OVERVIEW
Based on Professor Bennett’s book, Prescribing Leadership in Healthcare, the Healthcare Center of Excellence (HCOE) is offering an 8-week online leadership course designed for leaders and aspiring leaders in healthcare and other industries. The course teaches a unique, proven and comprehensive approach to leadership development which helps participants create a personalized, continuously-improving leadership plan for to follow at any level of the organization.
The 8-week course follows the proprietary 5-step Professional Leadership Process™ detailed in the book and includes exercises designed to help participants:
- Assess their personal and leadership abilities using industry recognized assessment tools
- Create a leadership vision and execution plan
- Develop a short-term and long-term plan for regular reflection
- Identify and nurture mentor and coaching relationships
- Build a comprehensive, personalized, adaptable leadership plan
Course Objectives:
- Compare and contrast the differences between professional leadership and other programs.
- Explain the 5-steps in the professional leadership process and how they interrelate to create better leaders.
- Construct a personal leadership plan based on an assessment of the individual’s innate qualities & abilities.
- Formulate a self-reflection plan that incorporates individual quiet-time and environment assessments.
- Identify current and potential mentors and coaches and plan for regular encounters.
Course Length: 8 weeks, with live sessions once a week (sessions will be recorded for those who can’t attend the scheduled time)
Course Audience: Any one interested in becoming a better healthcare leader.
Materials Included:
- Prescribing Leadership in Healthcare Book
- Professional Leadership Course Workbook
- DISC Assessment
Coaching:
- Live: 3 monthly post-class 1-on-1 sessions (1/month) via phone, Skype or other real-time interaction
- E-mail: Unlimited, during coaching period
- Additional live coaching is available
Course Structure:
| Module # | Topic | Learning Objectives |
|---|---|---|
| Module 1 | Intro The Nature of Leadership - Leadership Definition - Innate Qualities Leadership Influences Professional Leadership Process | 1. Compare and contrast the differences between professional leadership and other programs. 2. Define the various components of the leadership definition. 3. Explain the 5-steps in the professional leadership process and how they interrelate to create better leaders. |
| Module 2 | Assessing Leadership Capabilities - Personality Assessment - Leadership Assessment | 1. Examine the individual's behavioral strengths and weaknesses through the use of a personality assessment. 2. Prepare a leadership assessment based on individual and group leadership perceptions. |
| Module 3 | Developing a Leadership Vision | 1. Construct a personal leadership vision based on an assessment of the individual's innate qualities & abilities, personality assessment and leadership assesment. |
| Module 4 | Living Your Vision | 1. Construct a personal leadership plan based on the on the personal leadership vision. 2. Examine the 6-tools a leader can use to execute on their leadership plan every day. |
| Module 5 | Reflecting on Leadership | 1. Formulate a self-reflection plan that incorporates individual quiet-time and environment assessments. |
| Module 6 | Leadership Coaching & Mentoring Practicing Professional Leadership - How Leadership is Like Sports - Closing Thoughts on Leadership | 1. Identify current and potential mentors and coaches and plan for regular encounters. 2. Explain what information should be shared to add value to the mentoring/coaching sessions. 3. Develop a plan to execute the professional leadership process every day. 4. Describe some of the challenges a leader regularly faces. |
Instructor-Participant Ratio: Maximum 12 to 1 in order to provide quality instruction and coaching. (Subject to change without notice)
Faculty: Professor Bryan Bennett
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