The Influential Leader

This microcredential explores contemporary leading and influencing concepts and techniques, including: • the relationship between influence and authority • understanding one’s own and others’ social needs • what powerful, positive, personal impact looks like and how to achieve it • strategies to enhance personal and team resilience and work-life balance • connecting and collaborating in real and virtual environments. Learning Outcomes: • Frame and communicate what you stand for – your vision and purpose and commit to action • Better understand the nature of influence, power and authority and apply strategies and models to influence others • Work adaptively in a dynamic, uncertain, and demanding environment • Information sources and strategic challenges in a systemic context • Identify personal patterns and defaults and how this helps or hinders • Appreciate a culture of learning and use coaching, mentoring, and influencing skills to support • Work constructively with group dynamics and manage the relationship between influence and authority • Practice new skills and habits for resilience, priority management and work-life integration Delivery details: This short course is delivered at Macquarie City Campus Volume of Learning: 3 hours of pre-work reading and preparation, 26 hours face to face training, 2 x 1 hour 1:1 coaching sessions Activities: 360 self-assessment, 3 hours pre-work, 2 x 1-hour pre and post-course coaching sessions 1:1, experiential face to face learning over four days, in-class group activities, 360 debrief session and final day group debrief.