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Applied Leadership and Self-Development: Expanding the Toolkit 

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Overview

Learn how to harness your talents and empower others by taking a more strategic and strengths-based approach to leadership.

Duration

4 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

Credential

Certificate

Applied Leadership and Self-Development: Expanding the Toolkit
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Highlights

  • Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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Applied Leadership and Self-Development: Expanding the Toolkit
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More about this course
  • Being true to yourself and focusing on your team are two of the most important qualities in a successful leader. On this four-week course from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT), you’ll learn the value of listening and authenticity in leadership.
  • Building on practical case studies, you’ll review different leadership definitions and styles, determining which suit you and your organisation.
  • In Week 2 of the course, you’ll analyse what it means to take a strengths-based approach to leadership.
  • You’ll learn how to recognise your strengths, build self-belief, and harness your skills to lead more effectively.
  • Once you’ve understood how to capitalise on your own strengths, you’ll discover the many and varied talents within your team and how best to use them.
  • You’ll consider the importance of diversity and inclusion in leadership, and investigate ways of eliminating unconscious bias.
  • Strategic leaders are able to look to the future, give constructive feedback, and create the certainty their team needs to thrive. In the final week of the course, you’ll gain practical tips to help you empower your colleagues and strategise for your organisation.
  • With the help of experts at the Association of Chartered Treasurers, you’ll build up a toolkit of skills to enhance your approach to leadership.
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Applied Leadership and Self-Development: Expanding the Toolkit
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Curriculum

Being present and listening

Definitions and principles of leadership

Changing leadership styles and authenticity

The listening leader

Role models in leadership

The strengths-focused leader

The strengths-focused leader

Identifying and working on your own strengths

Physical matters

Models of leadership measurement

Strength in diversity and inclusion

Strength in diversity

Diverse teams - the benefits and opportunities

Unconscious bias

Inclusion

The empowering and strategic leader

Strategic leaders - some further tips

Building buy-in

Empowerment and its challenges

The learning leader who creates certainty

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