, and ends with a leadership roadmap.

Audience: This program is appropriate for experienced managers of managers or supervisors, or middle or upper-level staff managers with no direct reports, who are responsible for leading and influencing others to deliver organizational strategy.

Benefits: Unleash your own leadership potential and become the kind of leader who can inspire, engage and empower others to achieve results by:

Leadesp | Business Acu  Maximizing the impact of your leadership gifts by putting your leadership persona into various dimensions  Creating and communicating a compelling sense of purpose and direction to your organization  Influencing and engaging others, including peers and higher level managers to achieve your goals  Developing, motivating and empowering individuals to connect day-to-day work with organizational strategy  Building your skills in personally chosen areas to have the most impact on your specific business challenges.

Outline: In this intensive program you will participate in a:

5-Day Essential Leadership Experience

 Exploring Dimensions of Personal Leadership  Making Strategy Accessible and Relevant  Influencing Without Authority  Leading Sustainable Change  Coaching & Mentoring to Excellent Performance

3-Day Individual Experience Electives (Choose any 3 of the following programs):

 Change Leaders Toolkit  Implementing Innovation  Performance Management  Personal Branding for Organizational Success  Managing with Different Leadership Styles  Strengths Based Leadership  Building Effective Teams  Communication Skills  Effective Presentations  Managing Conflict  Negotiating Mutual Success  Business Writing for Results  Train-the-Trainer: How Adults Learn  Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certificate (Introduction to Six Sigma)  Building and Sustaining a Customer Service Culture  Introduction to Project Management  Finance for Non-Financial Managers  Facilitations Skills for Project Managers

Leadership In Action Project

Leadesp | Business Acu Program Dates:

Jan. 29, Feb. 5, 12, 19 & 26, 2013

(plus 3 days of electives)

Pricing: $4,850.00*

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