Leadership Program
Leadership Advantage
Brief Program Description
The Leadership Advantage Certification Program (LACP) is Employer Based Program, designed for leaders in organizations (Leadhands, Supervisors and Managers) who are responsible for leading people in their departments or on their shifts. LACP is designed for the Leadhand, Supervisors and Managers level – and is structured to educate and inspire leaders to learn, grow and develop.
The Leadership Advantage Certification Program empowers people in authority to become “coaches and team builders” and the lessons deliver balanced and blended learning. First the program teaches the essential basics of leadership then in a progressive manner, adds the lessons of self-assessment and team analysis, situational problem solving, conflict management skills while building important perspectives on how to develop motivation in their people and teams.
The Leadership Advantage Certification Program delivers cutting edge information in leadership, communication, situational leadership and conflict management lessons that helps leaders build a coach first and leadership mindset.
Outline
Education delivery | Combined In-Class and Zoom (Note in most cases it is one or the other depending on the client |
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Credential | Certificate |
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Program Duration | 40 Hours 5 courses X 8 hours per course |
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Career Opportunities | Managers Supervisors Operational Managers HR Managers Leadhands |
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Admission Requirements
| Employer choses the participants Must be in a leadership position in the organization |
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Resources
| Leadership Manual (Supplied) |
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Recommended (supporting) text books
| Assorted articles and handouts pertaining to the subject matter |
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Equipment required for this Program
| No special equipment is required |
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Method of education delivery | Classroom instruction Videos Small group work Group discussion Multi-media Study guides Reference sheets Work projects | |
Program learning objectives/outcomes | The program builds people skills in leaders that helps their organizations sustain a competitive advantage while helping them to personally and realize their true leadership potential. Graduates will have demonstrated knowledge and skills to be able to: 1. Define the roles and responsibilities of leaders, self leadership team leadership and organizational leadership 2. Articulate the communication skills required for leaders to excel. 3. Be able to describe how to use conflict resolution models to resolve conflict in work situations 4. Identify the techniques of coaching and teambuilding 5. Demonstrate strategies and techniques to develop and support high performance teams 6. Describe how to use situational leadership model to guide and develop leaders within the organization 7. Demonstrate a sound understanding the essential of leadership and how leaders manage change. |
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Participant Progress/ Assessment Methods
| Formative assessments are used throughout the courses (online discussions, quizzes, related activities). Summative evaluation methods include: Assignments / projects / essays, quizzes and exams. See course outlines. All participants use the knowledge in the program to develop work projects to practice and develop their leadership skills |
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Dress Expectations
| Business attire |
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Graduation / program completion requirements | Participants must successfully complete all courses and work and work projects. |
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Courses
Total Instructional Hours / Course Work
5 Courses @ 8 Hours Each
40 Hours Total
- Leadership theory
- Situational leadership theory
- Goal setting and measurement
- Adult education theory
- Produce solutions to relevant workplace examples and situations
- The role of personalities in leadership
- Leadership styles
- Theory of motivation
- Concepts of mindset
8 Hours
- Communication theory
- How communication impacts engagement, retention and business results – data
- Communication excellence benchmarking and gap analysis
- Communication tactics and techniques
- Removing communication barriers to build productive teams
- How culture and diversity impact communication
- Workplace solutions to relevant communication challenges
8 Hours
- Conflict management information
- Influence theory
- Behaviour management tactics and techniques
- Understand the conflict process and how resolution process works in the workplace
- Identifying barriers to conflict resolution
- Overcoming conflict barriers
- Workplace solutions to conflict management challenges
8 Hours
- Coaching theory
- Team building theory
- Using the concepts of coaching to build building groups into high performance teams
- Team building tactics and techniques
- Meetings management
- Removing workplace barriers to build productive teams
- Workplace solutions to relevant team building challenges
8 Hours
- Situational Leadership theory
- Teach the concepts of Directing, Coaching,
- Supporting and Delegating
- Diagnose: Understand the situation leaders are trying to influence
- Adapt: Adjust their behavior in response to the contingencies of the situation
- Communicate: Interact with others in a manner they can understand and accept
- Advance: Manage the movement Real workplace situations with practice
8 Hours