Course

Leaders and Work-Life Balance

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On-Demand
ONLINE: Leaders and Work-Life Balance (Member) $71.00
ONLINE: Leaders and Work-Life Balance (Non-Member) $121.00
Time: 4:54 PM Eastern Time
Instructor: Online Learning
Level: Foundation

Description

This course addresses the question of work-life balance, one which is of great importance to leaders in all settings. Based on D. Quinn Mills' book, Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live, a text used at Harvard Business School, this course looks at methods and techniques to reconcile work and family. You will also consider the question of personal fulfillment and the needs and demands of leadership.


Objectives

Upon successful completion of this course participants will be able to:

  • Identify the major sources of work-life balance conflict
  • Discuss some of the better-known leadership theories (Fiedler's contingency theory; Path-goal theory; Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory)
  • Identify strategies to achieve balance, including balancing by week, over a year, and via a short career
  • Recognize ways to maintain work-life balance
  • Examine what defines personal fulfillment
  • Identify those significant elements that play a role in a leader's life
  • Identify nine ways of viewing life's choices
  • Develop and complete a Personal Work-Life Balance Plan

Intended Audience

This course is targeted to individuals who meet or exceed the following professional demographics:  

  • Entry-level public procurement and central warehouse professionals who serve as assistants, coordinators, buyers, or equivalent functions within their respective entities.   

  • Non-procurement managers and supervisors who are responsible for either the procurement function or staff who provide procurement functions under delegated authority.   

  • Professionals who are employed by governing entities and special authorities (such as K-12 and higher education, publicly-owned utilities, transportation providers, and other publicly-funded or created organizations) that either serve within or manage the procurement function.  

  • Suppliers or representatives of suppliers seeking to understand the public procurement function from a holistic level, including the policies, standards, and procedures by which public entities must function.  

Delivery Formats Available

On-Demand

Contact Hours

5

CEUs

0.5

Level

Foundation

Designed for public procurement professionals who are new to the profession or have 1-5 of experience.

90 Days
Access Period

Available in this learning format...

 On-Demand

This format is 100% self-paced and designed for those who want complete control of their schedule and learning timelines.

Learn on your schedule

On-demand training is for professionals who prefer to develop the skills they need on their time and at their pace. Learners can start, stop and rewind the lessons at your convenience.

Completion Requirements

In order to successfully complete, learners must:

  • Complete all course modules.
  • Complete the post-course evaluation survey available in Aspire.
  • Students must complete the course series within 90 days to receive credit.