Leading Teams
  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Days

Leading Teams

Issued by Valamis

Earners have demonstrated the ability to lead an organization, with an average of 45 members. Core skills assessed, included: operational planning, goal setting, team leadership, managing cross-functional teams, delegation, motivation and running effective meetings.

  • Type Validation
  • Level Foundational
  • Time Days

Skills

  • Budgeting
  • Communicating
  • Decision Making
  • Goal Setting
  • Inclusive Leadership
  • Leading Meetings
  • Motivating Teams
  • Planning
  • Problem Solving
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Team Leadership

Earning Criteria

  • Passed “Create a Chapter Plan.” Similar to writing an operational plan for a small business, of approx. 45 employees, the earner had to develop a plan that had clear goals, actions, timings, a budget and roles and responsibilities.
  • Leading Teams Role Ready: Completed 35 learning assets. Core topics included: Operational Planning; Communicating your Vision and Goals; Budgeting; Decision Making; Functional Teams and Leading Meetings.
  • Leadership Ready: Completed 35 learning assets. Core elements included: Values and Behaviors; The Role of a Leader; Leading and Motivating Teams; Analyzing Capability and The Character of Leadership. Throughout the earner was required to engage in topic discussions and pass a series of formative assessments.
  • Passed "Leadership Reflections." In this assessment, the earner had to submit a 1000 word paper critiquing their values, beliefs and development needs. The assessment was split into three sections: Your True North (an examination of values and beliefs), Your Development (a focus on personal and professional development needs), and Your Legacy (a critique of desired outcomes).