Becoming a Transformational Leader

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Course Overview

Servant leadership has been a powerful way to demonstrate dedication and commitment to your team. However, there is one pitfall that can occur: Taking on too much yourself. Becoming a Transformational Leader can have a tremendous impact because you can empower teams to grow and work together, envision the future, change team culture and behaviors, embrace change more strategically, and maximize performance by tapping into everyone’s unique skills.

Private classes on this topic are available. We can address your organization’s issues, time constraints, and save you money, too. Contact us to find out how.

This course has been approved for 14 PDUs | 14 CDUs

Who Should Attend

Managers, directors, executives, and others responsible for leading teams, overseeing projects, and developing new leaders will benefit from this course.

Course Objectives

    • Bring about valuable and positive change in those you lead
    • Effectively increase engagement, motivation, and morale in your team
    • Enhance performance and behaviors of individuals and team culture
    • Provide an authentic role model that inspires followership
    • Develop others into positive, transformational leaders

Course Outline

Differentiating Between Transactional, Servant, and Transformational Leadership

  • Comparing leadership styles
  • Knowing the benefits/drawbacks of each
  • Understanding the history behind transformational leadership
  • Moving through the three levels to achieve higher leadership skills

Becoming the Authentic Leader You Want to Be

  • Knowing who you are as a leader
  • Fostering authenticity and credibility
  • Adapting your approach to others
  • Practicing Amoeba Leadership
  • Mapping your stakeholders needs and adjusting

Demonstrating Leadership Practice

  • Following the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership
  • Modeling the way
  • Inspiring a shared vision
  • Challenging the process
  • Enabling others to act
  • Encouraging the heart

Building Engagement and Motivation

  • Understanding the drivers of employee engagement
  • Understanding Wolfpack Leadership to lead different types of employees
  • Understanding Plant-Based Transformational Leadership
  • Motivating like a transformational leader

Optimizing Performance

  • Coaching for performance
  • Supporting performance through partnership
  • Unlocking potential
  • Developing and transforming careers

Mentoring Leaders

  • Growing leaders
  • Putting relationships first
  • Focusing on character
  • Capitalizing on strengths
  • Showing optimism and not skepticism
  • Seeking passion and success

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Class Dates & Times

Class times are listed Eastern time

This is a 2-day class

Register for Class

Register When Time Where How
Register 05/05/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 08/18/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT
Register 12/01/2025 9:00AM - 5:00PM Online VILT

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