

United States Institute of Leadership & Diplomacy
A Division of Orpe Human Rights Advocates
Learn to bring out the best in others by applying and adapting your leadership style and managing the conditions that drive team performance.
3-Day Commitment
22 Total Hours
Fee: US$399
Live- Online
Aug 17 = Aug 19,2023
Mod. I - Taking Charge
Mod. II - Leading Your Team
Mod. III - Unleashing Your Potential
Mod. IV - Your Network
Prepare for leadership roles after working as an individual contributor or functional specialist.
Who Will Benefit
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Earl - and Middle-Career Professionals
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New Leaders
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Early - Stage of Aspiring Entrepreneurs
Key Concepts
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Understand your motivational drivers, emotional intelligence, and communication methods to establish a personal leadership style
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Apply or adapt your leadership style to meet specific challenges
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Manage the conditions that drive team performance
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Coach colleagues and share feedback in ways that enable them to develop and deliver
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Take charge of your professional development as you navigate the challenges of transitioning from an individual contributor to a leader
Certificates
Certificate of Completion
Invigorate your resume with a Certificate of Completion from the USILD
Earn by: completing this course
Certificate of Specialization
Prove your mastery of leadership and management
Earn by: completing any three courses within this subject area to earn a Certificate of Specialization
360° Emotional and Social Competency Inventory
In the first two hours after the course start date, complete a self-assessment and ask colleagues, managers, and/or direct reports to rate you on dimensions of emotional and social intelligence.
Taking Charge
Appreciate how a leader’s self-perception and mindset must change to bring out the best in others and the importance of emotional intelligence in transitioning to a leadership position.
Module I
Concepts
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Stepping into a New Leadership Role
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The Work of Leadership Is Different
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The Necessary Change
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Building Self-Awareness
Featured Exercises
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Build a foundation of self-awareness through a 360° assessment (Emotional and Social Competency Inventory)
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Video upload: Record yourself reacting to leadership scenarios
Module II
Leading Your Team
Learn how to manage the conditions that drive team performance through team purpose, composition, processes, and launch.
Concepts
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Setting Up Your Team for Success
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Model of Team Effectiveness
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Key Challenges to Teams
Module III
Unleashing Potential in Yourself and Others
Understand the dimensions, functions, and drivers of your leadership style and how to apply or expand them to meet specific challenges and motivate your team.
Concepts
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Developing Your Leadership Imprint
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Core Functions of Your Leadership Style
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Personal Values Questionnaire Self-Assessment
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Motivating and Unleashing Capability
Featured Exercises
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Explore the internal drivers of your motivations as a leader through the Personal Values Questionnaire self-assessment
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Video upload: Deepen your understanding of how others experience you as a leader through recording yourself and learning from the peer assessment exercise
Module IV
Your Network
Learn techniques for coaching and delivering feedback and how to influence with and without authority. Leverage strategic, operational, and developmental networks, and explore ways to expand and develop them.
Concepts
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Your Network
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Managing Up and Down
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Managing Your Direct Reports (Coaching)
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Adversity and Stress
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Rising to Leadership Responsibility
Featured Exercises
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Practice giving feedback and coaching, and apply dimensions of your leadership style to evaluate effectiveness
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Create a diagram of your professional network in order to visualize, reflect on, and better utilize professional relationships
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Reflect on what you’ve learned throughout the course, and consider your personal leadership development plan