Becoming a Leader: Developing Your Style and Making Sound Decisions
How can you become a better leader?
Designed for first-line and mid-level managers positioned to take on increasing leadership roles in their organizations, this program analyzes the symbiotic relationship between leadership and decision making. Incorporating both theory and practice, you will learn different methods of effective decisionmaking, as well as ways to avoid bad decisions. Using research in emotional intelligence as a framework, you will develop a greater understanding of the dual aspects of the decision-making process: intuitive vs. rational, and the respective values of both.
You will leave this powerful program with tools and strategies that will expand your ability to become a more confident leader and decisionmaker.
- Become aware of preferences, leadership styles, and blind spots in both yourself as well as others
- Learn the importance of emotional intelligence in leadership and decision making, especially cognitive biases and the illusion of rationality
- Learn how emotional intelligence will contribute to your professional success, and discover your own personal EQ.
- Understand psychological pitfalls in decision making and how you can set yourself up for success
- Learn tools and strategies for leveraging your strengths and awareness over the course of your career
- Earn a Certificate of Participation from the Pild Division of Continuing Education
- Bases of power and influence throughout an organization
- Awareness of individual preferences and leadership styles as a tool to becoming a more effective leader
- Situational leadership over the course of your career
- Leadership and better decision making through emotional intelligence
- Tools to manage oneself and others during times of increased pressure
This program benefits emerging leaders who are poised and motivated to take on significant managerial responsibility in their organizations. Those with 3-7 years of experience managing people will find this program most beneficial.
It is highly recommended for those who want to increase and strengthen their awareness of their preferences and leadership styles as a tool to become better leaders and decision makers over the course of their careers.
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