Leadership Skill Development Course

 Title                 Leadership Skill Development Course

Overview         

The Leadership Skill Development course is organized by Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Australian National University (ANU), The Vietnam Development Information Center (VDIC) and the Global Development Learning Network (GDLN) Asia Pacific. Its main goal is to develop knowledge and fundamental skills in relation to leadership for Vietnamese managers. The program will use both cognitive and behavior approaches, by providing up-to-date knowledge relating to leadership and building personal, interpersonal and group skills. On mastering the competencies, participants will be able to apply their knowledge and skills in the areas of business administration and management. 

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand the needs and importance of leadership 
  Distinguish the differences between management and leadership and 

• choose an appropriate approach to different situations 
• Develop/draft a vision statement for your organization 
  Understand main components of Emotional Intelligence and Leadership style; and theirs implications to practical work-place context.

• Choose and apply an appropriate leadership style into a real situation

  The program topics are as below.

Module 1: Leadership: The context for the next decade
Module 2: Management versus Leadership: What is the difference
Module 3: Vision, Mission and Social Cause
Module 4: Working with people: Emotional Intelligence (EI)
Module 5: Leadership Styles

Time Date       The course is from April to June, 2008, including time for assignment

                         completion and grading

Lecturer          Mr. Bruce Hill Associate, Crawford School of Economics and

                         Government, the Australian National University

Participant      The course is ideal for people, who are:

                               • currently providing leadership at team and organization levels;
                               • potentially considered in the organization’s plan of leadership

                          development; or interest in learning about leadership and management

Venue              HCM Development Learning Center