Managerial Leadership Study Guide

0-619-07546-5 © 2002 Publish date: March 29, 2002 128 pages

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Course ID: managerial-lead-sg

Learn the important tasks of leadership, vision, and change by choosing the Managerial Leadership study guide.

This self-study course focuses on organizational leadership and how it guides the organization toward fulfilling a particular vision. By following the Managerial Leadership courseware, you will learn about defining the organization's vision, drafting vision statements and communicating the vision statement, setting goals that blend with the vision, and the importance behind planning changes before you implement them.

Our business skills and computer training books are designed for self-directed study which means you can learn these leadership skills without taking a class. The Managerial Leadership courseware contains seven full units containing high-quality content, challenging review sections, and course activities. Among the include activities are topics that prepare employees for organizational changes, ways to motivate by using change, how to solve problems during change, and steps for dealing with grief and stress during the change process.

You will also learn about leaders can teach employees about their roles in the organization as well as how to align their goals with the organization's goals. By learning these powerful techniques and teaching your employees how they fit into the overall vision of the company, you will also help prevent employee apathy.

Course Objectives

By following this courseware, you will learn what a leader is and the role of leadership within an organization. You will also learn about vision, how to communicate, and gain support for, the organization's vision. The course gives you concrete steps for implementing the vision. In addition, you will learn about the process and benefits of change, how to determine and improve both leader and employee roles, and how to evaluate an employee's priorities and performance.

Course Contents

Unit 1 introduces leading with vision

• The role of leadership
• Vision
• Goals

Unit 2 covers how to make your vision a reality

• Communicating and supporting your vision
• How to implement vision

Unit 3 discusses employee roles and priorities

• Employee roles
• Employee priorities

Unit 4 covers using motivational strategies

• Employee motivation
• Employee apathy

Unit 5 discusses how to plan for change

• Change processes
• Communication

Unit 6 covers how to motivate employees with change

• Motivate employees with change
• Resistance and conflict

Unit 7 talks about coping through the change process

• The effects of change
• Failures and mistakes