Leadership Skills for Managing Technical Professionals: A Self-Study Program

The old models of managing and leading people are quickly fading away. The speed of business in this millennium requires an accelerated level of execution unthinkable in the late 1990s. Technical organizations in particular depend on creativity and intellectual horsepower to meet this challenge. People are their primary asset. If they lose them or cant attract them to begin with they squander their vital competitive edge. This course teaches managers of technical professionals how to deliver results-that matter-through others. It demonstrates the vast differences between management and leadership and concurrently assists the recipient in implementing behavioral changes that makes them more effective on the job. You will learn how to effectively meld your direct reports requirements with important organizational goals. In essence this will broaden you in becoming more of a leader and less of a manager.