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Proven Leadership Skills

The Leadership Training Institute offers classes that teach participants to confidently use proven methods of management leadership to lead people and help them plan, organize and control their work assignments. Class participants will also learn to use resources made available to them more effectively.

On-Site Classes: can be tailored to the needs of client organization and delivered on-site at time and location of client choice.

Class Objectives:

At the 90-day post-class 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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Leadership Class: 3 Ways to Exhibit Effective Leadership in the Workplace

Leadership in the workplace is not about a position. It is about using your influence to get things done. Some leaders are in formal leadership roles based on organizational structure, and they have the advantage of position power. However, position power is only one way that leaders can influence what happens in the workplace. Leaders can emerge from virtually any position in an organization if they practice basic leadership skills. Here are three ways to exhibit effective leadership in the workplace, regardless of whether or not you are in a formal leadership role:

Take the initiative: Leaders don't wait for someone to tell them what to do - they act with purpose. Leaders are in tune with their operating environment, and they identify problems that need to be solved. They take action to resolve them either through direct action themselves, or by marshalling people and resources who can implement a solution. If you want to be a leader, then take action to fix the problems in your workplace. Don't wait for permission. If a process is broken go to the process owner with suggestions for improvement if you don't have the means to fix it yourself. If something isn't working, don't just bring the problem to your boss, but also bring some suggested solutions. Leaders think about solutions. Build your reputation as a leader by becoming the "go to" person who can fix what's broken.

Build positive relationships and coalitions: Even if you are in a formal leadership role, you will not always have the resources and people that you need to fix problems in your organization. You will need help from other people and teams. Leaders build coalitions in the workplace through mutually beneficial work relationships. They form positive relations with peers, superiors and subordinates alike, and they do this in advance of the problem. Thus, when they need to get some help to fix a problem, they have people whom they can turn to for assistance.
Play nice: Leaders are team players. They work cooperatively with others in the workplace. This doesn't mean that they don't take a principled stance on important issues; however, it does mean the can disagree without being disagreeable. They don't create conflict without purpose, and they work to find common ground when there is conflict. For the most part, effective workgroups are those that exhibit the qualities of any great team. Leaders promote teamwork and build great teams. Furthermore, they do this whether they are the formal team leader or just a member of the team.

These three ways of exhibiting leadership in the workplace are simple techniques, but they are sometimes hard to implement. If you want to be a leader, you will invariably run into obstacles. There will be people who don't value your ideas, or who are not team players. Often there will be a lack of resources, or the organizational culture will resist new approaches to solving problems. Regardless of the issues, leaders will face these challenges and overcome the problems. By using these three tips you can rise above the challenges, and become a leader in your organization.

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