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Getting Started with Leadership
  • Level Expert
  • Duration 25 hours
  • Course by Queen Mary University of London
  • Offered by

About

In this course, you will discover the importance of understanding context and its impact on the individual as a leader. You’ll consider how you define leadership and explore how organisations work through an exploration of the “what” and “why” of your own working environment. You will also look at who stakeholders are and their important role in today's business, before discussing the differences between leadership and management, and the importance of credibility. This course is aimed at leaders and managers who have five to six years experience and who are beginning to manage teams, customers and clients more regularly or more directly. A majority of those taking this course will have a technical or professional early career, but are progressing professionally so are starting to grapple with the issues of team and organisational leadership. By the end of this course, you will be able to: – Describe the context in which your organisation operates. – Identify common challenges related to leadership. – Explain how leadership is impacted by the nature of how organisations are structured in order to deliver their goods or services. – Identify the key stakeholders in your leadership constellation. – Work effectively with your key stakeholders. – Explain the difference between leadership and management. Many topics covered in the course are also explored in the instructors book How to Lead Smart People (Mike Mister and Arun Singh, Profile Books 2019).

Modules

Orientation

    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Setting Your Goals

1 Discussions

  • Meet Your Peers

2 Readings

  • Welcome to Coursera
  • Welcome to Queen Mary University of London

Navigation

    • 5 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Ask Your Questions

5 Readings

  • Overview
  • Discussion Forums
  • Weekly Content
  • Grades
  • Notes

Prepare to Succeed

    • 5 Readings
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5 Readings

  • Top Tips
  • Workload
  • Mastery Learning
  • Unfacilitated
  • Academic Integrity

Assessment

    • 6 Readings
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6 Readings

  • Assessment
  • Peer Review
  • Quizzes
  • Course Projects
  • Labs and Programming Assignments
  • Getting Started

Introduction to Leadership Out of the Box

    • 4 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Capturing your Personal Objectives

1 Discussions

  • Leadership Heroes

4 Videos

  • Welcome to Leadership Out of the Box
  • The Learning Journey
  • Myth-Busters
  • Responding to Misconception

1 Readings

  • Establishing a Reflective Practice

Leadership Basics

    • 3 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Reviewing Leadership Basics

1 Discussions

  • Time Bandit’s Jail

3 Videos

  • Stop Being a Follower
  • Leadership in Different Organisational Contexts
  • Time Bandits

3 Readings

  • Learning to Lead
  • An Introduction to Leadership and Management
  • Urgency and Importance

Leadership Journey

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Career Timeline

2 Videos

  • Your Leadership Journey
  • When Do We Learn the Most?

1 Readings

  • Recurring Patterns

Organisational Context

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Graded Knowledge Check 2

1 Videos

  • Exploring Organisational Context

3 Readings

  • External Influences on Organisations
  • Analysing External Competitive Dynamics
  • Week 1 References

How Do Organisations Work

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • What Can I Do as a Leader in my Organisation?

2 Videos

  • Why is Context Important For You as a Leader?
  • Your Constraints

1 Readings

  • Elements of Organisational Culture

Power and Influence in Organisations

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Graded: Political Nature of Organisations

1 Videos

  • Types of Power

2 Readings

  • Sources of Power
  • Roles in the Power Structure

Different Organisational Environments

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Identifying and Comparing Anomalies

1 Videos

  • Moving Forward

3 Readings

  • The Changing Organisation
  • Exploring Alternative Perspectives
  • Week 2 References

Defining Today's Stakeholders

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Managing Your External Stakeholders

1 Videos

  • Defining Stakeholders

2 Readings

  • New Perspectives on Stakeholder Relationships
  • External Stakeholder Mapping

Understanding Your External Stakeholders

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Managing Stakeholder Engagement

2 Readings

  • Understanding and Managing your Stakeholders
  • Understanding a Key External Stakeholder

Your Internal Stakeholder World

    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Manage Your Stakeholders

3 Readings

  • Contact Plans
  • Stakeholder Targeting
  • Aligning Agendas

Working to Lead Your Stakeholders

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Stakeholder Management: Your Turn to Coach

1 Discussions

  • Create a Plan

2 Videos

  • Layers of Influence
  • Looking Ahead

1 Readings

  • Week 3 References

The Difference Between Leadership and Management, and “Your Agenda”

    • 1 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 Assignment
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1 Assignment

  • Knowledge Check: Leadership, Management and Production

1 Discussions

  • Defining Your Leadership Agenda

1 Videos

  • Defining Leadership and Management

3 Readings

  • The History of Managing and Leading
  • Defining Your Agenda
  • Leadership Mind-Set and Identity

Managing Time

    • 1 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 2 Discussion
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2 Discussions

  • The Pie Chart of Your Time
  • Your Plan for Time Creation

1 Videos

  • How One Spends Time

2 Readings

  • The “Big Question”
  • Making Time for Leadership

The Issue of Managing “Task”’ versus “Relationship”

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
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1 Discussions

  • Concern for Task or People?

2 Videos

  • Defining Tasks and Relationship
  • Stories from the Real World

1 Readings

  • Task versus Relationships

Bringing it Altogether: You, Your Strengths and Your “Box”

    • 2 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 1 Discussion
    • 1 PeerReview
    • 2 Assignment
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2 Assignment

  • You and Your World of Work
  • Identifying Actions

1 Peer Review

  • Understanding Your Leadership in Context

1 Discussions

  • The Important Leadership Habit of “Noticing”

2 Videos

  • Managing Task and Process
  • Key Takeaways

3 Readings

  • Congratulations
  • Week 4 References
  • A Note From Your Faculty: Checking-in With You All

Auto Summary

"Getting Started with Leadership" is an expert-level course on Coursera, led by Mike Mister and Arun Singh. It delves into the nuances of leadership within business contexts, focusing on the distinction between leadership and management, stakeholder roles, and organizational structures. Ideal for professionals with 5-6 years of experience transitioning into team leadership, the course spans 1500 minutes and offers both Starter and Professional subscription options.

Dr Nigel Spencer
Instructors

Dr Nigel Spencer

Mike Mister
Instructors

Mike Mister

Arun Singh
Instructors

Arun Singh