Developing Leaders in the 21st Century Workplace

This 6-week webinar is aimed at developing the leadership competencies of students in both supervisory and non-supervisory roles at their workplaces. By the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of what it means to be an effective leader and how to apply such skills to improve their individual workspace and their organization as a whole, thereby increasing its efficiency and productivity.

Class size is limited to 16 students. This class is not restricted to immigrants and refugees. Intermediate to advanced English skills are required.

Objectives

By the end of this class, students will be able to:

• Assess your own leadership capabilities and shortcomings
• Explore various theories and styles of leadership and find the one(s) with which you identify and can apply to your role at work
• Gain an understanding of the key leadership competencies necessary for working in both the public and private sectors of the economy
• Distinguish between the characteristics of effective and ineffective leaders  
• Develop tools to handle leadership challenges in the workplace
• Engage in a variety of individual and team-based activities to explore the concept of leadership