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Course Description

This is not a typical leadership course. Learners will be coached by industry experts across a variety of disciplines, in real-time, to gain practical experience and develop an individual leadership philosophy and style. Participants will be challenged to inspire action in others by practicing hands-on tactics and acquiring the necessary skills to lead resilient teams to successful outcomes, culminating in an industry sponsored capstone project.

In the video: Aspiring leader, Shanna talks about her experience as a participant in University of Windsor Continuing Education's Applied Leadership Program.

Course Outline

Program Introduction

Introduction to Project Management

  • Phases of a Project Framework
  • Successful Project Criteria
  • Triple Constraints
  • Developing a Project Charter and Schedule
  • Risk Management Identification
  • Managing Costs, Schedule and Scope
  • Closing the Project

Communication Skills for Leaders

  • Communication Frameworks
  • Ways Communications Can Fail
  • Improving Listening Skills
  • Virtual Communication
  • Cultural Communication
  • Communication with Difficult People

Leading Self and Leading Others

  • Defining Leadership
  • Self-Reflection on your Leadership Skills
  • Growth Mindset
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Qualities of a Good Leader
  • Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
  • Understanding your Followers and Adapting your Leadership Style
  • Determining your Leadership Philosophy
  • Creating a Leadership Development Plan

Supervising and Coaching

  • Role of a Supervisor
  • Supervisor vs. Coach
  • Delegation
  • Handling Complaints
  • Coaching Guidelines
  • Managing Performance
  • Setting performance objectives
  • Conducting performance reviews
  • Giving constructive feedback
  • Begin to develop a coaching plan for an individual

The Science of Effective Teams

  • Why good teamwork matters
  • Defining a Team vs. Group
  • 6 Keys to a Resilient Team
  • How to Build a Resilient Team
  • Pros and cons of Team Conflict
  • Stages of Teamwork and when conflict happens
  • Using various Conflict Management Styles
  • Setting S.M.A.R.T. goals
  • Begin your plan to build a resilient team

Managing Organizational Change

  • Three Main Phases of Change
  • 5-stage ADKAR Change Management Model
  • Tactics and Best Practices of Going Through Change
  • Resistance to Change and How to Overcome It
  • The Change Conversation

Capstone Presentations

Your Capstone Project Experience

Your industry guided capstone project allows you to practice communication, leadership, teamwork and planning skills learned throughout the program. Working with a small team, you will strategize and develop a solution to a common leadership challenge.

Time Commitment: 3 hours of virtual instructional time per week for 8 weeks, 2-3 hours per week of work outside of the virtual meetings

Learning Activities:

  • Live Virtual Instructional Time
  • Learning Teams
  • Capstone Project
  • Action Planning Workbook

Learner Outcomes

  • Develop communication strategies and leadership plans in support of organizational strategy
  • Recognize the project lifecycle and best practices in change management for teams
  • Incorporate leadership tactics to manage teams, conflict, coach others and meet goals
  • Build the foundations of a personal leadership mantra and understand the tools to implement
  • Develop a growth mindset and an appreciation for lifelong learning

Upon successful completion of this class learners will receive grade of completion and receive a Certificate of Completion.

Notes

Students will be asked to use the Learning Management System, Brightspace, to access resources and submit assignments.

Brightspace and Microsoft Teams Requirements:

  • A link will be provided through email prior to the first day of class so that you will have access to all course material.
  • Once you register for this class you will be issued a UWinID. Please activate your UWinID as soon as possible. Document your UWinID and password as you will need it to access.  If you have any issues, please contact continue@uwindsor.ca.
  • Visit this site for Brightspace technical requirements.

Prerequisites

Who should attend?

  • Individuals interested in progressing into, or are currently in, a supervisory or leadership role
  • Newly appointed team leaders or supervisors
  • Organizations invested in succession planning and /or developing current supervisors

In order to successfully complete the program, learners must attend live virtual or in-person instructional sessions, submit an action planning workbook and complete the capstone project presentation requirements.

It will be expected that learners will have:

  • Basic computer skills
  • English language proficiency
  • 3-5 years of work experience
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Section Title
Applied Leadership Program
Section Schedule
Apr 18, 2024 to Jun 06, 2024
Schedule
Contact Hours
28.0
Location
  • UW Downtown Campus
Delivery Options
Course Fee(s)
Details non-credit $1,200.00 or $25.00 deposit
Section Notes

Full refund 7 days before the start of the course, minus $25.00 administration fee. Please review the Registration and Refund Policies.

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