Leadership Mastery: Simple, Uncommon Leadership Strategies

Name: Leadership Mastery: Simple, Uncommon Leadership Strategies
Rating: 4.4 (56 reviews)

Learn leadership from a leader who worked with Fortune 500 CEOs to make decisions about millions of dollars daily

Created byIan Bednowitz

Last updated 7/2017

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What you'll learn

Implement simple lessons to make you a better leader in weeks or even days!
Avoid the common mistakes most leaders make
See that effective leadership is simple and straightforward, but not easy
Practice the key to becoming an outstanding leader, which is to focus on your team, not yourself
Dynamically match your leadership style to the needs of each of your team members, regardless of their tenure or seniority
Delegate effectively! Delegate the right tasks to the right team members based on their development level
Lead through influence: Effectively lead those you don’t directly manage
Manage your manager

Course content

6 sections • 30 lectures • 1h 58m total length

How I will make you a more effective, dynamic leader4:22
Develop your leadership by applying simple lessons on balancing micro-management and delegation, adapting your style to your direct reports' development stages, and leading cross-functional teams with respect.

Overview of common leadership styles0:50
Explore common leadership styles, micromanaging and over delegating, and compare pros and cons. Learn why relying on a single style leads to failure and how to diagnose your leadership approach.
The micromanger: why people cringe when they hear that term.. and a few pros too3:30
Explore the micro-management style, with clear expectations and hands-on coaching as benefits, alongside drawbacks like over-involvement, lack of empowerment, and poor feedback.
How a micromanager led to me quitting my job3:42
Explore how a micromanaging leader at Bain constrained senior growth, fueled frustration, and reduced empowerment, revealing why the narrator quit and how junior staff benefited from her guidance.
Why being consistently hands-off as a leader creates challenges2:51
Examine how an over delegating, hands-off leadership style creates ambiguity for direct reports by offering broad guidance and little involvement.
How I survived working under a leader who delegated too much5:22
Learn how to navigate an over delegator in leadership roles by clarifying expectations, increasing involvement, and seeking guidance from peers to turn empowerment into effective delivery.
Why most leaders fail2:59
Leaders avoid a single static approach by adopting a dynamic leadership style that tailors to each direct report's development stage, reducing friction, boosting productivity, morale, and growth.
Diagnose your own leadership style

The science of dynamic leadership1:18
Master leading through employee growth by applying dynamic leadership across four development stages, grounded in the science of predictable change.
Newbie: The Newbie is bright-eyed and bushy-tailed2:02
Explore the newbie stage as the first development phase, where high confidence meets low capabilities. Understand how this mindset applies when starting new roles or projects with different skill sets.
The Lost Newbie: When the Newbie realizes s/he doesn't have a clue2:48
Recognize the newbie’s sudden self-awareness as they realize they have no clue what they’re doing, avoid sink-or-swim, and invest in nurturing their growth by adapting leadership style to retain talent.
The Emerging Star: When an employee starts becoming capable in his or her role2:46
The Shining Star: The Holy Grail - a capable, self-assured team member2:32
Identify the shining star stage, the final stage of development, where a capable, self-assured team member can own substantial duties with autonomy.
Assess your direct reports’ development stages

The key to becoming a great leader: focus on the needs of your direct reports3:23
Tailor your leadership style to the development stage of your direct reports, alternating between micromanaging and delegating as needed from newbie to shining star.
The Newbie needs a Micromanager to be successful3:46
Learn how a micromanaging leadership style can accelerate a newbie's success by clearly defining tasks, decisions, data needs, and daily check-ins with hands-on coaching and precise feedback.
Practical example of how to lead a Newbie4:52
Leadership masterclass demonstrates guiding a newbie through a startup due-diligence task with a micro-managed approach, defining the one-page deliverable, metrics, sources like Crunchbase, comScore, and a clear timeline.
The Lost Newbie needs an Encouraging Micromanager, but still a micromanager4:27
Lead lost newbies with an encouraging micromanagement approach: clearly define work, check in regularly, solicit their input, and give timely feedback and praise as they grow toward greater autonomy.
Practical example of how to lead a Lost Newbie8:15
Adopt a Delegating Style with Emerging Stars while keeping encouragement high4:05
Adopt a delegating leadership style for emerging stars, letting go of micromanagement, defining end goals, and collaborating on deliverables while maintaining high encouragement.
Practical example of how to lead an Emerging Star3:53
Lead an emerging star by granting ownership of a startup evaluation to determine if eBay should buy, focusing on high-level analysis, strategic priorities, and synergies to inform the CFO.
Let go and be a Delegator to Lead a Shining Star3:17
Practical example of how to lead a Shining Star3:01
Lead a shining star by assigning them the most important, urgent, and complex work, while stepping back to let them run the meeting and shape the recommendation.
How to know when your direct report has moved from one stage to another6:30
Learn to identify a direct report's development stage—newbie, emerging star, or shining star—using tenure, feedback, and work quality. Adapt your leadership style through experimentation to support growth.
Changing how you manage your team

