Benefits for you
- Recognize the many verbal and non-verbal cues that make a leader authentic
- Identify the subtle leadership actions and perceptions that can trigger a negative response
- Gain insights on how you can still be you, while being perceived as more authentic
- Avoid some of the classic thought traps that many leaders fall into
- Develop a mindset and strategy for becoming a leader who people are keen to follow
- Help people succeed by linking your leadership objectives to their needs
Program content
- The sources of a great leader: what makes an authentic leader, intuitive thought processes that limit the thinking of most leaders, how internal thoughts lead to outside beliefs
- Behaviours, cues and characteristics of an authentic leader, differences between authentic leader styles, linking authentic leadership to your target goals and audience
- Motivation: what motivates you and how does this align with your goals and actions, adapting motivations to outcomes, supporting the motivations of others so they support yours
- Viewing leadership from the outside in: seeing yourself as others do, aligning your goals to the needs of those you are leading
Special features
This program includes discussions to help you apply what you are learning to your real-life challenges. You will view examples of authentic and non-authentic leaders, and design your own personal strategy for moving towards authenticity.
Program leader
Trevor Sones
Faculty
Trevor is an Adjunct faculty member at the UBC Sauder School of Business, where he teaches human and organizational behaviour, conflict resolution, leadership and communication. He has also been a Mediator with the BC Labour Relations Board for more than 14 years, helping parties negotiate solutions to large, high-profile conflicts. He is particularly skilled at handling interactions between senior leaders on politically sensitive issues involving those under their leadership.
Upcoming sessions
For financial assistance opportunities, please refer to Financial Assistance, Scholarships and Team Rates .

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