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

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