What is leadership and why is it important? How does a leader encourage change without triggering fearful resistance? What are the key elements to leading an effective team? What is the role of charisma in leadership? How can a leader achieve work-life balance? This suite of courses addresses all of these questions and many more.
Based on D. Quinn Mills' book, Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live, a text used at Harvard Business School, the courses in this suite, offered by our accredited school partners, give advice on leadership that can help you stand out as a leader among your peers. Video segments introduce Dr. Mills and other leaders who discuss such issues as how leaders become leaders, leadership ethics, and the differences between leaders, managers, and administrators. Enroll through one of our accredited university or college partners today!
Certificate in Leadership Module 1 - Introduction to Leadership
• Leadership and explain its importance
• The better-known leadership theories (Fiedler's contingency theory; Path-goal theory; Vroom-Yetton-Jago theory)
• Leadership versus management and administration
• The role of leadership in setting the ethical tone for an organization
• The principles for building an ethical culture
• How leadership requires setting an ethical example
• How leaders can deal with ethical lapses
• The role of leadership during an ethical crisis
• Ethical principles to workplace scenarios
• The positives and negatives surrounding charismatic leadership
• The importance of training, learning, and role-playing in leadership
• Seven bases for leadership
• Why formal authority alone does not guarantee leadership
• Nine key qualities for leadership
• Five central skills needed for effective leadership and explain ways to strengthen or develop those skills in a leader
• The role of leadership in shaping an organization's culture
Certificate in Leadership Module 2 - Leaders and Work-Life Balance
• Major sources of work-life balance conflict
• The myths about work-life balance including the "make time later," division of labor, and "quality time" myths
• Strategies to achieve balance, including balancing by week, over a year, and via a short career
• Ways to maintain work-life balance
• What defines personal fulfillment
• Significant elements that play a role in a leader's life
• Nine ways of viewing life's choices
• A Personal Work-Life Balance Plan
Certificate in Leadership Module 3 - Leading Teams
• Key characteristics and types of teams
• Benefits and challenges of empowered teams that leaders need to be aware of
• Differences in the primary and secondary roles filled by empowered teams and team leaders
• Key sources of motivation for empowered teams
• Tuckman's model of team development
• Key qualities and skills of a team leader
• The value of using the "checklist for team leaders"
• Suggested approaches for managing conflict in teams
• The different approaches needed for leading virtual teams
Certificate in Leadership Module 4 - Leading and Managing Change
• Organizational change and the forms it can take
• Kotter's Eight Step Process recommended for implementing change successfully
• Lewin's model of change and discuss its limitations
• Factors a leader or manager can employ to promote change
• The change initiative planning process
• The role of a leader in communicating change
• Methods to foster participation
• The underpinnings of resistance to change and how to overcome it
• Other models of change management (ADKAR, GE CAP, Cisco Change Roadmap)
• Change management models to specific scenarios
• Strategic change and mastering a changing environment
All required reference materials are provided with this program. Technical requirements:
Internet Connection
• Broadband or High-Speed (DSL, Cable, Wireless)
Hardware Requirements
• Processor - 2GHz Processor or Higher
• Memory - 1 GB RAM Minimum Recommended
Software Requirements
• Operating Systems - Windows 7, 8 or 10; Mac OS x 10 or higher
• Microsoft Office 2007, 2010 or 2013 or a Word Processing application to save and open Microsoft Office formats (.doc, .docx, .xls, .xlsx, .ppt, .pptx)
• Internet Browsers - Google Chrome is highly recommended
• Cookies MUST be enabled
• Pop-ups MUST be allowed (Pop-up Blocker disabled)
• Adobe PDF Reader
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This course provides students with qualified support professionals to guide them through their learning experience. The student support team is available to answer any questions a learner may have including questions on course content, course material, certifications, and registration or enrollment questions. Support advisers also monitor the progress of learners to ensure training retention and program advancement.
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Find out if online learning is right for you by contacting our team of registration advisers. Our team is available to answer any of your questions about taking an online course before you commit to enrolling. We will walk you through what to expect to ensure you are making the right decision. You can contact a registration adviser today via online chat, our website contact
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Duration is the amount of time you will receive access to your course. Durations vary by course and range between 1 month and 12 months. If you complete your course before your duration ends you will continue to have access to your course until the duration period ends.
Many of our career training programs include certification vouchers. This means that at the successful completion of your course, at no additional charge, you will receive an exam voucher for the corresponding industry certification. This voucher will allow you to register and sit for the appropriate certification exam to obtain your industry credential.
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We strive to provide a fully online experience for students however some of our training courses include physical materials or equipment. Courses that have materials shipped directly to students will be shipped within 7 business days of registration. Some training courses have material for different sections and these courses may require multiple shipments as you completed stages of your course.
Our goal for students is to successfully complete their training course and achieve their career goals. We understand that extenuating circumstances can interfere with your ability to complete your course in the duration given. Because of this we have free or low-cost extensions available for our courses upon request. To discuss or request an extension please contact your client adviser at
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Upon successful completion of your course and fulfillment of any outstanding financial obligations, you will receive your certificate of completion. Certificates are provided to you within 30 days of completion. Your certificate will validate the training course you completed with a stamp of completion.
Students that successfully complete our career training programs are assigned a career development adviser who will coordinate placement at a local externship or hands on opportunity. These opportunities are optional and may vary based on availability and occupation. Your career development adviser will also provide job search services such as: resume building, mock interviews, job opportunity resources, and more. Our professional enrichment courses do not come with a career adviser or career services.