Name: Managing Self and Leading Others
Start: 2021-10-17
End: 2021-10-21
Location: Dubai

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Course Methodology

This course uses self-assessment tools to diagnose, discover and explain the participants’ ability to manage and lead others. Group presentations, discussions, role-plays and case analyses will also be used.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Recognize strengths and blind spots in themselves and others
Increase their self-awareness for better self-management
Plan and set goals and directions based on values and aspirations
Earn trust and get results with leadership coaching
Influence others from a position of authority, even without formal authority
Lead for long-term results

Target Audience

This course is ideal for new or experienced supervisors and managers in any function within the organization, as well as for individuals who want to become better at understanding and managing themselves and lead others. The course is also perfect for those looking for a refresher course, new perspective or inspiration on the course subject.

Target Competencies

Personal and organizational effectiveness
Working productively with peers, managers, subordinates and others
Communication skills
Empathetic listening
Planning and goal setting
Self-Awareness
Coaching skills
Influencing skills
Persuasion skills
Leadership skills

Self-awareness: a point of departure
- Assessing your self-awareness
- Why increase your self-awareness
- How to increase your self-awareness
- Self-awareness questionnaires
  - Emotional intelligence questionnaire
  - Interpersonal needs questionnaire (FIRO-B)
  - Assertiveness questionnaire
  - The ‘big five locator’ questionnaire
  - Cognitive style questionnaire
- Summarizing your self-awareness profile

Self-management: clarifying values, setting goals, and planning
- What is meant by self-management
- Self-management, personal and social skills
- Self-management skills and lifelong learning
- How well do you plan and set goals
- What are your values
- Personal goal setting
- Personal mission statements
- Strategies for effective goal setting

Leading others with active coaching
- Characteristics of an ideal coach
- How a good coach is described
- 7 masterful coaching personality traits
- Myths and realities
- Seven communication principles for coaching
- Gather good information with EARS
- Good habits of effective listeners
- Leadership coaching styles: What kind of a coach are you?

Persuading others with tact and diplomacy
- Definition of ‘Persuasion’
- Persuasion strategies: Credibility
- Persuasion strategies: Logical Reasoning
- Persuasion strategies: Emotional appeal
- Improving your persuasive skills
- Persuasive skills in formal presentations
- Persuasion versus negotiation
- The art of persuasion: thirty proven tips and techniques

Transforming others with influence and inspiration
- Transformational leadership defined
- Transformational leadership and charisma
- A model of transformational leadership
- Transformational leadership factors
- Transactional leadership factors
- Other transformational perspectives
- How does the transformational approach to leadership work

Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC)

MPC certified courses by Meirc Training and Consulting are designed for those willing to challenge themselves and go the extra distance. Participants who fully attend an MPC course and successfully complete the test on the last day, will receive a Meirc Professional Certificate (MPC), in addition to the one they receive for attendance. MPC certificates are regionally recognized and can be quite valuable when applying for more senior roles within the organization or outside.