Adapting Your Leadership Style at Work
Who is the course for?
This course is for leaders who want to understand the different leadership styles and their implications on team members and the organization. Leaders who are interested in learning how to be adaptive by utilizing leadership and personality style knowledge to achieve collaboration and teamwork within the organization would benefit from this course.
Skill Level
Foundational
Time Commitment
Weekly Time Committment
60 Minutes/Week
Duration
3 Weeks
Leader Behaviors
This course strengthens your skills in the following leader behaviors:
- Builds Trust
- Champions Change
- Communicates
- Diagnose Needs
- Matches Style to Needs
- Practices Self-Awareness
- Solves Problems
Course Overview
Successful leaders must adapt to the changing environment in which they lead. Adaptive leaders move from one leadership style to another depending on the task, project, and people involved. Participants will explore the various leadership styles and learn how to match their leadership style to the needs of the people they lead. The course will dive into the four major personality styles to help leaders understand what is needed to effectively lead their team members. In this course, we will examine the use of effective communication styles from a leadership perspective to match each individual personality style of the team members within the organization.
Completing this course will help you:
- Recognize and understand the four major leadership styles and their impact on team members.
- Understand and identify the four major personality styles of employees and determine how to interact with each as an adaptive leader.
- Know and apply the different methods of communication from a leadership style perspective.
Learning Path
Session 1 - Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Followers
In this session, we will introduce the four primary styles of leadership and learn how to identify each. Leaders will understand how to recognize their primary leadership style and adapt it to become a versatile leader.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Session 2 - Four Major Personality Styles
There are four major personality styles that impact interaction among employees within the workplace. We will explore our own primary personality style and learn to identify other people’s personality styles in order to adapt as leaders to the needs of various team members.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Session 3 - Methods of Communicating
Effective communication is an essential part of being an adaptive leader. In this session we will discuss various methods of communication from a leadership perspective. We will determine how to ask the right questions, give proper feedback, frame messages, and handle problems as they arise. We will also explore how to properly utilize one-on-one communication.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Leader Behaviors
This course strengthens your skills in the following leader behaviors:
- Builds Trust
- Champions Change
- Communicates
- Diagnose Needs
- Matches Style to Needs
- Practices Self-Awareness
- Solves Problems
Why people choose LEL for Leadership Development
The insights from this course have changed how I approach leadership. I now feel equipped to handle challenges more effectively and inspire my team every day.
An invaluable experience! The practical strategies and hands-on exercises helped me build strong leadership skills that I apply daily in my role.
Frequently asked questions
What is situational or adaptive leadership?
It is adjusting how you lead based on the task, the situation, and the person in front of you rather than using one fixed style. The course teaches four leadership styles and how to move between them.
How does adapting my style help with different team members?
The course pairs the four leadership styles with four personality styles, so you learn to read what each person needs and communicate in a way that lands with them.
Who should take this course?
Managers and team leaders who lead diverse people or projects and want to be more versatile and effective.
What communication skills does it cover?
Asking the right questions, giving proper feedback, framing messages, handling problems, and running effective one-on-ones.
How long is the course?
Three weekly live sessions of about an hour each, facilitator-led, with practice between sessions.
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