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From Engineer To Leader (LA)


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From Engineer To Leader

From Engineer To Leader
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From Engineer To Leader Onsite Training

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The key components of effective leadership is the ability to develop, motivate and equip people by being able to communicate clearly, manage conflict, develop creativity and coach effectively. You will gain the knowledge and resources to immediately put these components into practice.

This workshop is designed for the mid level managers and technical professionals who want to update their leadership skills and position themselves to adopt a leadership role in their organisation. Most engineers will spend the majority of their careers in some leadership capacity, most are dissatisfied with the transition from engineer to leader.


WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

This workshop is designed for mid level managers and technical professionals who want to update their leadership skills and position themselves to adopt a leadership role in their organisation. Those who will benefit the most from this workshop include the following:

  • First-line supervisors
  • Middle level executives and managers
  • Operations, marketing, human resources and customer service executives
  • Project managers
  • Team leaders and technical professionals

CONTENT SUMMARY


INTRODUCTION TO LEADERSHIP

  • Program introduction
  • How is leadership for engineers different?
  • Engineer to leader – changing paradigms
  • The leadership imperative
  • What is leadership?

PERSONAL LEADERSHIP

  • What is personal leadership?
  • Cause and effect
  • Be > do > have
  • Setting goals
  • Time management
  • Life balance
  • Ten personality traits of exceptional leaders
  • Three stages of leadership influence
  • Essential skills for leadership
  • Personal leadership toolbox

CARING – PEOPLE SMART

  • Introduction
  • Understanding behavior
  • Behavioral summary
  • Team building
  • Assessing styles
  • People smart toolbox
  • Skills application exercises

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

  • Introduction
  • Understanding how behavioral styles affect communication
  • The communication process
  • The power of questions
  • Active listening
  • Nonverbal communication
  • Tonality patterns
  • The power of rapport
  • Authentic interaction – the Johari window
  • The power of constructive feedback
  • Three basic styles of communication
  • Communication toolbox
  • Skills application exercises

CONFLICT MANAGEMENT SKILLS

  • Introduction
  • Sources of conflict
  • Five conflict management styles and when they are appropriate
  • Assessing your own conflict management style
  • Growing with constructive conflict and reducing destructive conflict
  • Collaboration as a way of life
  • Conflict management toolbox

CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM SOLVING

  • Introduction
  • Principles of creativity
  • Brainstorming techniques
  • Brainwriting
  • Problem solving
  • Creativity and problem solving toolbox

COACHING FOR GROWTH

  • Introduction
  • Sport and the coaching model
  • Five areas of coaching
  • Performance centered coaching
  • The role of questions
  • Metaphor outlines
  • Useful coaching models/tools
  • Coaching toolbox