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LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS (formerly ELD)
This SIM Leadership Institute offering is a 100% online program -- an orientation for first-time leaders needing greater familiarity with key skills required to be an effective leader. The program is entirely customized to focus on an individual's specific areas of necessary leadership development.
WHAT GRADUATES OF Leadership Foundations ARE SAYING ...
"A ROADMAP TO BECOMING A LEADER"
"BOOSTED ME IN MY MANAGEMENT ROLE"
"A ROADMAP TO BECOMING A LEADER"
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"The program provides a multitude of resources and a spot-on comprehensive program to cover all basics to becoming a leader."
Kerstin H.
Privacy Manager -- financial services industry
"EXCEPTIONAL CONTENT"
"BOOSTED ME IN MY MANAGEMENT ROLE"
"A ROADMAP TO BECOMING A LEADER"
"The content is actually exceptional and can be applied to a variety of people at various stages of their professional development."
Ajay J.
Senior Quality Assurance Analyst -- healthcare industry
"BOOSTED ME IN MY MANAGEMENT ROLE"
"BOOSTED ME IN MY MANAGEMENT ROLE"
"BOOSTED ME IN MY MANAGEMENT ROLE"
"This program covered broad, helpful areas in management and leadership training that I need to learn in a new role of managing people."
Wes W.
Software Quality Assurance Lead -- genetic research industry
TODAY'S emerging IT LEADER IS TOMORROW'S IT CHANGE AGENT
WHY A "LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS" PROGRAM?
Today the expectations have never been higher for IT professionals. The repercussions of the pandemic have brought into sharp focus the powerful role IT must play in the future of organizations. Within this context of ever-accelerating change all emerging IT leaders must be adequately equipped with basic competencies to make them more adept at utilizing foundational leadership-related skills. The convenience of online now makes this opportunity accessible to all first-time IT leaders.
TODAY'S EMERGING LEADERS MUST LEARN HOW TO:
- Project professional qualities and a positive presence reflecting core leadership competencies.
- Actively participate in advancing the culture of the organization as it interacts with internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist the organization’s progress through transformational change.
- Understand financial repercussions and impacts to comply with the organization’s policies, procedures and processes.
- Earn their way toward the next level of managerial competency.
HOW DOES THE LEADERSHIP FOUNDATIONS PROGRAM WORK?
100% ONLINE, SELF-PACED INDEPENDENT TRAINING MODULES AND ASSESSMENTS
- Program is available exclusively for emerging leaders of any SIM-member organization or employees of any individual SIM member.
- This is a value-add for SIM members, offering yet another option in leadership development ... for the first-time, emerging leader at the beginning point on the learning development continuum.
- Provides a baseline foundation of leadership-related skills and an orientation to basic managerial competencies.
- Approximately 70 hours of online training modules.
- Customized to focus on an individual’s specific areas of needed development.
- Self-paced, not instructor-led. Can be completed in 6-12 months at participant’s desired pace.
- Various learning methods are utilized throughout the program to appeal to different learning styles. Program material includes videos, audio and articles to read.
- Program also includes a monthly hour-long voluntary webinar featuring workshops elaborating on the various skills, with guest speakers and an opportunity for participants to ask questions and engage in leadership-related discussion.
- Certificate of completions from the SIM Leadership Institute will be issued upon successful accomplishment of the participant’s personalized development plan.
PARTICIPANT CRITERIA
- Emerging IT leaders … team leads, first-time leaders or newly-designated managers
PROGRAM PROCESS
- IT manager selects the emerging leader for the program.
- Manager completes a brief automated pre-program assessment of the employee’s current leadership capabilities.
- Employee completes a brief automated pre-program assessment of his / her current leadership capabilities.
- Manager and employee compare their assessments; identify / discuss gaps.
- Based on gaps, manager and employee develop the employee’s individual program plan leading to the certificate of completion. Managers are encouraged to periodically touch base and provide some guidance to the participant during the program.
- Per the agreed-upon plan, the employee undertakes up to 70-hours of necessary training modules over 6-12 months … independently, at her /his own pace. Participants can also take advantage of monthly voluntary webinars.
- The employee will be assessed at every stage of his / her individual personalized Leadership Foundations plan. Assessments are intended to demonstrate that participants have reviewed the material, thus becoming more familiar with basic leadership concepts and obtaining a reference point for future use in their career. Program is not focused on memorization, but awareness of subjects.
- At the conclusion of the program, the employee will also prepare a "Leadership Foundations Capstone" ... an opportunity for the participant to reflect on their program learnings and develop a basic 90-day plan on how they intend to put these learnings to work.
- Once the employee passes each stage’s assessment and prepares a capstone 90-day plan, a certificate of completion will be issued.
- Participant has the calendar year to complete the program … most should complete in 6 months.
PROGRAM PRICE
- CURRENT SPECIAL PRICE -- ONLY $500 PER PERSON. In 2024 the ELD price will revert to the standard price of $1,099 per person.
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