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Strength, Time Management & Networking for Leaders Success

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Strength, Time Management & Networking for Leaders Success

This course is part of multiple programs.

Instructor: Martine Abboud

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3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

3 modules

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

Beginner level

No prior experience required

6 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

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This integrated course supports professionals in developing three core competencies that underpin personal and career success: self-awareness, effectiveness, and connectivity. The course begins by helping learners identify and leverage their individual strengths, enabling them to build confidence, improve performance, and make more intentional decisions while constructively managing areas of weakness.

Participants then develop practical time-management skills to prioritize tasks, structure their workdays, and design systems that reduce stress and increase productivity. Evidence-based strategies are used to help learners manage competing demands, avoid procrastination and overload, and align daily actions with longer-term goals. The course also focuses on effective networking as a professional capability. Learners explore how to build meaningful relationships, communicate with clarity and confidence, and expand their professional connections across diverse contexts. By integrating strengths-based development, time mastery, and networking skills, the course enables participants to operate with greater focus, resilience, and purpose. By the end of this course, you will be able to: -Identify and apply personal strengths to professional challenges -Implement time-management systems to improve focus and productivity -Build and maintain professional networks through effective communication Prerequisites: -No prior leadership training or specialized background is required. The course is suitable for early-career professionals, emerging leaders, and individuals seeking to strengthen their personal effectiveness and professional connections.

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This module helps learners unlock their full potential by deeply understanding their natural strengths and learning how to navigate personal weaknesses with confidence and self-awareness. Drawing on the science of strengths-based development, participants explore how to identify their top talents and use the 5 Es framework to recognize where they perform at their best. Learners gain practical tools to map their strengths, spot strengths in others, and build daily habits that keep them “in the zone” while reducing the risk of burnout. The module also explores how to align strengths with meaningful goals and daily choices, enabling learners to work with greater purpose and efficiency. A key part of the course focuses on relational intelligence, including how to keep Relational Circuits (RCs) on to improve collaboration, communication, and empathy. The RARE Leadership model further equips learners with strategies for sustainable performance, emotional resilience, and long-term joy in work and life.

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This module provides learners with the essential tools and frameworks needed to take control of their time, boost productivity, and create healthier routines that support long-term well-being. Participants begin by exploring what time management truly means and why it is a foundational skill for personal and professional success. Through practical techniques and real-life examples, learners discover different methods for organising tasks, prioritising responsibilities, and reducing distractions. The module highlights the importance of goal setting as a core element of effective time management. Learners examine how to create meaningful, achievable goals and how these guide daily actions and long-term planning. They also explore common dos and don’ts, learning how to avoid typical pitfalls such as multitasking, poor planning, and decision fatigue. Finally, the module connects time management to overall well-being, showing how clear routines and healthy boundaries reduce stress, increase focus, and create space for rest, creativity, and personal growth.

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This module helps learners build the confidence, awareness, and practical skills needed to form genuine, mutually beneficial relationships in both personal and professional settings. Rather than treating networking as a transactional activity, the module reframes it as an opportunity for meaningful connection, shared value, and long-term collaboration. Learners begin by understanding what networking truly means and why it matters for career growth, learning, and opportunity creation. They explore who should be in their network and how to identify the people, communities, and platforms that align with their goals. Through practical guidance, they learn what to do and what to avoid when engaging with others, including techniques for starting conversations, staying authentic, and overcoming awkwardness or self-doubt. The module also covers the importance of follow-up, relationship maintenance, and building trust over time. Finally, learners examine how to navigate online networking spaces, understand the strengths of different platforms, and apply digital-first best practices.