Overview
In our increasingly complex world, understanding the practice of leadership is critical. In simpler words, leadership is the practice of influencing people to meet the challenges that will enable them to achieve important individual and organizational goals. This course provides a foundation for leadership practice and aims to take you on a journey of self-discovery. You will gain insight into building inner stability and developing your leadership skills.

This is a beginner course designed for professionals from diverse work backgrounds. The course will help you lean on your experiences and strengthen your capacity to lead across boundaries, from any political or organizational position, with or without authority. The course will also enable you to learn important leadership skills, clarifying the relationships among key concepts such as definitions of leadership, self-management, authority, power, influence, politics, negotiations, change management, decision-making, and various leadership styles. This knowledge will provide you with a practical and coherent theoretical framework for applying and exercising leadership. The course draws from business management, philosophy, spirituality, history, literature, sports, communications, and psychology.

Lastly, the course explores the challenge of managing the inevitable personal stresses and dangers of leading a team.

To succeed in this course, you should have experience or a basic understanding of working in organizations.

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