Workshop Overview
In developing effective leaders in today’s rapidly changing world, developing perspective and focus is critical to a leader’s long-term success. Focus in many organizations is directed toward immediate performance goals and not necessarily inclusive of longer-term individual leadership development goals. Regardless of tenure in leadership roles, focusing on heightened self-awareness helps leaders leverage their natural strengths and find ways to address their developmental areas in a positive, productive way. In turn, enhanced self-awareness gained through perspective-building tools helps leaders understand and adapt their behaviors to rapidly changing circumstances and develop effective strategies for leading their associates.
Participants Will Learn How To:
- Describe and define the personal attributes of successful leaders (e.g., effective communication, influencing others, emotional intelligence, driving for results, thinking strategically, problem-solving, etc.)
- Personalize a “leadership vision” and link it to their personal and organizational mission, vision, and values
- Understand key leadership success factors and potential leadership career derailers
- Gain insight relative to leadership preferences using assessments such as Personality Type (Big Five), Influence strategies (PVQ), and Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) philosophy
- Solve problems and solve people issues with leadership tactics
- Identify areas for improvement and set developmental goals for forward action
Available Dates:
Custom training available on-site or via Zoom Livestream – On your schedule!
Pricing
Pricing information available upon request. Contact professionaldevelopment@ua.edu for details.
Workshop Outline
| Title | Overview |
|---|---|
| Day 1 | Taking the Lead – Mission, vision, values Traits, Behaviors, Styles of Leadership Leadership Development Solving problems and people issues Motivating Work Setting goals |
Workshop Leads
Robert K. Prescott, Ph.D., SPHR, SHRM-SCP
Robert K. Prescott has spent 20 years in industry and over 16 years in teaching and consulting positions. His work experience spans from corporate engagement at the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education at The University of Alabama to being director of executive education at Penn State, among many other positions.
In both corporate and academic settings, Bob has taught graduate-level courses in the doctorate, master of business administration and master of human resources programs. In addition, he has taught business application training in the areas of strategic leadership, organization behavior, influence strategies, human resource management, supervision and enterprise consulting. He is a native of Birmingham, Alabama, holds a bachelor’s degree in Marketing from The University of Alabama and a Ph.D. in Workforce Education and Development from The Pennsylvania State University.
For Questions:
Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
Phone Number: 205-348-6225
Email: professionaldevelopment@ua.edu
Contact Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning (CELL) for more information. CELL is part of the Office of Teaching Innovation and Digital Education at The University of Alabama providing programming services that design and implement professional development and training programs, industrial training programs, and executive education programs that are offered on-campus, online or onsite at the workplace.