This free online course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level. In this course, you will understand leadership and its role in business growth. You will learn about leadership styles and reflect on your role as leader of your company.
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Fundamentals of Leadership, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women
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What you'll learn
Examine your leadership style and analyze how your leadership style affects your business.
Examine and summarize your core values and assumptions.
Assess your company culture reflecting upon how it affects your business.
Create a Vision Statement for your business and plan its implementation.
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There is 1 module in this course
In this course, you will learn about your role as leader of your company and employees. You will explore your own leadership style, and the core values and assumptions that influence how you lead. You will hear from other women business leaders, and create a Leadership Development Plan, identifying actions to help you build your leadership skills. Finally, you will complete a Cultural Audit, which encourages you to consider your business’s culture. By the end of the course, you will have created your Vision Statement, which describes your vision for the future of your business.
What's included
5 videos13 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts3 plugins
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Reviewed on Aug 28, 2023
l personally learnt a lot and some of the points given in how to write your vision statement can be applied towards building your business plan for funding or pitch.
Reviewed on Oct 9, 2020
This course is interested and educative. I really appreciate this kind of opportunity. I have learned how to write my vision statement which I use to struggle with previously
Reviewed on May 27, 2023
I like this course very much. The course materials are diverse and interesting. Throughout it, it is easy to understand the concepts and it leaves a deep impression.
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