Ketra Lashun Davenport-King

Leadership Recourse: Seminar Manual Ketra Lashun Davenport-King

Leadership skills are essential for a successful career as a leader, yet many organizational training programs do not offer formal training in leadership development. The Rock Dimensional Consulting firm conducts a one-day leadership seminar that consists of corporate Leaders, Pastors, and lay leaders. The seminar attendees have consistently rated this workshop as highly practical and interactive experience. However, opportunities for structured training in leadership competencies during the subsequent five to ten years are limited. Given the success of the Leadership ReCourseseminar and the need for continuity in this model of leadership training, we also conduct half-day workshops for new and current leaders to foster continued organizational training. The seminar curriculum focuses on the leadership areas of strategy, structure, culture, teams, performance management and assessments, leadership styles, and leadership development, which manages the organizational structure and navigate leadership transitions. Also, the curriculum emphasizes both short-term competencies, such as effective participation as a member of a leadership team, and long-term competencies, such as the leadership of a research team, division, or department. The inaugural leadership seminar, held in April 2018, was assessed by leader participants to be well-organized and highly relevant to leadership concepts and skills. The participants' training manual serves as a tool for future reference and training within the organization. The overall objective of the seminar is to Revisit, Innovate, and Reengage the fundamental aspects of leadership development and the importance of continuously developing leaders well into the 21st Century and beyond.