Leadership & Influence – Online CPD Accredited Training Course

Leadership & Influence – Online CPD Accredited Training Course - Learn to Become an Influential Leader

They say that leaders are born, not made. While it is true that some people are born leaders, some leaders are born in the midst of adversity. Often, simple people who have never had a leadership role will stand up and take the lead when a situation they care about requires it. A simple example is parenting. When a child arrives, many parents discover leadership abilities they never knew existed in order to guide and protect their offspring.

Study method - Online, self-paced (4-6 study hours)

Course format - Online (24/7 access), modular

Course Duration - Part-time (1 year access)

Qualification - Certificate of completion

Course Delivery – via desktop PC/MAC, laptops, tablets or smart phones

Awarding Body – CPD Certification Service (mapped to Ofqual Qualifications)

Course accreditation

The content of this online training course has been independently certified as conforming to universally accepted Continuous Professional Development (CPD) guidelines (in line CPD Certification Service requirements).

Course aims

Once you learn the techniques of true leadership and influence, you will be able to build the confidence it takes to take the lead. The more experience you have acting as a genuine leader, the easier it will be for you. It is never easy to take the lead, as you will need to make decisions and face challenges, but it can become natural and rewarding.

Course objectives

The objectives of this leadership and influence online course are to:

• Define “leadership”
• Explain the Great Man Theory
• Explain the Trait Theory
• Understand Transformational Leadership
• Understand the people you lead and how to adapt your leadership styles
• Explain leading by Directing
• Explain leading by Participating
• Explain leading by Delegating
• Kouzes and Posner
• Conduct a personal inventory
• Create an action plan
• Establish personal goals

What’s covered in this course?

This online leadership and influence course covers the following:

Module One: Getting Started

• Icebreaker
• Housekeeping Items
• The Parking Lot
• Workshop Objectives

Module Two: The Evolution of Leadership

• Defining Leadership
• Characteristics of a Leader
• Leadership Principles
• A Brief History of Leadership
• Historical Leaders
• Modern Leaders
• The Great Man Theory
• The Trait Theory
• Transformational Leadership
• Summary

Module Three: Situational Leadership

• Situational Leadership: Telling
• Situational Leadership: Selling
• Situational Leadership: Participating
• Situational Leadership: Delegating

Module Four: A Personal Inventory

• An Introduction to Kouzes and Posner
• Model the Way
• Inspire a Shared Vision
• Challenge the Process
• Enable Others to Act
• Encourage the Heart
• A Personal Inventory
• Creating an Action Plan
• Set Leadership Goals
• Address the Goals
• Seek Inspiration
• Choose a Role Model
• Seek Experience
• Create a Personal Mission Statement

Module Five: Modeling the Way

• Determining Your Way
• Being an Inspirational Role Model
• Influencing Others’ Perspectives

Module Six: Inspiring a Shared Vision

• Choosing Your Vision
• Communicating Your Vision
• Identifying the Benefit for Others

Module Seven: Challenging the Process

• Developing Your Inner Innovator
• Seeing Room for Improvement
• Lobbying for Change

Module Eight: Enabling Others to Act

• Encouraging Growth in Others
• Creating Mutual Respect
• The Importance of Trust

Module Nine: Encouraging the Heart

• Sharing Rewards
• Celebrating Accomplishments
• Making Celebration Part of Your Culture

Module Ten: Basic Influencing Skills

• The Art of Persuasion
• The Principles of Influence
• Creating an Impact

Module Eleven: Setting Goals

• Setting SMART Goals
• Creating a Long-Term Plan
• Creating a Support System

Module Twelve: Wrapping Up

• Words from the Wise
• Review of Parking Lot
• Lessons Learned
• Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations

What is leadership and influence?

There can be no leadership without influence, because influencing is how leaders lead. In their classic book on leadership, Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge, Warren Bennis and Burt Nanus echo this point: "There is a profound difference between management and leadership," they wrote, "and both are important. 'To manage' means 'to bring about, to accomplish, to have charge of or responsibility for, to conduct.' 'Leading' is 'influencing, guiding in direction, course, action, opinion.'" They add that "an essential factor in leadership is the capacity to influence."

Why choose our online training courses?

All our e-learning courses can be accessed on any electronic/computerised device. You can study at work or at home, in your own time and at your own pace!

1. Easy to follow and understand
2. Only 4 to 6 hours recommended study time
3. 1 year access to course & learning materials
4. Access your course anytime, anywhere & on any device
5. Complete course on desktop computer, laptop, tablet or smartphone
6. Additional references and downloadable materials available
7. CPD Certification Service (mapped to Ofqual Qualifications)

Organisational e-learning

Are you responsible for organisational training and development or organisational statutory and mandatory compliance? You may want to find out more about how Learning Management System (LMS) may help your organisation. With our interactive LMS, managers and administrators can easily:

• set up a FREE blended learning environment;
• upload essential documents;
• upload individual and group learners;
• manage learners, including tracking progress
• review who has completed training
• download/print training reports for compliance audits

Leadership & Influence – Online CPD Accredited Training Course

Those interested in soft skills development, personal and professional development, presentation skills, communication skills, project management, leadership and management skills.

Course Delivery – via desktop PC/MAC, laptops, tablets or smart phones

Soft skills development, personal and professional development, presentation skills, communication skills, project management, leadership and management skills.