Leadership Training: The Strategic Leader
This two-day course is designed to provide pragmatic and actionable steps toward developing leaders who embody both leadership and strategy . It offers a valuable model for strategic leadership at all levels in any organization, particularly during a turbulent era .
Leadership Training
The Strategic Leader
Course Overview
In today's world of rapid change, success requires firms to have both leadership and strategy. The Strategic Leader course provides pragmatic and actionable steps towards developing leaders that embody both. This course offers an invaluable model for strategic leadership required at all levels in any organization during the turbulent era ahead.
Course Objectives
- Create ownership and responsibility to lead by considering individual performance needs.
- Improve sensitivity to a wider range of effective leadership actions.
- Learn individual tendencies in a variety of management situations.
Learn to make the strategic decision preceding virtually every supervisory action to influence performance by emphasizing the “task” or the “people”.
- Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your dominant style.
- Learn to flex your style appropriately to the needs of the direct report.
- Effectively use the Instruct, Relate, Coach, and Delegate styles.
- View performance situations in terms of how capable the employee is and how strongly they desire to perform well.
- Master 3 simple steps that can be applied in all performance management situations.
- Plan your development strategy into the use of strategic leadership styles.
Course Outline
- Module 1: Introduction to Strategic Leadership
- Module 2: Interpreting Your Online Assessment Results
- Module 3: When and How to Instruct Your Direct Reports
- Module 4: When and How to Coach Your Direct Reports
- Module 5: When and How to Relate to Your Direct Reports
- Module 6: When and How to Delegate to Your Direct Reports
- Module 7: Determining the Best Strategy for Your Direct Reports.
- Module 8: Taking Action: Lead!
Prerequisites
To ensure your success, we recommend that you have a good understanding of leadership skills, or attend the following course:
Understanding Leadership Competencies Training
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Sample training request letter
Subject: Request for Leadership & Professional Development training from Applied Technology Academy
[Decision Maker Name],
I'm writing to request time and budget approval to complete Applied Technology Academy's course, Leadership Training: The Strategic Leader. The information below outlines how this training benefits our organization, the tasks I'll be able to perform after completing it, and relevant cost and funding details.
Course Description
This two-day course is designed to provide pragmatic and actionable steps toward developing leaders who embody both leadership and strategy . It offers a valuable model for strategic leadership at all levels in any organization, particularly during a turbulent era . Applied Technology Academy is an award-winning, SBA-certified woman-owned training provider (est. 2008) whose instructors are active practitioners. The course combines instructor-led training with practical, job-relevant learning designed to reinforce the skills covered in the curriculum.
Course Objectives
Once I've completed the course, I'll be able to:
- Create ownership and responsibility to lead by considering individual performance needs.
- Improve sensitivity to a wider range of effective leadership actions.
- Learn individual tendencies in a variety of management situations.
- Learn to make the strategic decision preceding virtually every supervisory action to influence performance by emphasizing the “task” or the “people”.
- Recognize the strengths and weaknesses of your dominant style.
- Learn to flex your style appropriately to the needs of the direct report.
- Effectively use the Instruct, Relate, Coach, and Delegate styles.
- View performance situations in terms of how capable the employee is and how strongly they desire to perform well.
Expected Organizational Benefits
After completing this course, I will be better equipped to apply these skills directly to our projects, reduce our reliance on outside expertise, strengthen our team's capabilities, and share what I learn with colleagues.
Expected Cost & Funding
Course fee: [request an itemized quote at the link below]. Applied Technology Academy supports multiple funding paths that may reduce or cover this cost: GSA MAS purchasing and government purchase orders, military credentialing funding (Army CA, AF COOL, CG COOL), VA GI Bill and VR&E, ATA Flexible Spending, and student financing. Private team cohorts are available if colleagues should attend with me.
Conclusion
This training provides practical, hands-on experience I can apply immediately to strengthen our work in leadership & professional development. Additional course information is available at https://appliedtechnologyacademy.com/leadership-development-training/leadership-training-the-strategic-leader/.
Thank you for your consideration,
[Your Name]
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