About this course
The crises of our time generate enormous adaptive challenges for our families, organizations, communities, and societies. The need for leadership that can mobilize people to meet these challenges and improve life is critical.
In this introductory course, you will explore strategies for leading in a changing world where adaptive pressures will continue to challenge all of us. You will discover new ways to approach complex organizational systems and take thoughtful action on the work we all face ahead. Most importantly, you will reflect on how to move forward on the leadership challenges you care about most.
This course was conducted both online and in person over five days by Dr Laurence numerous times over the previous year, scoring a 4.6/5.00 rating. Over half a million people have already enrolled on this Harvard edX course, with a rating of 4.6/5.00.
At a glance
Institution: HarvardX
Subject: Business & Management
Level: Introductory
Prerequisites: None
Language: English
Video Transcripts: اَلْعَرَبِيَّةُ, Deutsch, English, Español, Français, हिन्दी, Bahasa Indonesia, Português, Kiswahili, తెలుగు, Türkçe, 中文
Associated programs:
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- Professional Certificate in Leadership and Communication
- Professional Certificate in Leading in a Remote Environment
- Professional Certificate in Happiness in Leadership: Driving Team Success
Associated skills: Leadership
What you’ll learn
In this short introductory course, you will discover a diagnostic-and-action process for exercising leadership that explores the following foundational principles and strategies:
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- How to identify and unbundle complex challenges
- How to understand the role of formal and informal authority
- How to identify the key perspectives of stakeholders
- How to build and renew trust relationships
- How to approach conflict
- How to implement personal strategies for surviving and thriving amidst change
