Prerequisites

• Experience in managing teams.

Course Description

Leadership begins with mastering the most important person you’ll ever lead - yourself. In today’s dynamic professional landscape, transitioning from task-oriented management to strategic leadership requires a deep understanding of your strengths, values, and emotional intelligence.
This transformative course is designed for middle managers and aspiring leaders seeking to unlock their leadership potential and create meaningful impact. Through a blend of reflective exercises, strengths-based assessments, and practical tools, participants will learn to align personal mastery with professional goals.
By the end of the course, participants will not only understand what it takes to lead others effectively but also how to lead themselves to new levels of success.

Course Objective

By the end of this course, participants will:
• Explore the key differences between managing and leading,
• Define the unique leadership identity, reflecting on personal strengths and leadership styles.
• Develop the essential skills required to transition from managerial roles to impactful leadership
• Use strengths-based self-awareness to empower leaders and their teams, fostering a growth-oriented environment.
• Align personal strengths and values with professional goals.

Course Outline

• Foundations of self leadership: Leadership vs. management:
- Key differences between leadership and management roles.
- Core competencies and approaches of effective leaders and managers.
- The strategies to balance leadership and management in dynamic environments.

• Leadership styles:
- Leadership styles and their practical applications.
- Reflect on the natural leadership tendencies and areas for growth.
- Adapt leadership styles to meet the needs of different situations and teams.

• Transitioning from manager to leader:
- Essential skills needed to become an effective leader: Emotional intelligence, Decision-making and strategic thinking.
- Communication and influence.
- Resilience and stress management.
- Building trust and inspiring others.

• Strengths assessment:
- The principles of positive psychology and strengths-based development.
- Interpret the assessment report for self-awareness.
- Apply insights to harness team strengths and improve collective performance.

• Strategic leadership in action:
- Align personal values with professional goals to drive meaningful leadership outcomes.
- Craft strategies for long-term resilience and adaptability in leadership roles.

Course Benefits

• A graduation certificate by Aljazeera Media Institute.