Leadership Transition Skills and Personal Development

Start Leading Teams or Projects / Improve Existing Skills

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Last Updated: 2024-10-04 07:10:58 English Course Type: Self Learning

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

The Course, Leadership Transition Skills and Personal Development, 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?

What You will learn in this course (Takeaways)

-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

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

Everyone

Section 1 : General Introduction and Course Description 1 Lectures 00:08:08
Lecture 1 :
0-Course Description and Introduction Preview
Section 2 : Module 1 - Introduction to Leadership and Transition 6 Lectures 00:40:46
Lecture 1 :
1.0-Topics - Introduction to Leadership and Transition
Lecture 2 :
1.1-Definition of Leadership Transition Phases Pipeline
Lecture 3 :
1.2-Leading Versus Managing, Leadership Levels
Lecture 4 :
1.3-Hard Skills versus Soft Skills and Importance
Lecture 5 :
1.4-Roles - Technical, Management, Leadership
Lecture 6 :
1.5-People Management versus Project Management
Section 3 : Module 2 - Man, Know Thy-Self (Understanding Yourself) 10 Lectures 01:14:24
Lecture 1 :
2.0-Topics - Man Know Thyself, Understanding Yourself
Lecture 2 :
2.1-Self Personality Check - Who Am I
Lecture 3 :
2.2-Self Personality Check - FACET5
Lecture 4 :
2.3-Self Personality Check - 16Personalities
Lecture 5 :
2.4-Self Personality Check - DiSC (Dominance Influence Steadines Cautious)
Lecture 6 :
2.5-Self Personality Check - Temperaments
Lecture 7 :
2.6-Self Personality Check - FreeTests, 123 Tests
Lecture 8 :
2.7-Ice Berg Model - Results, Behaviors Values, Beliefs
Lecture 9 :
2.8-Behvior Model and Modifications
Lecture 10 :
2.9-The DARK TRIAD
Section 4 : Module 3 - Leadership Styles and Managing Behaviors 10 Lectures 00:58:40
Lecture 1 :
3.0-Topics - Leadership Styles and Managing Behaviors
Lecture 2 :
3.1-Leadership and Management Styles
Lecture 3 :
3.2-Leadership Quadrants
Lecture 4 :
3.3-Leadership Styles
Lecture 5 :
3.4-Readiness Levels
Lecture 6 :
3.5-Feedback Models
Lecture 7 :
3.6-Situation Behaviour Impact (SBI) Feedback Model
Lecture 8 :
3.7-Identify Describe Encourage Agree (IDEA) Feedback Model
Lecture 9 :
3.8-Parent Adult Child (PAC) Model
Lecture 10 :
3.9-Other Feedback Models - BUILD, HEAR, EPIQ, PEER
Section 5 : Module 4 - Start Leading / Managing (Teams/Projects) 10 Lectures 00:48:36
Lecture 1 :
4.0-Topics - Start Leading and Managing Teams and Projects
Lecture 2 :
4.1-Organizational Structures, Values, Goals, Cultures
Lecture 3 :
4.2-People (Who), Product (What) and Process (How)
Lecture 4 :
4.3-Understanding Project Goals and Purpose
Lecture 5 :
4.4-Team Structure and Role Clarity
Lecture 6 :
4.5-Team Stages - Form, Storm, Norm, Perform and Adjourn
Lecture 7 :
4.6-People Development - Coaching, Training, Feedback
Lecture 8 :
4.7-Project Management Process Groups
Lecture 9 :
4.8-Project Management Knowledge Areas
Lecture 10 :
4.9-Course Summary - Leadership Transition

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