Making the Move to Executive Leadership

Course details

Working hard as a manager may get you good reviews, but it doesn’t necessarily translate to career advancement. Moving up to a director level or higher in the leadership chain requires knowing not just your strengths and weaknesses, but also making an impact on the success of your organization and the business.

This course provides experienced managers with the roadmap and skills to move into executive leadership, and is also helpful to individual contributors seeking to understand their senior leaders. Instructor Ethan Evans shares the lessons he learned on his way to executive leadership roles and shares them in simple, actionable steps.

Learning objectives
Learn the key performance metrics for executive leaders.
Apply techniques to oversee multiple complex projects simultaneously.
Generate innovative solutions and assess associated risks.
Distill complex decisions into actionable steps.
Identify the requirements and process for the executive promotion process in your organization.

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Three circles of executive performance

1. Personal Leadership Skills

02 - Scaled, deep leadership
03 - Change agent - Inventing and solving
04 - Invention
05 - Trusted decision maker
06 - How to - Build and demonstrate executive presence
07 - How to - Know where you stand

2. Team Leadership Skills

08 - Executing with little oversight
09 - Taking risks and recovering from setbacks
10 - Delivering results

3. Leadership for Organizational Impact

11 - Developing strategic vision
12 - Leading the whole enterprise
13 - Leading with influence
14 - How to - Engage executive sponsors

4. Managing the Executive Promotion Process

15 - How to - Get unstuck in your career
16 - Understand your organization's executive promotion process
17 - Confirm the challenge level
18 - How to - Increase your scope
19 - How to - Work around poor managers

Conclusion

20 - From action to results