Often, good (or bad) leadership dictates the success of an organization.
Often, good (or bad) leadership dictates the success of an organization. Effective leadership can be the difference between whether a team succeeds or fails under pressure. In this Leadership & Supervision training, you’ll learn the business management, situational leadership, and supervision skills needed to effectively manage a team.
Throughout the course, you’ll learn the key tasks of a supervisor, including planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling all while relating these tasks to specific supervision and leadership scenarios. You will learn various leadership tactics that will help you become a better and more effective supervisor.
This wide-spanning course will delve into the difference between management and supervision and what goes into becoming a situational leader. You’ll learn how to avoid the major causes of leadership failure as well as the attributes to become a successful situational leader.
Different methods of applying leadership into your daily role, including the trait, situational, and behavioral approaches, will help you to better navigate your diverse team and give you a well-rounded approach to leadership. Implementing these skills will give you the tools you need to be the best team leader you can be.
Learning Objectives:
- Preparing and implementing the trait, behavioral, and situational approaches to leadership.
- Importance and methods of planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling as a supervisor.
Skills you’ll gain
Delegation SkillsSupervisionLeadership PsychologyLeadership StudiesLeadership AnalysisSituational Leadership TheoryWhat You'll Learn
- Apply the trait, behavioral, and situational approaches to leadership
- Perform the four supervisory tasks of planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling
- Distinguish between management and supervision in real workplace scenarios
- Identify and avoid the major causes of leadership failure
- Analyze leadership styles using the Managerial Grid and Theory X / Theory Y
- Apply the Life Cycle Theory of Leadership to become a situational leader
Key Takeaways
- Good or bad leadership can dictate the success or failure of an organization, especially under pressure.
- A supervisor's key tasks are planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling.
- Leadership theory falls into trait, behavioral, and situational (life cycle) categories.
- The Managerial Grid describes distinct styles, including the Impoverished, Task, Country Club, Middle of the Road, and Team Manager.
- Management and supervision are distinct, and situational leadership requires specific attributes to succeed.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who is this Leadership & Supervision course for?
It is for people who want to effectively manage a team and become better, more effective supervisors by learning business management, situational leadership, and supervision skills.
What leadership approaches does the course cover?
It covers the trait, behavioral, and situational approaches to leadership, giving a well-rounded approach to navigating a diverse team.
What supervisory skills will I gain?
You will learn the key supervisory tasks of planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling, plus delegation, supervision, and situational leadership skills.
Does the course explain the difference between management and supervision?
Yes. The course delves into the difference between management and supervision and what goes into becoming a situational leader.
What leadership theories are taught?
The course covers trait approach theories, behavior approach theories such as the Continuum of Leadership, Theory X and Theory Y, the Managerial Grid and its styles, and the Life Cycle Theory of Leadership.
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Welcome to Knowledge City's Elements of Leadership and Supervision. All managers and supervisors are not leaders, and all leaders are not managers and supervisors. This course will introduce situational leadership and situational supervision. This course will also discuss all of the tasks of a supervisor, such as planning, organizing, influencing, and controlling, and relate these tasks to both supervision and leadership.
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