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Leadership Skills And Techniques For African-American
Seminar No: 02553 -XNBB
CEU Credits: 1.8
Length: 3 days
Triumph over the obstacles to successful leadership!
Do you feel you continually have to prove yourself? Are your actions being watched a little too closely? How do you deal with differences that hinder effective leadership without losing it? Meet these unique leadership challenges you face head-on! This seminar will help you develop the skills you need to lead people, teams and organizations--with a special emphasis on the leadership challenges faced by African-Americans in corporate America.
Attendees:
Mid-level to senior-level African-American managers and executives with at least five years of experience, vice presidents, directors, entrepreneurs, team leaders and managers recently promoted into leadership roles or who are in line for promotion--as well as past attendees of AMA's Management Skills for African- Americans (Mtg. No. 2551).
How You Will Benefit:
- Overcome barriers to your professional growth
- Integrate four qualities needed to be an effective leader into your unique leadership style
- Gain an appreciation for differences and similarities in leadership styles and personalities
- Acquire effective approaches to applying leadership skills
- Determine your personal vision and strategy for long-term success
What You Will Cover:
- Participate in a self-assessment exercise focusing on the reality that leadership starts from within
- Create an environment for building alliances and networks and for developing strong relationships within a diverse workplace
- Understand the variety of leadership personalities and styles and examine which ones work best for you
- Leading versus managing: understanding the differences between the two
- Review the history of African-American leaders in corporate America: how it impacts the way you lead
- Mastering the six principles of leadership that everyone needs to know
Extended/Detailed Seminar Outline
Learning Objectives
- Project a Dynamic Image and Win the Confidence of Others
- Assess Your Leadership Strengths and Weaknesses
- Become Open to New Ideas for Learning and Growth
- Find Out How to Face Challenges, Handle Conflict, and Solve Problems
- Understand the Value of Being a Mentor-and Having One
- Learn Risk-Taking Strategies
Leadership Myths and Realities
- Explore the Leadership Myths and Realities by Reviewing Twelve Leadership Myths and Identifying Which Ones Have Been Barriers toward Your Own Growth
- Create an Environment for Building Alliances and Networks and Developing Relationships through Interactive Exercises
- Demonstrate the Distinction between Management and Leadership by Identifying Circumstances When Each Role Is Appropriate
Leadership Principles, Skills and Qualities
- Identify Six Leadership Principles and Six Related Leadership Skills, Rewriting Any That Are Determined to Be Inaccurate
- Have the Ability to Identify at Least Two Qualities Needed to Be an Effective Leader
- Evaluate the Values of Honesty, Trust, "Special Treatment" and Courage in Today’s Organization through a "Real" Problem-Solving Activity
Leadership in Practice
- Analyze the Impact Leadership Style Can Have on One’s Personal Success in Leadership Roles as Well as on the Organization
- Have the Ability to Apply and Assess the Benefit of an Intercultural Communication Model in the Workplace through an Actual Experience
- Better Understand How Stereotypes Have Affected Upper/Middle Management’s Decisions Regarding Career Opportunities for African-Americans by Drawing on Personal Experiences and Discussing Research Data
Introspection-A Leader’s Personal Assessment
- Evaluate and Understand Your Perceived Confidence Level, Your Current Leadership Style, and Your Behaviors by Analyzing the Results of Your Assessment
- Gain Rich Information on the Value of Differences and Similarities of Leadership Personalities and Styles
- Obtain Problem-Solving Skills from a Healthy Perspective by Participating in Problem-Solving Group Activities
A Simulated Experience in Leadership
- Evaluate Use of Power, Decision-Making Skills, and Verbal vs. Nonverbal Behavior by Describing Your Leadership Strengths and Weaknesses
- Implement Risk-Taking Strategies and Self-Correcting Processes, and Make Staff Decisions by Identifying Necessary Skills for Application
- Recognize When to Ask for Help and When to Quit by Describing Specific Obstacles That Signal Danger
- Critique Leadership Skills Relative to Group Sharing and Decision Making, Conflict Resolution, and Giving and Receiving Feedback by Establishing What Leadership Skills Are Necessary
Overcoming Barriers to Success
- Self-Assess Your Perspective on Success and Personal Fears by Describing Your Current Perspective on These Two Key Elements of Career Satisfaction
- Evaluate Mentoring as It Relates to Success Factors by Identifying the Key Indicators That Measure Success
- Evaluate a Prototype of the 21st Century Executive and Identify Five Mental Habits That Support Lifelong Learning
- Assess Your View Regarding Success by Reflecting and Sharing Relevant Experiences as Case Studies
- Discuss Four Effective Approaches to Applying Leadership Skills for Long-Term Success
Implementation of a Successful Action Plan
- List Five Key Questions That Can Be Consistently Answered to Evaluate Leadership Priorities
- Determine Your Vision and Strategy for Success
- Develop Your Plan for Sharing Information Learned
- Discern Strategies You Will Apply to Develop Mental Habits That Support Lifelong Learning
- Identify and Plan for Overcoming Any Obstacles That May Prevent You from Completing Your Successful Action Plan
- Determine Your Progress Review Date
Start and End times: first day - 8:30am-5pm, all other days 9am-5pm unless otherwise specified. Your registration confirmation notice will confirm the hotel/conference center for the seminar for which you registered. The information included on this page is all the information available on this seminar. Please use form below to register only. To request information that is not included above please send an email to
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New York
AMA executive Conference Center
1601 Broadway New York, NY 10019
American Management Association (Located in the same building as the Crowne Plaza Hotel) 1601 Broadway On Broadway and 48th Street near Times Square. Entrance is on 48th Street.
Chicago
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Chicago, IL 60631
San Francisco
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San Francisco, CA 94103
Atlanta
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Address: 1170 Peachtree Street Ne Cnr Peachtree & 14th (3rd Flr)
City, State, Zip: Atlanta, GA 30309
Washington, DC
Arlington, Virginia
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Arlington, VA 22202
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