Leadership Core Skills Training

What You’ll Learn

The course is broken into five modules: Essential Skills of Leadership, The Art of Influencing Others, Motivating Employees to Be Their Best, Building Organizational Trust, and Supervisor Communication Skills 

Day 1:  

• • Acknowledge contributions, results, and accomplishments to enhance self-esteem 
  • Base discussions about performance and work habits on behavior rather than on personalities and attitudes 
  • Involve team members in goal-setting, problem-solving, and decision-making 
  • Deploy meeting management skills to meet the goals of the meeting in the available time 
  • Build rapport and develop genuine relationships 
  • Improve communication skills, including verbal and nonverbal messages, to be more effective with others 
  • Recognize common barriers to communication 
  • Understand and use communication styles to tailor your communications 

Day 2:  

• • Support employees in finding intrinsic motivation 
  • Foster positive feelings while eliminating obstacles 
  • Develop a sense of community and aligned organizational vision 
  • Create a climate of work-related influence and open lines of communication
  • Learn to promote a positive, supportive working environment 
  • Improve recruitment and retention rates 
  • Examine levels of trust on a personal and organizational level 
  • Identify warning signs of low trust levels and the tools necessary to implement techniques to combat them
  • Understand the four (4) basic purposes of communication: to inform, to persuade, to question, to learn 
  • Purposefully practice assertive speaking/ being direct without being or appearing aggressive 
  • Discover techniques for holding others accountable 
  • Develop a commitment to the art of equitable compromise 

Who Should Attend

• Newly promoted and aspiring Supervisors who need additional knowledge and skills to prepare for their upcoming roles.
• Team Leaders: who want to acquire leadership skills to better manage and guide their teams.
• Frontline Supervisors who want to develop skills to engage and motivate their teams, resolve conflicts, and address performance issues.
• Shift Managers who want to coordinate activities, delegate tasks, and maintain productivity more effectively.
• Department Managers who are looking for more tools to help them engage and communicate with their teams more successfully.
• Project Leaders who need to motivate team members, manage conflicts, and ensure project success without formal authority.

About the Course

• Led by an experienced professional who has a proven track record of success. 
• Includes a variety of teaching methods – lectures, case studies, and group activities 
• Content Level: Beginner  
• Prerequisites: N/A. If you are unsure if this class is right for you, please contact Andrew Lane 
• Course Requirements: N/A
• Number of Sessions: 2 
• Time: 8:30  – 4:30
• WedNET Eligible: Yes. This course is generally reimbursable under the WedNET PA state training grant at $2,000 per employee (subject to eligibility, funding, and compliance). At your request, our on-staff grant specialists would be pleased to assist you in applying for this or other funding programs available to reduce your net investment.