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Foundation for Effective Leadership
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Foundation for Effective Leadership

Washington University in St. Louis

Foundation for Effective Leadership helps participants identify their strengths by focusing on the behaviors that “come naturally” to them. When leaders operate from their strengths and are aware of their weaknesses, they can more effectively coach, delegate, and correct performance problems. This course is part of the Technical Leadership Certificate program.

4 hrs/week1 weeksEnglish2 enrolled
Free to Audit

About this Course

NOTE: This is a live classroom held via Zoom. You can choose from any of these date and time options: January 27, 2025 from 4-8pm EDT or July 17, 2025 from 5-9pm EDT _ Attendees must be present for the entire 4 hours of their course Foundation for Effective Leadership helps participants identify their strengths by focusing on the behaviors that “come naturally” to them. When leaders operate from their strengths and are aware of their weaknesses, they can more effectively coach, delegate, and correct performance problems. Individual differences are key to the success of any organization. Yet these vital differences can also lead to common workplace issues—stress, conflict, low productivity, and resistance to change. So how do you solve common problems among unique individuals? You begin with self-awareness. Self-awareness is a key component of effective management helps participants identify their strengths by focusing on the behaviors that “come naturally” to them. When leaders operate from their strengths and are aware of their weaknesses, they can more effectively coach, delegate, and correct performance problems. This course is part of the Technical Leadership Certificate program. 3b:Tf65,{"

What You'll Learn

  • Describe their personal behavioral style
  • Explain the four DiSC dimensions of behavior—Dominance, Influence, Steadiness, Conscientiousness
  • Flex their behavioral style to communicate more effectively with others
  • Promote appreciation of individual differences
  • Enhance individual and team performance by communicating more effectively

Prerequisites

  • This is a live, scheduled, 4-hour workshop. This course will take place via Zoom, and there is a short pre-workshop assessment that takes approximately 20 minutes to complete.

Instructors

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Ladan Kamfar

WashU Trainer

Course Info

PlatformedX
LevelBeginner
PacingUnknown
PriceFree to Audit

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