BUY COURSE NOW - online self directed

Our Being a Likeable Boss workshop will show that honesty and trust will be your greatest tools in fostering a better relationship with employees. Trusting your team by avoiding micromanagement, using delegation, and accepting feedback will put participants on the right path to being a more likeable boss while still a figure of authority. With this workshop participants will learn to recognize possible areas of conflict and develop the skills and knowledge to overcome them.

Course Objectives:

• Understand how to develop leadership qualities
• Learn how to delegate effectively
• Choose inspirational and engaging tasks for yourself and others
• Use wisdom and understanding to lead others
• Identify the roles of your team
• Learn how to trust others and earn their trust

Course Outline:


Being a Likeable Boss Being a Likeable Boss

Module One: Is it Better to be Loved or Feared?

• The Case for Fear

• The Case for Love

• The Case against both

• The Middle Ground

• Case Study

• Module One: Review Questions

Module Two: Leadership as Service

• Top down Hierarchies

• The Bottom-Up Perspective

• Know Your Employees

• Genuine Empathy and the Power to Lead

• Case Study

• Module Two: Review Questions

Module Three: Leadership by Design

• Begin with the End in Mind

• Goals

• Values

• Mission Statement

• Case Study

• Module Three: Review Questions

Module Four: Understanding Motivation

• Dramatism

• The Pentad

• Guilt and Redemption

• Identification

• Case Study

• Module Four: Review Questions

Module Five: Constructive Criticism

• What are your intentions?

• A Positive Vision of Success

• Feedback Sandwich

• Following Up vs. Badgering

• Case Study

• Module Five: Review Questions

Module Six: The Importance of Tone

• Lighting a Fire

• Putting out a Fire

• Adult vs. Parent

• Changing the Script

• Case Study

• Module Six: Review Questions

Module Seven: Trusting Your Team

• Dangers of Micromanaging

• Delegation and Anxiety

• Aces in their Places

• Celebrating Success

• Case Study

• Module Seven: Review Questions

Module Eight: Earning Your Team’s Trust

• Honesty

• Consistency

• Availability

• Openness

• Case Study

• Module Eight: Review Questions

Module Nine: Building and Reinforcing Your Team

• Identify Strengths and Weaknesses

• Identify Team Roles

• Design Exercises with Specific Goals

• What to Avoid

• Case Study

• Module Nine: Review Questions

Module Ten: You are the Boss of You

• Who would you follow?

• Self Awareness

• Self Improvement

• Keeping your Balance

• Case Study

• Module Ten: Review Questions

Module Eleven: Assignment Review / Wrap Up