COURSE SYLLABUS
Course developed and delivered by: Dr. Richard Marks, PhD
Time to Complete Course: 90-days
SECTION 1: Character Traits of Effective Leaders
Objectives: The objective of this course is to teach the student:
- The The key traits of effective leaders
- The role of maturity in effective leaders
- The three components of an organization
- How to identify the traits of healthy leaders
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video: Session with Dr. Richard Marks and Don Marks
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Reading Assignment Pillars for Excellence in Leadership
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 2: Communication & Leadership
Objectives: The objective is the teach the student:
- To be able to define communication
- The traits of good leaders who are good communicators
- To identify the key components of effective leadership communication
- To be able to identify the process of communication and active listening
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video: Session with Dr. Richard Marks and Don Marks
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Reading Assignment Communication & Leadership
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 3: How Leaders Make Quick Decisions
Objectives: The objectives of this course is to teach the student:
- The reasons that make decision making difficult
- The four common ways of making decisions
- The four common psychological type of decision makers
- The factors to consider in healthy decision making
- The seven steps of decision making
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video: Session with Dr. Richard Marks and Don Marks
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 4: Leaders Provide the "How", Followers Provide the "What"
Objectives: The objectives of this course is to teach the student:
- The need for allowing subordinates to determine the “how” in decision making
- To identify the three leading leadership styles
- The different forces that affect leadership style
- The differences between a manager and a leader
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video: Session with Dr. Richard Marks and Don Marks
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Exercise: Are You a Leader or Manager?
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 5: How Leaders Develop Effective Teams
Objectives: The objectives of this course is to teach the student:
- The definition of a team
- The importance of trust In a healthy team
- The five traits of dysfunctional teams
- The individual traits identified in healthy team members
- To know the 12 “Cs” of Team Building
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video: Session with Dr. Richard Marks and Don Marks
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 6: Leadership's Impact on Staff Development
Objectives: The objectives of this course are to teach the student:
- The value that an employee brings to an organization
- The principle of the “fish in a fishbowl” and its implications for staff development
- The role of “potential” as it relates to staff development
- To know why value, vision, and purpose are crucial for staff development
- To know the five tips for developing one’s staff
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video: Session with Dr. Richard Marks and Don Marks
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 7: How Great Leaders Obtain Followers
Objectives: The objectives of this course is to teach the student:
- The traits of healthy followers
- The different types of leader power and its effects on followers
- The principles of leadership espoused by the US Army and its implications in the civilian sector
- The concept of pushing employees or pulling them
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video: Session with Dr. Richard Marks and Don Marks
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 8: Getting What You Want Without a Fight
Objectives: The objectives of this course are the teach the student:
- The different ways of dealing with conflict
- The reasons collaboration is the healthiest manner of working through issues
- To know the CA6RES2 needs
- The importance of respect in dealing with conflict in relationships
- The concept of pain pursuing pleasure
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 9: How to Not Choke the Difficult Person
Objectives: The objective of this course is to teach the student:
- How to identify traits of difficult people
- To know "DTIP" and how to apply it to their experience
- To understand the stress responses and stress styles of communication
- The three essentials for personal growth
- The definition of Decisive Dialogues
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Lecture Video: How to Calmly Not Choke the Difficult Person
- Reading AssignmentShapiro, K
- Knowledge Assessment: 20 Questions (multiple choice, true/false)
SECTION 10: Leadership is All About Attitude
Goal: The goal of this course is to help the leadership understand the role of attitude in healthy leadership and maturity and the power of a positive attitude in influencing those being led.
Objectives: In this course, the students will learn:
- To define attitude
- The role of attitude in leadership
- Understand the role of maturity in attitude development
- The power of positive attitude on leadership and the work place
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video 1: The Power of Attitude
- Video 2: Attitude Makes All the Difference
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Video 3: Succeed With a Positive Attitude
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 11: Leadership and Personality Types
Goal: The goal of this course is to help the leader understand the importance of one’s personality as a leadership, the follower, and the success of the organization.
Objectives: In this course, the student will learn:
- To know the early ways people sought to label different personalities
- The definition of Personality
- The reasons why leadership and personality are essential to healthy leadership
- The difference between introversion and extroversion and how to manage them in the workplace
- To identify the four primary personality styles and their traits
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
SECTION 12: Leadership and the Third Person
Goal: The goal of this course is to understand the essential skill of self-awareness on healthy leadership and leadership skills as well as development of the Third Person
Objectives: In this course, the student will learn:
- To identify role of self-awareness and leadership
- The difference between responding and reacting
- The definition of the Third Person
- The core principles for developing the Third Person
- The concept of the GABA Road Block
The course outline you will follow is as follows:
- Video Lecture: With Dr. Richard Marks
- Course Evaluation: 10 questions (true/false & multiple choice)
Certificate of Completion: Automatically generated after course evaluation is completed
