Becoming an Inspirational Leader

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Overview/Description

People are inspired when they trust their leaders and are mobilized by common goals. When you strive to inspire others through your leadership, you demonstrate credibility and create a community with a shared vision. In this course, you'll learn about the characteristics people look for in an inspiring leader. You’ll explore the traits and behaviors that inspirational leaders exemplify, and how your words and actions can help persuade your employees to believe in a vision. Finally, you'll learn about the role of clear, credible, and persuasive messages in inspirational leadership.

Lesson Objectives

• match the characteristics of inspiring leadership to examples

• recognize leaders who inspire by enabling others and sharing their vision

• identify examples of leaders who challenge, encourage, and model

• recall how leaders can inspire others by showing integrity and credibility

• recognize how inspirational leaders show character and hope

• recognize examples of clear and credible leadership messages

• recall strategies for influencing and persuading an audience

• recognize how leaders can inspire their teams

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Expected Duration (hours)
0.5