SLS 1260 - Basic Leadership Skills SLS 1260 - Basic Leadership Skills This course will define leadership, as well as describe and apply the principles of leadership styles, clarify the various strategies and principles of planning, such as mission and purpose statements, needs assessments, task analyses, delegation, decision-making, problem-solving, and communication. Through teamwork, students will have the opportunity to develop the practical skills necessary to function as a leader in a realistic context. Parallel: College Transfer (A.A. and A.S)