Leading with Power Skills: Working with Personality Types
This course is part of Power Skills Essentials for Leading Project Teams.
This beginner-friendly course explores how understanding personality types can transform your leadership abilities. You'll learn about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the world's most widely used personality assessment tool employed by 90% of Fortune 100 companies. The curriculum guides you through discovering your own personality attributes, decision-making style, and how these influence your leadership approach. Through practical applications, you'll develop skills to optimize team building, conflict resolution, and workplace communication. The course provides tools for better problem-solving, energy management, and stress handling through personality awareness. Designed for professionals seeking to enhance their soft skills, this course offers valuable insights for project team leaders who want to leverage personality differences for team success.
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What you'll learn
Understand the Myers-Briggs Personality Type Indicator and its workplace applications
Identify your own personality type and its strengths and weaknesses
Recognize different personality types in team members and colleagues
Adapt communication styles based on personality preferences
Improve problem-solving through personality type awareness
Manage workplace conflicts more effectively using personality insights
Skills you'll gain
This course includes:
4.3 Hours PreRecorded video
22 assignments
Access on Mobile, Tablet, Desktop
FullTime access
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There are 6 modules in this course
This comprehensive course teaches leadership through personality type understanding using the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Students learn to identify their own personality attributes and decision-making styles, and how to apply this knowledge in professional settings. The curriculum covers practical applications for improved problem-solving, communication, stress management, and team building. Through video lessons, readings, and knowledge checks, participants develop skills to recognize different personality types and adapt their approach accordingly. The course emphasizes how personality awareness can enhance project management, conflict resolution, and team dynamics, providing valuable tools for professional success.
Welcome to Leading with Power Skills: Working with Personality Types
Module 1 · 37 Minutes to complete
What is Personality & Personality Type?
Module 2 · 3 Hours to complete
You and Your Personality
Module 3 · 2 Hours to complete
Personality Applied, PART I
Module 4 · 1 Hours to complete
Personality Applied, PART II
Module 5 · 1 Hours to complete
Final Exam
Module 6 · 1 Hours to complete
Fee Structure
Individual course purchase is not available - to enroll in this course with a certificate, you need to purchase the complete Professional Certificate Course. For enrollment and detailed fee structure, visit the following: Power Skills Essentials for Leading Project Teams
Instructor
Innovative Project Management Educator and Organizational Consultant
Jocelyn S. Davis is an instructor at the University of Maryland, College Park’s Project Management Center for Excellence at the Clark School of Engineering. She created and teaches the core graduate course Managing Project Teams and has offered the leadership elective Evolving as Project Leader. Davis actively mentors master’s and doctoral students, focusing on cultivating positive workplaces
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