Power of Leadership
Half-Day Course

What is it?

Power of Leadership is a business simulation that helps participants understand the challenges they face when they are given power to accomplish a task. Even though power is a taboo topic for many people, it is what sets the leader apart from others in the organization. Studies show that effective leaders understand and have a need to have power. More important they know how to use it to accomplish their goals. But using power effectively is not an easy task. There are many challenges that, if not met, will create disastrous results for individuals and the organization.

This simulation teaches leaders how to use power to resolve conflicts, communicate effectively, solve problems, and manage positive change in the corporate culture. It helps participants understand why the decisions, behavior, and attitudes of leaders are often misperceived by their followers.

It helps participants who are power averse understand what they must do to improve their effectiveness and helps those who are power prone understand what discipline they must employ to use their power effectively.

Who is it for?

New managers and supervisors, technical people who have been promoted into leadership positions, managers who have lost their motivation, people who are power averse or power prone.

What is learned?

How to communicate a vision that makes it possible for all groups to work effectively together toward a common goal
How the power prone can develop a participative style of management
How the power averse can use power effectively
How leaders can use higher order thinking skills to analyze and fix their organization
How to use superordinate goals to overcome conflict among groups
How groups in an organization respond differently to the “same” situation
... and much, much more.

How many participants?

10-25

How long?

Half-day