Leadership for Engineers Workshop Full Outline

Course Outline

Engineering Leadership Fundamentals

  • What is leadership?
  • Key leadership characteristics
  • Influence without authority
  • Overcoming leadership challenges unique to engineering environments
  • Differences between leadership & management
  • Leadership Assessment #1

Leadership Communication

  • Forms of communication
  • Becoming a better listener
  • Listening exercise
  • Engaging your audience
  • Inspiring action
  • Fulfilling diverse stakeholder needs
  • Communication strategies
  • Leadership Assessment #2

Building Rapport, Trust, Respect and Influence

  • Opportunities for building rapport
  • The art of influence
  • Building rapport with senior leaders
  • Getting support for new ideas
  • Helping others to see your view
  • Dealing with conflict
  • 20 elements of trust & respect
  • Leadership Assessment #3
  • Maxwell’s 5 Levels of Leadership

Leadership Assessment and Development Plan

  • Balancing leadership and management development
  • Core leadership assessment
  • Dedication to leadership development
  • Leadership competency goals
  • Prioritized leadership objectives


What’s included: Live instructor-led course, workshop materials, self-assessments, facilitated leadership development plan, certificate of completion, and 30 minutes of follow-up coaching.

Professional Development Units: 8.0 PDUs

For PMI credit, report as courses from other third-party providers.

Let’s Make Things Happen

Contact us today for a complimentary consultation to discuss your group’s agile or engineering leadership development objectives.