Leadership course
Leadership course
Leadership training course
Gain skills in leadership by distance learning
Leadership skills are needed in all facets of our society: business, politics, religion, youth services, and leisure industries, to mention only some. This course is relevant to all of those areas, developing your understanding of, and capacity to apply leadership skills.
- Improve work productivity, improve sporting performance, or help people achieve their goals in life by being a being a better leader.
- Learn about communications, relationships, approaches to thinking, team building and much more.
- Develop your skills and knowledge to manage with authority – “positive leadership enables things to happen”.
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Sale ending soon – Not applicable with other discounts
- Non-accredited online course
- Duration 100 hours approx
- No due dates – After hours support
- Pay it in 4 interest-free instalments
Leadership is relevant at work, home and play
Leaders are needed, and found in all aspects of our daily life, from the workplace to the school ground; and from the social club to government. When Leadership is good, there is an increased probability of things being achieved with greater efficiency, and a higher level of satisfaction among all concerned. Good leadership is however not something a person is born with.
Certain personal traits, such as self confidence, may give some an advantage over others; but effective leadership requires more than simply a forceful personality that is capable of dominating everyone else.
- A leader is not the same as a manager or supervisor.
- Managers and supervisors are able to cause things to happen because they have the legal authority to enforce orders.
Other team leader responsibilities
Teaching
The leader should have the ability and desire to instruct, interpret information and in general, broaden the participant’s horizons.
Generating enthusiasm
The leader should enthuse the participants in whatever they are doing.
Planning
This is of major importance. The leader is responsible to see that activities and programs are properly planned and prepared for. The leader should not necessarily do the planning so much as ensure that it is done.
Counselling
The leader should be sensitive to individual problems and feelings; and should be supportive of the individual in need.
Addressing individual needs
The leader should consider how the team can meet key factors that will enhance individual participation in group processes. These are the need to feel included in the group, the need to feel accepted and valued within the group, and the need to exercise a degree of control over one’s participation while conforming to group processes. (This latter may be addressed by allowing members to do tasks that they are competent in or that they find challenging and interesting).
Promoting and meeting the needs and interests of the organisation
The leader can do this by enhancing communication between the team and others in the organisations and establishing criteria that protect the organisation’s interests.
Creating a trusting environment
A team culture of trust encourages cooperation, innovation and communication, whereas a culture of no trust encourages individual competitiveness, secrecy, excuse-making and timidity. A trusting environment allows individuals to question the status quo, to freely share ideas, and to make mistakes. It rewards initiative and effort rather than agreement; it teaches so that mistakes become learning opportunities; it rewards constructive feedback and conflict resolution rather than avoiding conflict.
Evaluation
The success or failure of programs or tasks should be evaluated both during the project and at the end. Appropriate changes made in planning further progress or future projects.
Organisation
Groups should be organised for the best possible level of accomplishment.
Managing resources
A leader should provide or insure access to the resources needed to complete the project. This is sometimes restricted by money available, but the leader should always do the best with whatever resources at his/her disposal.
Let this course help you to become an effective leader
Leadership skills are needed in all facets of our society:
- Business
- Politics
- Religion
- Youth services
- Leisure industries
Leaders do not cause things to happen because of any legal authority
People follow leaders of their own free will; and leadership skills are those skills that allow a leader to effectively communicate with, and influence the actions of their followers Leadership contributes to order, motivates productivity, and influences the way in which resources (human and material) are used. Leaders are people who are in a position of power, and who use that position to influence the environment in which they abide, and the others who share that environment.
- Positive leadership enables things to happen. The leader in effect influences the environment in a way that encourages certain actions.
- Negative leadership disables things from happening.