Leadership and Influence |

They say that leaders are born, not made. While it is true that some people are born leaders, some leaders are born in the midst of adversity. Often, simple people who have never had a leadership role will stand up and take the lead when a situation they care about requires it. A simple example is parenting. When a child arrives, many parents discover leadership abilities they never knew existed in order to guide and protect their offspring. There are countless war stories of simple GI’s and sailors who rose to a challenge on their own in the heat of battle.

Clearly, leadership potential exists within each of us. That potential can be triggered by outside events, or it can be learned by exploring ourselves from within. This training takes the latter approach. Once you learn the techniques of true leadership, you will be able to build the confidence it takes to take the lead. The more experience you have acting as a genuine leader, the easier it will be for you. It is never easy to take the lead, as you will need to make decisions and face challenges, but it can become natural and rewarding.

Leadership is not telling others what to do. Leadership is inspiring others to do what needs to be done. Many people around the world who are in leadership positions are not leaders. Dictators call themselves leaders but they are not – they are tyrants. There have been many presidents of countries around the world, but few were real leaders. Genuine leaders take a stand and motivate others to join them in a noble purpose. One such leader was Abraham Lincoln, who ended slavery in the United States. Another was John F. Kennedy, who inspired a nation to go to the moon within a decade, and it did. General Patton had a completely different but no less effective leadership style. Nelson Mandela in South Africa inspired a nation towards peace, tolerance and reconciliation. What is it that makes a leader, and what separates the good from the great? This course will explore different leadership theories and examine what makes a great leader.

Influence is subtle, yet incredibly powerful. You can order someone to do a task, but you cannot order them to do their best. It simply does not work and usually has the opposite effect. You can influence people to do their best by providing a strong, motivating example in addition to positive reinforcement. Leadership addresses tasks, while influence addresses attitudes and awareness. Influence is the soul of leadership.

By the end of this course, you should be able to:

Define “leadership”
Explain the Great Man Theory
Explain the Trait Theory
Understand Transformational Leadership
Understand the people you lead and how to adapt your leadership styles
Explain leading by Directing
Explain leading by Coaching
Explain leading by Participating
Explain leading by Delegating
Kouzes and Posner
Conduct a personal inventory
Create an action plan
Establish personal goals

Lean Process And Six Sigma

During the last couple of decades small, mid-sized and large companies have embraced Six Sigma to generate more profit and greater savings. So what is Six Sigma?

Six Sigma is a data-driven approach for eliminating defects and waste in any business process. You can compare Six Sigma with turning your water faucet and experiencing the flow of clean, clear water. Reliable systems are in place to purify, treat, and pressure the water through the faucet. That is what Six Sigma does to business: it treats the processes in business so that they deliver their intended result.

What is “Sigma”? The word is a statistical term that measures how far a given process deviates from perfection. Sigma is a way to measure quality and performance. The central idea behind Six Sigma is that if you can measure how many “defects” you have in a process, you can systematically figure out how to eliminate them and get as close to “zero defects” as possible. This course will give participants an overview of the Six Sigma methodology, and some of the tools required to deploy Six Sigma in their own organizations.

This course is designed to help you in the following ways:

Develop a 360 degree view of Six Sigma and how it can be implemented in any organization.
Identify the fundamentals of lean manufacturing, lean enterprise, and lean principles.
Describe the key dimensions of quality – product features and freedom from deficiencies
Develop attributes and value according to the Kano Model
Understand how products and services that have the right features and are free from deficiencies can promote customer satisfaction and attract and retain new customers.
Describe what is required to regulate a process
Give examples of how poor quality affects operating expenses in the areas of appraisal, inspection costs, internal failure costs, and external failure costs
Use basic techniques such as DMAIC and how to identify Six Sigma Projects
Use specific criteria to evaluate a project
Discover root causes of a problem
Design and install new controls to hold the gains and to prevent the problem from returning.

Life Coaching Essentials

Life coaching is a growing industry that transcends typical counseling, therapy, and even mentoring. The goal of life coaching is to address personal goals, aspirations and relationships and how they work in a person’s life. The key is to discover which obstacles the client can overcome and which paths will lead them to their own success.

At the end of this course, you should be able to:

Determine the purpose of life coaching
Define benefits of life coaching
Know the tools and techniques for life coaching
Outline a life coaching session
Know the different areas of life coaching