Business Skills Training : Applying Leadership Principles

Applying Leadership Principles

Business Skills Training Overview

You will identify the principles of effective leadership and practical strategies to apply on the job to improve your performance as a leader within your work group or organization.

Course Objective:

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

develop critical leadership skills.
build great business relationships.

Target Student:

This course is intended for a wide range of managers, team leaders, and individual contributors who seek practical guidance regarding leadership strategies.

Prerequisites:

There are no prerequisites for this course.

Hardware Requirements

If you wish to use the overheads provided on the interactive CD-ROM, you will need to set up a computer for yourself. If time allows and you wish to use the business simulations provided on the CD-ROM in the classroom, you will need to set up a computer for each student participating in the class.

A Pentium� III with 500 MHz (or better), or Macintosh� Intel-based or PowerPC G4 (or better) processor.

At least 512 MB of RAM.

A monitor capable of 1024 x 768 screen resolution and 32-bit color display.

Software Requirements

Each computer requires the following software:

Microsoft� Windows Vista�, Windows� XP (Professional or Home Edition), Windows 2000, or Apple� Mac OS� X 10.4 (or higher).
Microsoft� Internet Explorer� 7 (or higher), Mozilla� Firefox� 2 (or higher), or Apple� Safari� 2 (or higher), with pop-up blocking turned off.
Adobe� Flash� Player 8 (current version recommended).

Course duration

1.0 Day(s)

Business Skills Training outline

Lesson 1: Developing Critical Leadership Skills

Topic 1A: Identify Characteristics of Great Leaders
Topic 1B: Develop Effective Communication Skills
Topic 1C: Become a Problem Solver

Lesson 2: Building Great Business Relationships

Topic 2A: Build Your Reputation
Topic 2B: Build a Storehouse of Good Will