The number one reason new managers and leaders fail is that they did not receive training to help them understand the complexity of their new role.
Developing critical leadership skills can make the difference between success and failure in the workplace. This leadership development workshop series leading to a certificate in leadership will teach new, recently promoted and experienced managers the skills needed to perform effectively and successfully as leaders.
| When: | Thursdays, 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. April 20 & 27, May 4, 11, & 18 |
| Where: | Live, Interactive Zoom Meetings |
| Class Size: | 20 New, Current, or Aspiring Leaders |
Participant Benefits:
- Expert Leadership Training and Coaching
- LTU Leadership Certificate
- LTU Stackable Credential
- LTU MBA Leadership Course Credit (MBA 6043)
- 1.5 CEU Credits or 15 SCECH CEU Credits
Program Facilitator
Professor of Business
E pcastelli@ltu.edu
P 248.204.3066
"I really enjoyed Dr. Castelli's professionalism, knowledge, positive feedback and leadership business smarts. She is exceptional!"
Program Cost:
$1800
LTU Alumni pay:
$1500
All workshop materials included
Sessions
Each session is three hours long and offered once per week with live Zoom that are interactive and application-based.
Self-Awareness, Reflection, Global Leadership, and Valuing Diversity
Session Outcomes:
- Introductions and overview
- Contrast leadership and management
- Identify the skills and competencies associated with effective leadership
- Understand how self-awareness and reflection develop leadership skills
- Global leadership and leading in today's global work environment
- Valuing diversity
Values, Ethics, Credibility, and Effective Communications
Session Outcomes:
- Recognize how values and cultural differences shape perceptions and judgments
- Honor the differences in others’ fundamental values and beliefs
- Create and sustain an ethical work climate
- Build credibility skills and trusting relationships
- Enhance communication and active listening skills
- Apply assertiveness skills
- Learn effective delegation skills
- Share outcomes of leadership development planning exercises and discuss key findings with class
Leading Groups & Teams, Managing Conflict, and Motivation
Session Outcomes:
- Compare and contrast effective and ineffective teams
- Learn how to lead teams and groups for successful outcomes
- Understand conflict and strategies for managing conflict
- Demonstrate effective meeting management skills
- Understand the importance of motivation and ways to promote performance
- Apply motivation practices to improve employee productivity and satisfaction
- Share outcomes of leadership development planning exercises and discuss key findings with class
Attitude, Stress & Change, and Emotional Intelligence
Session Outcomes:
- Assess individual attitudes, negativity patterns and self-defeating behaviors
- Understand how change triggers stress and negativity in work-related situations
- Identify the symptoms and sources of stress
- Learn effective stress management techniques
- Define emotional intelligence (EI) and the benefits of developing EI
- Assess current emotional intelligence skills
- Apply EI principles to better manage emotions and optimize performance
- Share outcomes of leadership development planning exercises and discuss key findings with class
Learning from the Dark Side of Leadership, and Diagnosing & Addressing Performance Issues
Session Outcomes:
- Understand the differences between destructive leadership, managerial incompetence and management derailment
- Recognize dark-side personality traits and learn how to overcome them
- Learn how to diagnose and address employee performance issues
- Share outcomes of leadership development planning exercises and discuss key findings with class
- Conduct leadership workshop series wrap-up and complete course evaluation
"Learning to challenge yourself to look for new ideas that could be applied to you as a leader and your direct reports was extremely valuable. The workshops were very engaging and it helped me think about leadership in a different light."
"These sessions really inspired me. I truly enjoyed the leadership topics covered and the session materials were excellent, I can use them in my organization as well as my personal life."
"The course was a great reminder of leadership areas I need to develop. As a result, I have several strategies and methods in my leadership toolbox to improve."
"Dr. Castelli provided personal feedback that was timely, detailed, constructive and encouraging to everyone. It was quite phenomenal."
