Why Become a leader
Stepping into a leadership role and becoming a leader can be one of the most rewarding job positions you will ever do!
Here’s why…
- You will have more of a impact on your organisation
- A exciting opportunity to build different skills
- You will get to watch others grow and teach others to grow; and
- You will be a role model!
- Potential to get promoted
- Assign tasks
- Look after important assignments
- Be a leader of a team
Leadership is a vital function that helps serve the success of an organization. With good leadership skills you can motivate individuals to make your goals and visions a reality, a leaders job is to explain the vision of the company and provide solutions on how to achieve them.
What being a leader can do for others…
- Inspire others to achieve better results
- Help the team reach decisions
- Improve work flow by delegating tasks
As a leader you are responsible for your team, yourself and your representation of the company. On the job you will learn to hold attributes like morale, responsibility, impression management, ability to talk and listen, organisation and attention to detail.
Skills Needed to Become a Leader
In nearly every instance, a business will be most successful when individuals work as a team. It is important when becoming a leader to know how to coordinate your team and inspire them to effectively head in the right direction.
Skills in leadership can include…
Strategic thinking skills
Strategic thinking
Strategic thinking focuses on finding and developing unique opportunities, opportunities that will create value for the company.
Strategic thinkers set regular goals for themselves in order to continue progressing professionally. One of the most effective ways to develop your strategic skills is to be mentored by someone who is highly strategic.
Strategic thinking has six key elements that include the ability to: Anticipate, challenge, interpret, decide, align and learn.
Planning and delivery
Planning and delivery skills
Planning is a fundamental skill needed to be able to think about the future or mentally anticipate how to carry-out a task or reach a specific goal.
People how have a plan, determine the plan, develop the plan and implement the plan.
Everyone has the ability to plan, some people do it in a different way. The four times of planning include: strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency.
People management skills
People management skills
People management focuses on training, directing, and motivating team members to maximize the productivity of the workplace.
People management also includes effective communication with team members, being able to educate your colleagues on work related topics, understanding of relaying training as well as motivating team members and rewarding them.
The key elements of people management are: organizational mission and goals, workforce recruitment, compensation, benefits, employee motivation and engagement, communication, and training.
Change management and innovation skills
Change Management
Change within a company can effect a wide range of things, business risks can be found in all areas of business including hazards, strategy, finance and operations.
Things like new systems, customer dissatisfaction, new employees or change in processes or what causes the need to make a change management plan. It is important as a leader to plan for the change, implement the change and sustain the change.
Communication skills
Communication skills
Important communication skills can include:
Nonverbal – Transmission of messages or signals like eye contact, facial expressions, gestures, posture, and body language.
Thinking – Information processing, judgement and problem solving.
Speaking – Used the most, speaking clearly and persuasively.
Listening – To be able to accurately receive and interpret messages.
Communication is important in any workplace, it is what enables us to pass information to other people, and to understand what is said to us.
Getting Work Experience in Leadership
You can gain experience in leadership at most points of your life, a great way to begin developing your skills is in school or at sporting event. A great example could be a school project, you could simply come up with a strategy in the project and there you are using leadership skills!
You may have already gained experience in your past, some people are surprised to find out that things like social groups, internships, volunteering, student organizations and passion projects are all things you can gain leadership experience from. Sporting accomplishments like becoming a ref or umpire are also other ways you can gain experience.
As your skills grow and you may want to start developing some skills in the workplace, you can start little by taking on specific tasks by yourself like handling the emails yourself or doing the mail by yourself. These are all things that you can build on and get yourself on the road to become a leader in the workplace.
Bigger experience areas in leadership, may include…
- Managing a team
- Leading projects or handling multiple projects
- Managing accounts
- Problem solving
- Training and mentoring
- Handling reports
- Leading a meeting
Enrol in a course and become a leader
Great ways to get leadership experience: Online Study with LET Training
Work towards getting qualified
At LET Training, we offer a range of leadership courses starting from entry level to advanced levels. Our courses are online giving students the ability to work whilst studying. The course materials are easy to read and will allow you to gain experience in leadership and management as well as get a nationally recognised qualification.
ENROL in the Certificate IV in Leadership and Management (BSB60420)
ENROL in the Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSB50420)
ENROL in the Advanced Diploma of Leadership and Management (BSB60420)
Interested in another course? Check out other courses with LET Training
Positive outcomes of becoming a leader
In most cases, becoming a leader means a better mode overall, enhanced job satisfaction, greater engagement and improved performance. Most people realise when they are they leader that they are now a role model for others and it’s a pretty good feeling!
Job Opportunities after completing a course
Team leaders
Team Leader
A team leader is a person who provides guidance, instruction, direction and leadership to a group of individuals. A team leader assigns tasks and helps where needed on tasks.
According to the payscale website the average wage for a team leader is $69,855 a year.
General Office Manager
General Office Manager
As the general officer manager, you would be responsible for overseeing staff, making sure goals are met and ensuring assignments are completed in a timely manner. You may also be responsible for developing procedures and implementing, evaluating, improving, and communicating with the office workforce about those procedures.
According to the payscale website, the average wage for a general office manager is
$61,658 a year.
Assistant to Senior Manager
Assistant to Senior Manager
Likely to manage the administrative tasks of senior officials within an organization.
As the assistant, you would be responsible for he coordination of calendars, scheduling meetings, and acting as a liaison between management and employees.
According to the payscale website, the average wage for a Assistant to Senior Manager is $72,154 a year.
Business Development Manager
Business Development Manager
In this position, you would be responsible for growing the business by identifying business opportunities, researching leads, establishing relationships with potential clients and arranging appointments for sales executives.
According to the payscale website, the average wage for a Business Development Manager is $79,586 a year.
Become a leader
Senior business consultant
Your job would be to analyse business projects and oversee the timely delivery of key projects.
You would be planning and directing the work of the company’s operations and employees. As well as, ensuring the effective smoothness in the operation of the activities in the company.
According to the payscale website, the average wage for a Senior business consultant is $120,936
How to apply with LET Training
Visit our main page at LET Training then head to single courses, select the leadership course you wish to enrol in and press enrol now. Fill in all your information and once completed we will contact you with a induction.
