LEAD015
Communication Styles and Personal Leadership
Your leadership impact starts with self-awareness. Using the DiSC communication style assessment, you'll gain practical insights into your personal behavioural style and learn what motivates and stresses you in the workplace and beyond. You'll learn to strengthen working relationships and navigate differences by adapting how you communicate with each person on your team. You’ll leave equipped to build trust, foster belonging, and cultivate psychological safety with greater appreciation for the diverse styles around you.
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Overview
Location: Online
Duration: Two mornings
Tuition: $495 plus GST
Upcoming Offerings
- Thu, May 28, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time (virtual class)
- Fri, May 29, 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Pacific Time (virtual class)
Kathryn Thomson
What you will learn
After completing this course, you’ll be able to do the following:
- Apply insights from your unique DiSC style to better understand yourself and others
- Recognize what motivates and stresses people with different communication styles
- Adapt your communication style to interact effectively with a range of audiences
- Navigate differences with colleagues to strengthen working relationships
- Build trust and psychological safety with colleagues who have diverse communication styles
How you will learn and be evaluated
- Readings, seminar-style discussions, small group activities, and hands-on practice
- This course is assessed on a competency-based scale of Pass or Fail. Read more here.
Learning Materials
No textbook is required. We will provide all course materials online.
Participants will receive a DiSC assessment to complete prior to the first session.
Technical Requirements
For online courses, you will need a computer with audio and microphone that is connected to the internet. Canvas is the online system that will be used for the course. For more information and online support, visit Online Learning.