Overview

Leadership is an art and the best way to improve your skills at it is to exercise them. This is why this course has no professor to conduct the class or dispense knowledge, yet you learn a great deal, either from your own self reflection or from other perspectives and diverse opinions. It is not dry and boring, it is fun and interactive. You will be learning about real people, real stories from best-selling authors and their books as well as optional peer interactions.

All students earn their 5 PDUs Category 3 (Category A as of March 1, 2011) certificate by completing the quizzes and interactive activities. Answers and suggested solutions are provided. Students can re-do all activities as many times as needed to obtain a passing score.

Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this course, students will:

• Possess motivation knowledge and skills
• Understand how to use their motivation skills to inspire, motivate and assess their project team

5 PDU-Leadership Motivation Part 1: Inspire and Motivate Your Project Team

This first course has a two-fold structure:

• First, you will undergo two 2-hour multimedia mini lessons, approximately 4 hours of online multimedia lessons on motivation.
• Second, you will undergo one hour of interactive activities (quizzes, short essays, surveys, article reviews).

Your learning path and all the steps required to fulfill the requiremets are clearly sketched out for you in the Study Road Map. Just follow along as you go.

Mini Lessons:

• Mini Lesson 1: Leading with a Vision includes: Directing People's Motivation - Being a Leader Instead of a Boss - Encouraging Commitment from Workers - Sharing a Vision
• Mini Lesson 2: Communicating includes: Speaking in Pictures - Speaking Simply and Effectively - Making Meetings Valuable - Making Meetings Efficient - Helping Workers Solve Problems

Interactive activities:

• Activity 1: Initiate the Project and Conduct a Kickoff Meeting
• Activity 2: Collect Inputs and Build a Project Plan with your Team
• Activity 3: Engage Your Team into the Project Planning Process
• Activity 4: Gain Project Plan Approval

5 PDU-Leadership Motivation Part 2: Engage Your Project Team

This course has a two-fold structure:

• First, you will undergo one 2-hour multimedia mini lessons, approximately 4 hours of online multimedia lessons on motivation.
• Second, you will undergo three hours of interactive activities (quizzes, short essays, surveys, article reviews).

Your learning path and all the steps required to fulfill the requiremets are clearly sketched out for you in the Study Road Map. Just follow along as you go.

Mini Lessons:

• Mini Lesson 1 - Performance and Training: Avoiding Time Management Traps - Using Time Strategically - Reaching the Right Level of Stress - Reducing Stress - Educating Effectively.

Interactive activities:

• Activity 1: Key Elements of Effective Teams
• Activity 2: Team Assessment
• Activity 3: Effective Leadership
• Activity 4: Will you ever become a beloved Project Manager?
• Activity 5: Develop a Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Activity 6: Update the Project Plan and Obtain Approval
• Activity 7: Engaging your Team

5 PDU-Leadership Motivation Part 3: Picture and Assess Your Team

This course has a two-fold structure:

• First, you will undergo two 2-hour multimedia mini lessons, approximately 4 hours of online multimedia lessons on motivation.
• Second, you will undergo one hour of interactive activities (quizzes, short essays, surveys, article reviews).

Your learning path and all the steps required to fulfill the requirements are clearly sketched out for you in the Study Road Map. Just follow along as you go.

Mini Lessons:

• Mini Lesson 1 - Rewarding and Correcting: Work That Reinforces Itself - Choosing Effective Rewards - Coaching and Cooperation - Correcting Mistakes with Motivation
  
• Mini Lesson 2 - Building Trust: Opening Communication - Communicating through Difficultiest - Sharing Trust - Learning from the Worst - Meeting Workers' Desire

Interactive activities:

• Activity 1: What's Wrong With My Team?
• Activity 2: Dealing with Non-Productive Behaviors
• Activity 3: Team Building

Instructional Material

Study Roadmap:

your step by step guide to accumulate knowledge, skills and contact hours as you go.

Karma™ Instructional Software:

Interactive simulations comprising quizzes, self reflective surveys and case studies. Strengths and Weaknesses Analyzer.

5 Contact Hours Certificate of Completion:

At the end of the course, you will have completed all of your activities that count toward your 5 PDU Certificate. You can immediately print your certificate and use it as you complete your PMI application form.

Included with this online course:

• Access for 90 days access, 24/7 unlimited (start date is date of first login)
• Contact Us, Ask the Expert and Customer Helpdesk Hours
• 100% Pass Guarantee
• Terms and Conditions and Refund Policy

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