Essentials of Business Leadership
Transform new or experienced managers into effective leaders
EBL is a discovery-based learning program specifically designed to equip new and seasoned managers with the tools, techniques, and mindset necessary to lead direct reports to high performance.
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The pressures of being an effective manager and achieving results are greater than ever. As a popular acronym puts it, today’s managers and leaders are operating in a “VUCA” environment (volatile, uncertain, chaotic, and ambiguous). While this modern VUCA world might seem to necessitate the invention of entirely new leadership development
approaches, what is actually required is, first, to ensure that managers have mastered the basics of leadership.
Requirements for today’s manager are similar to those of being a pilot. Aircraft have grown ever more complex. The cockpit of a modern aircraft is filled with computer systems that require ever-increasing knowledge and skill by the pilot. However, the aerodynamics that keep a small, single-engine plane safe and on course are the same as those that keep the most modern, sophisticated, and complex jetliners safe and flying.
As complexities increase and challenges – even emergencies – arise, pilots must rely on their fundamental training skills to first and foremost “fly the plane.” Every six months, even seasoned pilots are required to practice fundamentals in flight simulators, solving for “what-if” scenarios.
Today’s managers require the same development in leadership essentials should they expect to safely and successfully chart a business course for achieving results. No matter how challenging the work environment becomes, they must be able to “fly the plane.”
Program Outcomes
EBL enables managers to:
- Gain greater fluency in their role as a people leader, their importance to strategy execution, and the expectations of others for their success in the role
- Gain fluency in understanding the core essentials to successful people leadership and how to apply them to achieve business results
- Practice how to establish individual and team goals that align with the organization’s strategy
- Analyze performance based on the situation and then appropriately tailor the leadership approach as required in that situation to maximize outcomes
- Make effective business decisions while balancing competing needs and responsibilities
- Practice the skill of delivering performance feedback and coaching
- Analyze how and when to effectively delegate with accountability
Essentials of Business Leadership is from BTS.
Practice Area: Helping Leaders Lead
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