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    Strategic leadership and decision-making skills for Leaders

    Course Summary:

    This course provides a comprehensive exploration of leadership and decision-making, focusing on their interrelationship and practical application. It covers essential leadership skills, decision-making techniques, and the theoretical and practical aspects of leadership. Participants will delve into the components of effective leadership behavior, including the debate on whether leaders are born or made, and the duties and challenges leaders face. The course also addresses the fundamental tasks and competencies required for successful leadership, such as planning, financial rationality, and understanding feasibility studies. Additionally, it explores common leadership problems and strategies for overcoming them, including issues related to leaders, subordinates, and the work environment. The course concludes with strategies for managing risks and emergencies, as well as mastering time management and effective meeting organization.

    Course Objectives:

    1.      Understand the Interconnections Between Leadership and Decision-Making:

    ·         Explore how leadership influences decision-making and vice versa.

    2.      Develop Essential Leadership Skills:

    ·         Acquire and refine skills crucial for effective leadership.

    3.      Enhance Decision-Making Abilities:

    ·         Learn techniques and approaches to make well-informed decisions.

    4.      Define and Theorize Leadership:

    ·         Grasp the theoretical concept of leadership and distinguish between different leadership styles and roles, including the differences between leaders and managers.

    5.      Examine Key Leadership Behaviors:

    ·         Investigate the qualities of a leader, including the debate on whether leaders are born or made, and understand the responsibilities and challenges associated with leadership.

    6.      Define and Implement Decision-Making Processes:

    ·         Understand the concept of decision-making and the steps involved in effective decision-making.

    7.      Identify Core Competencies for Successful Leaders:

    ·         Gain insights into the essential tasks and skills needed for effective leadership, including planning, modern management principles, financial and accounting knowledge, engineering economics, feasibility studies, contract management, future leadership development, and performance measurement.

    8.      Address and Overcome Leadership Challenges:

    ·         Identify common problems faced by leaders, including those related to the leaders themselves, subordinates, superiors, and the work environment, and learn strategies to address them.

    9.      Manage Risks and Emergencies Effectively:

    ·         Develop strategies for managing various risks and emergencies in a leadership context.

    10.   Master Time Management and Effective Meeting Organization:

    ·         Learn techniques for efficient time management and organizing meetings to enhance productivity and effectiveness.


    Activities

    ·         Classroom - Listening and contributing to discussions and exercises (group Discussions and workshops)

    1. Exploring the Interconnections Between Leadership and Decision Making.

    2. Developing Essential Leadership Skills.

    3. Cultivating Effective Decision-Making Skills.

    4. Understanding Leadership:

    ·         Theoretical Foundations of Leadership.

    ·         Different Leadership Styles and the Distinction Between Leaders and Managers.

    5. Key Components of Leadership Behavior:

    ·         Leader Characteristics: Are Leaders Born or Made?

    ·         Responsibilities of Leaders and Challenges They Face.

    6. Defining Decision Making and the Steps Involved.

    7. Core Tasks and Competencies for a Successful Leader:

    ·         Planning Abilities and Knowledge of Modern Management Principles.

    ·         Understanding Economic and Financial Rationality and Accounting Basics.

    ·         Grasping Principles of Engineering Economics.

    ·         Ability to Develop or Interpret Feasibility Studies.

    ·         Knowledge of Contract Management Principles.

    ·         Developing Skills for Future Generations of Leaders.

    ·         Evaluating Appropriate Achievement Measurement Indicators for Organizational Success.


    8. Addressing Leadership Challenges and Solutions:

    ·         Issues Related to the Leader.

    ·         Challenges with Subordinates and Superiors.

    ·         Work Environment-Related Problems.

    9. Effective Management of Risks and Emergencies.

    10. Mastering Time Management and Efficient Meeting Organization

    • Line Manager
    • Team Supervisor
    • Executive Manager
    • Senior Operations Manager
    • Vice President
    • Senior Vice President

    1. Interconnections Between Leadership and Decision-Making:
    2. Essential Leadership Skills:
    3. Decision-Making Techniques:
    4. Concepts and Theories of Leadership:
    5. Leadership Behavior and Qualities:
    6. Decision-Making Processes:
    7. Core Competencies for Effective Leadership:
    8. Leadership Challenges and Solutions:
    9. Risk and Emergency Management:
    10. Time Management and Meeting Organization:

    • The Fundamental of Management.
    • The Fundamental of Leadership.

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