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Lessons on Wisdom: Personal Leadership for Your Life
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 20 hours
  • Course by Dartmouth College
  • Offered by

About

Lessons on Wisdom: Personal Leadership for Your Life is the culmination of four decades of studying and sharing about leaders and life for Professor Sydney Finkelstein. This course will teach you how to be a wise leader both personally and professionally. It is a personal, meaningful course that encourages all participants to change and grow. In it, you will be asked to think differently about who you are and what you do, so that you can take charge of your own life. By understanding nuance and paradox, by learning who you are as an individual, you will find yourself a wiser—and perhaps even happier—person.

Modules

Personal Leadership - The Art of Change

    • 9 Videos
    • 3 Readings
    • 5 Assignment
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5 Assignment

  • Application Exercise - Quick Self-Assessment
  • Application Exercise - Game Plan to Change
  • Application Exercise - Your Idols
  • Application Exercise - Practice the One Rule of Communication
  • Case Study Assignment - Harsa Industrie AG

9 Videos

  • The Path to Personal Leadership
  • The Key to Change - Taking on Your Comfort Zone
  • Open-mindedness, Agility, and Adaptability
  • Curiosity and Courage
  • Why Don't People Change?
  • How to Change Anything
  • The Timex Story
  • The One Rule You Need to Know to Communicate More Effectively
  • Debrief - Lessons and Insights from the Harsa Case Study

3 Readings

  • Three Questions That Will Help You Solve Any Problem
  • The Problem With Conventional Wisdom
  • Case Study - Harsa Industrie AG

How to Be a Creative Leader

    • 8 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Application Exercise - Practicing Creativity Using the Six Questions
  • Application Exercise - The Creativity Day
  • Application Exercise - Perform a Creativity Audit
  • Application Exercise - The Birthday Cake

8 Videos

  • The Case for Creativity, at Work, and at Home
  • A Practical Way to Become More Creative at Work and at Home
  • More Practical Questions to Help You Become More Creative at Work and at Home
  • The Sixth Sense of Leadership
  • Big Data and Creativity - Would Einstein Be Locked Up Today?
  • Micro-Creativity
  • The Creativity Audit
  • The Birthday Cake Exercise Revealed

2 Readings

  • Our Algorithm Enabled Straightjackets... and How to Fight Back!
  • Creative People Create

Life Hacks for Leaders

    • 8 Videos
    • 4 Readings
    • 4 Assignment
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4 Assignment

  • Application Exercise - What Can I Do to Get Closer to a Job With Four Dimensions?
  • Application Exercise - Stop Wasting Time!
  • Application Exercise - Run Better Meetings
  • Application Exercise - The Calendar Audit

8 Videos

  • What is a Life Hack?
  • How to Get a Job You Love
  • Three Ideas to Help You Think About Getting That Great Job
  • How to Keep a Job You Love
  • How to Stop Wasting So Much Time
  • How to Avoid Meeting Malpractice
  • The Calendar Audit
  • Life Hacks

4 Readings

  • Podcast - The Sydcast Episode 96. The Wisdom of Philippe Bourguignon, July 4, 2021.
  • Podcast - The Sydcast Episode 49. Cal Newport: What You Thought You Knew About School, Careers, and Work is Completely Wrong, January 26, 2020.
  • Advice for Graduates
  • The End of Middle Management

Personal Leadership - Learning, Wisdom, and Impact

    • 8 Videos
    • 2 Readings
    • 6 Assignment
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6 Assignment

  • Application Exercise - Who Is In Your Village?
  • Application Exercise - Learning From Failure I - Discuss Your Own Mistakes
  • Application Exercise - Learning From Failure II - Help Your Team Members Admit Their Mistakes
  • Application Exercise - Inspiring Lessons
  • Application Exercise - Self-Assessment Check-In
  • Application Exercise - Letter To Yourself

8 Videos

  • Confidence and Humility
  • The Paradox of Leadership
  • More Paradox
  • It Really Does Take a Village
  • Is Failure Your Friend?
  • The Power of Nuance and Subtlety
  • The Search for Meaning at Work and Life
  • The Power of Self-Awareness and Reflection

2 Readings

  • Podcast - The Sydcast Episode 114. Uncolonized Latinas: A New Way Forward, with Valeria Aloe, November 7, 2021.
  • Resilience - A Lesson from Sochi

Auto Summary

Discover the essence of personal and professional leadership with "Lessons on Wisdom: Personal Leadership for Your Life," a transformative course crafted by the esteemed Professor Sydney Finkelstein. This enriching program delves into four decades of Professor Finkelstein's expertise, offering profound insights into becoming a wise leader. Through this course, you will explore the intricacies of self-awareness, embrace nuance and paradox, and ultimately take control of your life. Aimed at fostering personal growth and meaningful change, it encourages you to rethink your identity and actions to achieve greater wisdom and happiness. Hosted on Coursera, this foundational-level course spans 1200 minutes of engaging content and is available through a starter subscription. Ideal for individuals seeking to enhance their leadership capabilities and personal development, this course is your gateway to a more fulfilling and enlightened journey in both your personal and professional realms. Join now and embark on a path to becoming a wiser leader and a happier individual.

Sydney Finkelstein
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Sydney Finkelstein