Time Requirements

• 8 to 11 hours.
• Through the various bookmarking options available, the learner controls the amount of time they spend working through the on-line exercises.
• 3 modules, 23 topics available -- each topic can be completed in 20 to 30 minutes.

Content and Layout

TRANSITIONING INTO LEADERSHIP

• Ascending into Leadership
• The Path to Success
• Expectations of Leaders
• Discovering More About Your Job
• Getting to Know Your Direct Reports
• Understanding Legal Requirements
• Managing Time

GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS

• Interpreting the Market
• Vision and Mission Statement
• Creating and Setting Goals and Objectives
• Measuring Business Objectives
• Charting the Course
• Planning and Project Management
• Budgets and Cost Control
• Introduction to Process Improvement

WORKING WITH PEOPLE

• Building Working Relationships
• Communicating For Results
• Organizing Your Team
• Motivating Your Team
• Delegating
• Evaluating Direct Reports' Performance
• Providing Corrective Action
• Creating a Personal Action Plan

Benefits

• Delivers consistent standardized learning opportunities for all leaders across the organization
• Provides a just-in-time learning tool to help leaders "hit the ground running"
• Provides leaders with an easy, engaging, and interactive way to become comfortable with their new position
• Reduces cost and time associated with traditional facilitator-led training programs
• Provides a self-paced training solution that incorporates the development of job relevant leadership skills
• Provides a series of tools and job aids, as well as a manager's guide to facilitate transfer to the job of knowledge learned
• Is available 24 hours a day, seven days a week allowing for flexibility and convenience
• A message center provides a central communication area to link company specific documents or sites

On-line Features and Format

• Text
• Graphics
• Sound
• Real-life scenarios
• Questions and Activities
• Pre and Post Assessments
• Tools & Job Aids

Topic Navigation Paths

• SHOW ME - Contains all topic-related content, presented in interactive format
• GUIDE ME - Guides the learner through a real-life scenario based on topic content
• LET ME TRY - Provides an opportunity for learners to act as the leader in the scenario
• CHECK MY UNDERSTANDING - Learners answer questions in an unscored quiz format

Elements Learned

• Introduction of leaders' roles and responsibilities in managing people
• Explanation of business goals, an organization's strategic goals, and links to team measurement
• List of necessary steps to analyze and improve business performance and processes
• Explanations of how to manage time and multiple priorities
• Tools to establish good working relationships with others in the organization

Minimum System Requirements

PC:

• Windows 95, 98, or NT 4.0 or higher
• Sound card required to hear audio clips
• SVGA monitor at a resolution of 800 x 600 pixels

Browser:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (preferred - 4.01 will run the program) OR Netscape Navigator 4.0 or higher
• Note: AOL 4.0 or 5.0 browsers have not been tested with the program
• Macromedia Flash plug-in required to see animations (optional) and hear audio clips (optional)

Complementing this web-based training program are assessment programs for leaders in blue-collar and white-collar workplace settings, and more traditional trainer-led or self-paced training programs designed to develop supervisory and/or managerial personnel. Click here to go to an overview of these training programs.

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