Being A Likable Boss

While many who enter into management and leadership roles want to be genuinely liked by the workers they supervise, seeking popularity for its own sake can be a dead-end path. Many have tried to lead while seeking popularity only to find that, indeed, they are loved but not respected. Becoming a more likeable boss however does not mean you have to sacrifice respect. Being a likeable boss and a respected boss does mean you have to learn to be more effective. This course helps you take the first steps of what will be a continuous journey towards becoming a more effective boss, the side effects of which are both likeability and respect.

Some of the important modules / lessons in this online course are (there are 12 modules / lessons) is it better to be loved or feared, leadership as a service, leadership by design, understanding motivation, constructive criticism, the importance of tone, trusting your team, earning the trust of your team, building and reinforcing your team, you are the boss of you, etc.

Course Objectives / Goals

Research has consistently demonstrated that when clear goals are associated with learning, it occurs more easily and rapidly. With that in mind, let’s review our goals for today.

At the end of this course, participants should be able to:

·        Understand how to develop leadership qualities

·        Know how to delegate effectively

·        Choose inspirational and engaging tasks for yourself and others

·        Use wisdom and understanding to lead others

·        Identify the roles of your team

·        Learn how to trust others and earn their trust.