Leadership Transition Skills for Effective Leading
Team Management; Team Leadership, Leadership Improvement
Leadership,Management Skills,Management
Lectures -37
Duration -3.5 hours
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Course Description
The Course, Leadership Transition Skills For Effective Leading, touches on the main aspects leading and managing both teams (people) and projects with focus mostly on situational leadership skills where you need to be able to get your team or people to believe in you and follow your lead even at the start of your leadership journey.
The course introduces you to concept of leading versus managing and leadership skills and important soft skills that every leader should be aware of.
It then details out some behavioral aspects of people that you need to take into account, as well as the readiness level of each team member and which leadership style should be applicable, and finally, explains how organizational structure, value, goal and culture could impact your ability to lead effectively.
It focuses on 3 levels of people:
- Those who wish to explore what it means/take to start a new career or role in leading or managing a project and other people.
- Those who are presented with the opportunity to become a team or project lead or manager and wants to know how to effectively execute the role while starting up.
- Those who are already leading or managing a team or group but are looking for ways to improve their skills and managing some special difficulties encountered (like behavior, technical, etc.)
Course Modules / Structure
The Course is divided into 4 Modules:
Module 1: Introduction to Leadership and Transition
Module 2: Man, Know Thy-Self (Understanding Yourself)
Module 3: Leadership Styles and Managing Behaviors
Module 4: Start Leading / Managing (Teams/Projects)
CASE STUDIES – Using Fictional People/Names like Sarah, James and John
Case 1:
Sarah shortly transitioned into management role (1-2years ago) where she is responsible for a group of 10people in their respective projects’ involvement and personal development.
Sarah still find it difficult to deal with some people, their behaviors and how to help them grow.
She would like to be able to effectively manage the people both for better project performance and ensure they can all develop personally in their career with time. What should Sarah consider doing?
Case 2:
James has worked as a hardware design engineer for 4years, and his manager approaches him with an opportunity to become a team lead for a project.
James will be responsible for a team 6 to 12 people guiding them through the project for the next 3 years (at least). What should James consider doing?
Case 3:
John is PhD researcher but wants to explore what it means/take to start a new career or role in leading or managing a project and other people. What should John consider doing?
CASE STUDIES ANALYSIS:
-In case above, what similarities do you see and What do you think each one should or can do?
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Goals
What will you learn in this course:
- Definition of Leadership and Transition
- Differentiate between Leading and Managing
- Differentiate between Hard Skills and Soft Skills
- Differentiate between Technical Role and Management Role
- Differentiate between People Management and Project Management
- Importance of Understanding Yourself in Leading Others (e.g., Personality Test, Ice-Berg Model etc.)
- Understand and Manage Behaviors of other People
- Understand different Leadership Styles and Readiness Levels
- Importance of the Knowledge of Organization’s Structure, Values and Culture in Leading Others
- Importance of Role Clarity in Leading Others
- Team Development Stages (Form, Storm, Norm, Perform, Adjourn)
- Importance of Developing your Team via Coaching, Feedback, Trainings etc.
- Understand Project Management in Brief
- The course can also earn you some PDUs for PMI Related Certifications (e.g., PMP) Renewal
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
- The curiosity to learn extra tricks and knowledge on what it takes to start leading
- Already a leader or manager, then find more surprises for yourself to improve your skills
Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
General Introduction and Course Description
1 Lectures
- General Introduction and Course Description 08:08 08:08
Introduction to Leadership and Transition
6 Lectures
Man Know Thyself, Understanding Yourself
10 Lectures
Leadership Styles and Managing Behaviors
10 Lectures
Start Leading and Managing Teams and Projects
9 Lectures
Course Summary - Leadership Transition
1 Lectures
Instructor Details
Fredrick Ezeh
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