Cross-functional leadership isn't really hard - mostly be a decent human being3:38
Lead cross-functional teams by being a decent human being: help others without expectation, align goals with theirs, and treat everyone with respect, then apply these principles upward for better leadership.
Do things for them first without expectation4:09
Lead effectively beyond your team by serving the needs of others across the organization, giving without expecting anything in return, sharing experiences, and volunteering to lead initiatives.
Make their goals your goals4:50
Make their goals your goals by understanding what matters to them and aligning your own goals to avoid conflict and foster cross-functional collaboration.
Treat others with respect (no this isn't a lecture for third graders)5:47
Learn three practical ways to lead cross-functionally by respecting others’ time, honoring their expertise, and showing gratitude, to build trust and drive collaboration.
Focus on their stage of development… that's right, use this course's principles!3:03
Give unsolicited positive feedback about cross-functional teammates to their superiors. Build goodwill, demonstrate respect, and strengthen collaboration across the organization through this practice.
You can use what you've learned to manage your boss and make her a better leader6:31

No more guessing when delegating - assign work to the team member it fits best4:52
Assign work to match each team member’s development level, considering urgency, importance, and complexity. Invest guidance for newbies and emerging stars to build confidence and deliver timely results.
Delivering feedback and coaching5:38
Learn to deliver feedback and coaching by setting clear work and behavior expectations, starting with positives, giving specific examples, and offering actionable guidance for growth.

Requirements

You should have at least one person that you manage, whether a direct report or a third-party like a contractor

Description

Imagine how much more successful you could be as a leader if you could learn from the successes and mistakes of dozens of leaders, including Fortune 500 CEOs and executives, who came before you - that is what this course will do for you

While I was at Bain and at eBay I worked with dozens of leaders, including Fortune 500 executives and CEOs, as well as entrepreneurs who led highly successful venture-backed startups. I have led teams of 10, 20 or more team members, many of whom were not my direct reports. I have experienced what these leaders did well and seen the most common pitfalls. I've thrived as a leader in some instances and fallen flat on my face in others. In this course I will share with you the key insights of leadership I have learned through my wealth of experience to make you a highly effective leader.

You will learn how to take your leadership skills to the next level through four key lessons:

The single biggest and most common challenge to becoming an effective leader is practicing one single style of leadership
The reason a single style of leadership is limiting is because your direct reports evolve over time, so you will learn how to identify each phase in a direct report's development
The core lesson is how to tailor your leadership style to the needs of your direct reports at each stage of their development
Finally you will learn the Jedi-mind trick of successfully leading people who don't report to you: how to become a great cross-functional leader

INSTRUCTOR DIRECT SUPPORT: Ask any question and get answer right away within 24 hours or less depending on time zone - we do sleep you know ;) We are actively committed to supporting our students every step of the way.

30 DAY MONEY BACK GUARANTEE: Don't forget you can enroll at no risk! If this course is not for you then you can get 100% of your money back with the press of a button - no questions asked! There is no risk to you - only upside benefit!

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Who this course is for:

Anyone who has direct reports – one or 100 – and wants to improve your leadership skills quickly and effectively
Newly promoted managers
People who manage third parties like contractors or temp workers

Leadership Mastery: Simple, Uncommon Leadership Strategies

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Course content

Congratulations on taking a key step in becoming a highly effective leader!1 lecture • 4min

You cannot be an effective leader with a single leadership style6 lectures • 19min

Why a single approach to leadership does not work: direct reports evolve5 lectures • 11min

This section will completely change how you lead people10 lectures • 45min

The Jedi Mind Trick: Leading people who don't even report to you6 lectures • 28min

Bonus section2 lectures • 11min

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