Assess individual leadership potential, address leadership strengths and weaknesses, and help learners hone the 10 essential competencies of leaders with this book from the ASTD TRAINERS WORKSHOP Series.

Table of Contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION: HOW TO USE THIS BOOK EFFECTIVELY
• The Value of an Effective Training and Development Program on Leadership
• A Process for Choosing the Best Program
• How to Use This Workbook Most Effectively
• What's in This Workbook and on the Website?
• Icons
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 2 HOW PEOPLE LEARN
• Accelerating Learning
• A Model for Learning Development
• Project Management for Trainers
• Dare to Properly Manage Resources
• Creating a Learning Environment
• The Roles of Learning
• Summary
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 3 ASSESSING LEADERSHIP STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
• Self-Assessment
• 360-Degree Assessment
• Behavioral and Motivators Assessment
• Privacy Issues
• Summary
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 4 EVALUATION
• Mini-Evaluation for Longer Workshops
• Evaluations for Workshop Completion
• Evaluation of Business Benefit
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 5 ONE-HOUR PROGRAM
• One-Hour Program
• Using the Website
• One-Hour Sample Agenda
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 6 HALF-DAY PROGRAM
• Half-Day Program
• Using the Website
• Half-Day Sample Agenda
• The Customized Half-Day Version
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 7 ONE-DAY PROGRAM
• One-Day Program
• Using the Website
• One-Day Sample Agenda
• The One-Day Customized Version
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 8 TWO-DAY PROGRAM
• Two-Day Program
• Using the Website
• Sample Agenda: First Day
• Sample Agenda: Second Day
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 9 FOLLOW-UP WORK: ACTION PLANNING
• Setting Up Manager Reviews
• Coaching Sessions
• Follow-Up Sessions
• Ideas for Continuing Learning
• Summary
• What to Do Next
• Chapter 10 LEARNING ACTIVITIES
• Tips for Trainers
• Learning Activity 10-1: Understanding Leadership
• Learning Activity 10-2: Lead/Manage
• Learning Activity 10-3: Personal Mission
• Learning Activity 10-4: Self-Assessment
• Learning Activity 10-5: Behavioral Style
• Learning Activity 10-6: Resiliency Attitude
• Learning Activity 10-7: Intake Styles
• Learning Activity 10-8: Imposing Order on Chaos
• Learning Activity 10-9: Sabotage
• Learning Activity 10-10: Coaching Role Play
• Learning Activity 10-11: Blending Styles
• Learning Activity 10-12: Adapting Styles
• Learning Activity 10-13: Listening
• Learning Activity 10-14: Feedback
• Learning Activity 10-15: Creating a Vision
• Learning Activity 10-16: Customer Orientation
• Learning Activity 10-17: STEM
• Learning Activity 10-18: Remembering
• Learning Activity 10-19: Scenario Planning
• Learning Activity 10-20: Delphi Technique
• Learning Activity 10-21: Nominal Group Technique
• Learning Activity 10-22: Project Leadership
• Learning Activity 10-23: The Big Close
• Chapter 11 HANDOUTS, ASSESSMENTS, TRAINING INSTRUMENTS, AND TOOLS
• Using the Website
• Handout 11-1: The 10 Leadership Competencies
• Handout 11-2: Chuck's Role
• Handout 11-3: Angela's Role
• Handout 11-4: Observation Checklist
• Handout 11-5: A Difficult Conversations Checklist
• Handout 11-6: Adapting Your Style: Working with Core Style D
• Handout 11-7: Adapting Your Style: Working with Core Style I
• Handout 11-8: Adapting Your Style: Working with Core Style S
• Handout 11-9: Adapting Your Style: Working with Core Style C
• Handout 11-10: The Sabotage Exercise
• Handout 11-11: Team Member Assignment Cards for the Sabotage Exercise
• Handout 11-12: Feedback
• Handout 11-13: Hints and Solutions for Feedback
• Handout 11-14: The Hero's Journey
• Handout 11-15: Delphi Technique Case Study
• Handout 11-16: Steps to Great Projects
• Handout 11-17: Define: Write the Project Definition
• Handout 11-18: Establish Project Scope
• Handout 11-19: What to Do if You're Behind
• Assessment 11-1: Leadership Self-Assessment
• Assessment 11-2: Quick n' Dirty DISC/PIAV Assessment
• Assessment 11-3: The Language System Diagnostic Instrument
• Training Instrument 11-1: Action Plan
• Training Instrument 11-2: Indentification of Strengths and Weaknesses
• Training Instrument 11-3: Nine Dots
• Training Instrument 11-4: Practicing Flexibility: A Test of Your Creative Thinking Skills
• Training Instrument 11-5: Journaling: Resiliency
• Training Instrument 11-6: Journaling: Working with Others
• Training Instrument 11-7: Blending of Styles
• Training Instrument 11-8: Walk a Mile in My Shoes…
• Training Instrument 11-9: Journaling: Communication
• Training Instrument 11-10: Performance Review
• Training Instrument 11-11: Journaling: Coaching
• Training Instrument 11-12: Journaling: Vision
• Training Instrument 11-13: Change Versus Transition
• Training Instrument 11-14: Journaling: Change
• Training Instrument 11-15: Journaling: Customer Orientation
• Training Instrument 11-16: Nominal Group Technique Case Study
• Training Instrument 11-17: Journaling: Strategic Business Acumen
• Training Instrument 11-18: Document Risk and Constraints
• Training Instrument 11-19: Journaling: Project Leadership
• Training Instrument 11-20: Strength Worksheet
• Training Instrument 11-21: Opportunity Worksheet
• Training Instrument 11-22: Action Plan
• Tool 11-1: The Hero's Journey
• Tool 11-2: Systems Thinking
• Tool 11-3: Mini-Evaluation
• Tool 11-4: General Workshop Appraisal
• Appendix A USING THE WEBSITE
• Contents of the Website
• Computer Requirements
• Printing from the Website
• Adapting the PowerPoint Slides
• Showing the PowerPoint Presentations
• Appendix B SAMPLE STEP-BY-STEP PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY
• Appendix C SUPPLIES LIST
• Resources
• About the Author