HLAL - Assertive Leadership

Assertive Leadership 

Leaders require a wide range of skills and abilities to lead diverse employees and teams through complex, challenging, and evolving organizational circumstances. Assertive leadership empowers leaders to express their honest opinions, experiences, and feelings in teamwork, decision-making, communications, change management and more.

Develop the necessary skills to lead in a direct, authentic, and non-confrontational manner, as well as successfully encourage others to do the same to ensure optimal teamwork and inclusiveness. 

Learning Outcomes

• Understand the importance of assertive, direct, and honest communication with teams and within organizations
• Learn skills to facilitate authentic and direct communication in a non-confrontational manner
• Support others in engaging in positive communication skills to ensure understanding of perspectives and experiences
• Develop strategies to relate competing perspectives and interests to ensure productive decisions and relationships
• Value diversity of perspectives, experiences, and interests to supportive inclusivity in organizations

Skills and Competencies Gained

• Communicate with Confidence
• Lead with Authenticity
• Strategic Decision-making
• Value Diverse Perspectives

Summary

• Number of hours: 14 hours
• Assessment: Participation; 80% attendance of each day
• Previous education required: None
• Delivery: In-Person
• Achievement: Assertive Leadership Microcredential

Applies Towards the Following Certificates

• High Impact Leadership Professional Microcertificate : High Impact Leadership Microcertificate Courses