Leadership: Practical Skills

Get practical leadership skills you can use every day. Explore the qualities of a great leader, theories of motivation, leadership styles, and delegation techniques.

Introduction

• Welcome

1. What Is a Leader?

• Introduction
• What makes a great captain?
• Everything is management's fault
• Connecting with your team
• Addressing the troops
• Are great leaders born or made?

2. Motivation

• Introduction
• Maslow
• The management potato
• Four types of people
• Is money a motivator?
• 20 motivational essentials

3. Leadership Styles: Part 1

• Introduction
• How much control should you keep?
• The seagull

4. Delegating

• Introduction
• Delegating is great!
• Objections to delegating
• Would you be missed?
• Cushion story
• How to delegate: The specifics
• Don't take the monkey

5. Leadership Styles: Part 2

• Introduction
• Are your people competent and motivated?
• What if someone lets you down?
• How much freedom should you give?
• Deciding your grip
• Options for planning and doing
• Daily, weekly, monthly, yearly

Conclusion

• Your pledge
• Thank you