Management and Leadership Training Workshops
Proven
Leadership Skills The
Leadership Training Institute offers workshops that teach participants
to confidently use proven methods of management leadership
to lead people and help them plan, organize
and control their work assignments. Workshop
participants will also learn to use resources made available to them more
effectively.
On-Site
Workshops: can be tailored to the needs of client
organization and delivered on-site at time and location
of client choice.
Workshop Objectives:
At
the 90-day post-workshop assessment, participants will
have:
- Demonstrated
(on the job) an understanding that the intuitive style
of leadership (self-centered, directive) will only
work in special circumstances and will have made noticeable
improvement in working themselves toward a management
leadership style (participatory, empowering)
- Spent
more time "leading and managing" and less
time "doing"
- Used
the action planning process to plan and implement
at least one important initiative that has a positive
impact on business results
- Used
the decision-making technique on the job to arrive
at sound decisions that have or will have a positive
impact on business results
- Demonstrated
greater ability to function in teamwork situations
- Developed
and successfully used a system of control by exception
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Management and Leadership Workshop - The Myth of Charisma
In every single business undertaking, leadership is an essential factor. It is such an important ingredient that thousands of books have been written about the subject and the concept has been studied for hundreds of years. However, one of the problems that are faced by the aspiring leader is a lack of agreement on what actually comprises leadership. The only way to understand leadership is to read lots of books, watch, analyze and understand your leader. From this you will gather information about things to do and things not to do. This is a sorry reflection on such an important subject.
The greatest problem associated with understanding leadership is that the writers have gathered stories, anecdotes and legends and written them down as if they are a universal truth. Unfortunately, they derive most of their leadership information from the leaders that they study. These leaders have achieved some sort of recognition in the media and are portrayed as flamboyant and heroic leadership personalities. They are often described as being charismatic and much is written and analyzed regarding their differences to "normal people." This has led to the belief that all leaders must be charismatic and have strong personalities.
This popular model of leadership is far from the truth. The most effective leaders are humble, self-effacing and reasonably quiet. They are the very opposite of the popular conception of a leader as described in the media. They go about their work thoughtfully and quietly. Yes, they do have presence and they do have an effect on their followers where ever they go. They are unfailingly optimistic and positive. Very rarely will you hear any negative comment from an effective leader.
Effective leaders are not charismatic, they are not tough, they are not flamboyant and they are not demanding the limelight all the time. They do have special qualities and the most important one is the ability to create followers. They are fair and would prefer their followers to receive the plaudits for great achievements rather than themselves. They do have a sense of humor and can see vividly, the ridiculousness of some situations. They are not afraid to ask questions and to admit that they don't know. They are prepared to admit their mistakes, to apologize and to ask for help.
If you are an aspiring leader measure yourself against the criteria listed above and ask yourself what do you have to do different to meet them. Before you decide that you are going to have a charisma transplant to help your leadership qualities, just remember that the leaders who attract a lot of study and media attention are often flawed. They are considered to be effective in spite of some of their publicly described leadership characteristics.
Source: Peter L. Mitchell
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