Lead Yourself First

Lead Yourself First (LEAD 1100) is offered by the JIBC’s Centre for Leadership. From the course description:

At the core of being an effective leader is the knowledge of who you are in order to lead authentically. In this course, learners will gain a deeper understanding of their personal leadership style and its impact on others. Learners will assess and reflect on the values and beliefs that support their authentic leadership style, discover the power of personal passion, engagement and purpose to manage themselves and others and lead more effectively in their organization. Through self-assessments, exercises, and skills practice learners will develop a better understanding of themselves and the challenges of personal leadership.

The goal of this course is to strengthen learner’s personal leadership skills to provide them with an enhanced level of self-awareness to increase their effectiveness to lead authentically in a variety of contexts and to produce significant and sustainable results.

JIBC LEAD 1100 Course Description

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this course, the learner will be able to:

1. Identify personal leadership strengths, values, preferences, and ways of working
2. Assess their own leadership identity
3. Develop a clear personal vision and goals
4. Examine emotional intelligence theory, the theory of emotional regulation, and their applications
5. Analyze one’s own reactions, judgments, emotions, and thought processes
6. Utilize assertive communication skills including clarity, plain language and enhancing listening skills
7. Apply skills to self-manage and self-develop
8. Discuss the importance of trust and assess personal level of trust
9. Identify wellness factors and apply methods and tools to enhance personal wellness
10. Describe the significance of personal accountability
11. Participate in reflective dialogue with self and others