Leadership Skills for Women

Description:

The course was designed to cover critical business and professional development topics in the shortest time possible. With a wealth of hands-on exercises, the course keeps you engaged and help you retain critical skills.

For women who want to become business leaders, this course uses self-study activities to help readers understand and develop the leadership skills required for business success. Topics include communication styles, team building, differences between male and female leadership styles, and much more.

Duration: One day

Table of Contents:

Section 1: The Characteristics of Effective Leaders
Test Your Leadership Potential
Many Styles of Leadership
What Style Are You?
A Leader’s Attitude Affects Productivity
A Leader’s Attitude and Vision
Identifying a Leadership Model
Prejudices Against Women as Leaders
Working with Men

Section 2: Leading Your Team
Rate Yourself as an Effective Team Builder
Characteristics of Highly-Cohesive Teams
Seven Basics of Team Leadership
Characteristics of Team Members
Evaluate Your Team Players?
What Motivates Your Team?
Strategies for Motivating Team Players

Section 3: Planning Tools
Goal Setting
Goal Success Exercise
Involve Your Team in Goal Setting
Getting Organized
Leaders and Time Management
Leaders and Meetings
How to Delegate Skillfully
Decision Making and Leadership

Section 4: Leaders are Problem Solvers
Conflict Resolution Styles
Resolving Conflict
Managing Difficult People
Difficult People Leadership Exercise
Coaching and Counseling
The Art of Feedback and Using I Messages
How to Use Positive Anger
Stress Busters

Section 5: Developing Personal Power

Section 6: Summary Having It All
The Benefits of Being a Woman Leader
Professional Development Summary Review
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