Part of management’s job is setting a vision for the organization. But unfortunately, while most leaders and managers have some idea for what they want the future to look like, they have very little idea how to communicate that vision. That’s what this course will help you do. You’ll learn how to get your audience to pay attention to your vision, understand it, believe it, and act on it. You’ll even learn what to do if you don’t agree with the vision you’ve been asked to deploy. It’s another course in bestselling author Paul Smith’s Fireside Chat series where you get to learn from the hard-won wisdom of experienced professionals drawn from interviews Paul conducted with hundreds of CEOs and executives at dozens of companies around the world.
LEADERS. Your followers don’t trust you… here are the six reasons why.
According to the respected website, hrnews.co.uk, 95% of leaders believe they are trusted by their followers… however, it seems only 16% of them truly are!
What are leaders doing so wrong?
For a start, they obviously do not realize there’s a problem (the ‘trust perception’ gap described above borders on the delusional)! And it’s very easy to blame followers who are sullen, stubborn, unproductive, and disloyal.
However, this course helps leaders understand how much THEIR behavior contributes to the negativity in their followers… and then helps them turn things around.
Many problems between leaders and followers are SYMPTOMS. Solve the underlying problems and the symptoms disappear. This course addresses those underlying issues.
Using six areas of leadership – each of which begins with the letter ‘C’, behavioral psychologist Andy Edwards identifies EXACTLY what a leader needs to do to create trusting, loyal, hardworking, and productive followers…
Followers who choose to follow YOU as their leader!
Leadership is hard but it’s even harder if a team is a remote. If you find yourself leading a team of remote employees, here is your chance to improve.
Take your leadership skills and the performance of your team to the next level with the one of the best foundational leadership courses in the world.
These days, customers interact with brands at arm’s length—online. How can you connect with your customers and be generous with them while staying on-brand? This course presents examples of thought leadership and an in-depth look at how to leverage this form of free content marketing, which includes blogs, reports, speaking gigs, PR, and more, to your advantage. Topics explored include identifying your expertise, choosing how to distribute your knowledge pieces, and a look at examples from a variety of industries. A workshop developed to support you work with the thought leadership prep worksheet completes this course.
Most of leadership is managing change. But human beings are creatures of habit. And that makes leading change hard. This course will bring you several unconventional ideas to lead change more successfully. It’s another course in bestselling author Paul Smith’s Fireside Chat series where you get to learn from the hard-won wisdom of experienced professionals drawn from interviews Paul conducted with hundreds of CEOs and executives at dozens of companies around the world. Specifically, you’ll learn why people are afraid of change, how to convince people change is necessary, how to make it nearly impossible for them not to change, and techniques to get them more personally involved in the change, among other topics.
Part of the job of leadership is to keep the team inspired and motivated. But not all of us are naturally gifted motivational speakers. Fortunately, you don’t have to be. All you need is a good story. And this course will introduce you to eight such stories gleaned from interviews with hundreds of exceptional CEOs and leaders at dozens of companies around the world, that you can use when the time is right. It’s another course in bestselling author Paul Smith’s Fireside Chat series where you get to learn from the hard-won wisdom of exceptional leaders.
MBA ASAP Business Strategy: Strategic Thinking, Planning, Implementation, Management and Leadership
“To think is easy. To act is hard. But the hardest thing in the world is to act in accordance with your thinking.” ― Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Strategy in business is the big picture. The importance of strategy is to provide a framework so we can act in accordance with our thinking. It provides a set of tools and techniques to help us achieve those hard things. Achieve more, faster, and reach your full potential.