About this course
BUILD YOUR LEADERSHIP FOUNDATION
Whether you're stepping into your first leadership role or strengthening existing skills, Leadership Essentials provides the fundamental capabilities every great leader needs. Master communication, delegation, and team development while learning to create psychological safety and handle difficult conversations with confidence. This practical course combines proven frameworks like Radical Candor and GROW coaching to help you inspire trust, drive performance, and build high-functioning teams.
What you will gain
A Leadership Essentials digital badge will be available upon successful completion of the course from Skills Development Group.
This course will contribute 14 PMI® professional development units (PDUs) towards your chosen certification (14 Power Skills).
What you will learn
- How to transition effectively into leadership roles and distinguish between effective and ineffective leadership behaviours.
- Master active listening and questioning techniques that form the foundation of impactful communication.
- Apply the delegation process with confidence and give constructive feedback that drives results.
- Use the Radical Candor framework to have direct, caring conversations and resolve conflicts.
- Build psychological safety and implement the GROW coaching model to develop high-performing teams.
What you need
There are no prerequisites for our Leadership Essentials course.
This course is great for
- Emerging leaders transitioning into people management roles.
- Unofficial leaders who need to influence and guide others across functions without formal authority.
- Experienced leaders wanting to strengthen foundational skills and improve team performance.
- Project managers seeking to enhance their communication and delegation abilities.
- Managers struggling with difficult conversations, conflict resolution, or giving effective feedback.
- Leaders focused on building psychological safety and developing high-performing teams.
Topics Covered
Leadership: Effective and ineffective leadership behaviours, transitioning into leadership, and building trust.
Communication: Communication channels, active listening skills, and effective questioning techniques.
Delegation: Delegation process, effective delegation behaviours, and giving constructive feedback.
Teamwork: Building successful teams, creating psychological safety, and understanding motivation.
Radical Candor: Radical Candor framework, preparing for critical conversations, and conflict resolution.
Team Development: Managing team diversity, stages of team development, GROW coaching model, and SMART goal setting.
