The Experienced Leader Boot Camp
Who is the course for?
This course would benefit experienced leaders who seek to better understand the unique challenges managers face in today’s business world, while developing the core skills needed to overcome those challenges and lead effective teams.
Skill Level
Intermediate
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
- Collaborates and Promotes Teamwork
- Innovates
- Inspires
- Sets Goals
Course Overview
Experienced leaders must know how to adapt to the rapidly changing business environment with flexibility and skill to mitigate threats and seize opportunities as they arise. They must know how to lead their teams to work together effectively through a shared vision. In this course, we will explore the five characteristics of an experienced leader and learn to recognize the importance of vision and passion in leadership. Additionally, participants will understand how to critically assess opportunities using Second Level Thinking to make long-term decisions, and they will learn how to better understand and respond to team members’ behaviors and motives.
Completing this course will help you:
- Create a vision and share it with passion and purpose.
- Explore and utilize Second Level Thinking.
- Manage team member challenges with sensitivity, consistency, and fairness.
Learning Path
Session 1 - Communicating Your Vision with Passion
In this session, participants will learn the five core components to becoming an experienced leader: Vision, Passion, Second Level Thinking, Managing Others, and Relationships. We will explore how good leaders create and share a vision of the future that resonates with others and we will take part in an activity that will allow us to dive further into that vision.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Session 2 - Second Level Thinking
Second Level Thinking enables leaders to make better decisions that give them a much better chance of a positive outcome in the long term. By exploring the cause-and-effect of our everyday decisions, we can see how Second Level Thinking must have a foundation in our vision for lasting success.
Virtual Session (30 minutes) + Online Journal (15 minutes) + Activity (15 minutes)
Session 3 - Managing Others, and Relationships
In this session, we will explore how to properly analyze organizational and employee-related challenges. We will provide valuable tools for effective interaction with employees including problem solving, goal creation, conflict mediation, and methods for managing relationships.
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
- Collaborates and Promotes Teamwork
- Innovates
- Inspires
- Sets Goals
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 the Experienced Leader Boot Camp?
A focused course for seasoned leaders built around five characteristics: vision, passion, second level thinking, managing others, and relationships. It helps experienced managers stay sharp and lead through change.
What is second level thinking in leadership?
It is looking past the obvious first reaction to the longer-term cause and effect of a decision, so you make choices with a better chance of a good long-term outcome. A full session covers it.
Who should take this course?
Experienced and senior managers who want to refresh their leadership, think more strategically, and handle team challenges with consistency and fairness.
How is this different from a basic management course?
It assumes you already manage and focuses on higher-level skills like vision, long-term decision-making, and relationships, rather than management fundamentals.
How long is the course?
Three weekly live sessions of about an hour each, facilitator-led, with activities between sessions.
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