Leadership is everywhere. It is involved in nearly every social action, in some form. Many people who have the potential to be leaders do not realize it. Many who become leaders do not know how to manage those responsibilities.
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Leadership and organizational behavior
This course is part of Leadership and Critical Thinking Specialization
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Instructor: Elliott Kruse
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What you'll learn
Develop a style of leadership that is suited to your strengths and the needs of the situation.
Design tasks for yourself and others that are motivating and effective.
Communicate your perspective to others in a credible and persuasive way.
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There are 4 modules in this course
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Reviewed on Sep 14, 2021
Through this course, I can gain some basic models and theories about leadership styles, the ways which are used to obtain suitable power, motivate and inspire people.
Reviewed on Feb 4, 2025
very good course can be recommended I learnt a lot in this course like decision making discussions to carry forward etc
Reviewed on Mar 13, 2024
The course was rich and insightful. Thanks for the hard work you put in preparing this material.
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