Becoming a More Confident Leader

Name: Becoming a More Confident Leader
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Practical strategies to help harness your best self and become more confident in your work & leadership

Created byDorie Clark

Last updated 9/2022

English

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What you'll learn

Discover how to increase your confidence and demonstrate it to others.
Develop the mindset of confidence, even if you have self-doubt.
Formulate a plan to help you harness your confidence as a leader, for the good of others.
When to seek out feedback - and when to ignore it.
Cultivate practical strategies for when your confidence falters.
How to stay confident for the long term.

Course content

5 sections • 12 lectures • 38m total length

Introduction1:59
Cultivate calm, confident leadership that earns trust, shows you look out for your team, and steer with humility even when you lack all the answers.

Overcoming limiting beliefs5:13
Identify and challenge limiting beliefs that hold you back, replace self-doubt with actionable steps, and curb perfectionism to move forward as a more confident leader.
Remind yourself of past successes3:24
Embrace a growth mindset, study others' successes, reverse engineer their steps, and remind yourself of your own past wins to tackle current leadership challenges with confidence.
When you're not sure if you can succeed3:07
Discover three strategies to boost leadership confidence: fake it until you become it, use an alter ego, and adopt a long-term self-image to act with authenticity.
How to ask for and receive feedback3:59
Ask for feedback as a sign of strength, be clear and respectful in requests, and graciously receive input to build trust, learn, and lead more confidently.

You don't have to listen to everyone's opinion3:25
Learn to discern valuable feedback from noise, seek input from trusted mentors, and use small, practical requests to build confidence and leadership.
What to do if you don't feel valued at work3:12
Develop strategies to feel valued at work by addressing concerns with your boss in a one-on-one, using specifics rather than guesses, and build mentor relationships to support your leadership.
If you don't feel comfortable being yourself at work3:17
Build confident leadership by fostering psychological safety, encouraging speaking up without punishment, and supporting authenticity through covering and allies to create a safer, more inclusive workplace.

Enhancing your skills2:34
Identify what's holding back your confidence and take small, concrete steps to build skills. Prepare for key moments with practice, role play, and coaching to lead more effectively.
Putting the focus on others3:53
Put the focus on others to help your team thrive, not yourself. A confident leader leverages others' strengths, admits what they don't know, and invites their expertise.
Proving to yourself that you can do it2:54
Embrace small, data-driven actions to prove you can lead and fuel a virtuous circle of success. Map a decision process, run pilots, evaluate metrics, and own mistakes as learning opportunities.

Requirements

No prerequisites

Description

What type of leader inspires you? And what type of leader do you want to be?

We're all drawn to confidence - the kind of thoughtful grace that enables you lead teams effectively, share a clear and compelling vision, and navigate difficult times.

But how can we *become* leaders like that? Many of us face self-doubt, or just aren't sure how to convey the confidence and competence that we'd like. In this course, Dorie Clark - who teaches executive education for Duke University and Columbia University's business schools, and has been named one of the Top 50 Business Thinkers in the World - will share concrete, practical strategies to help you learn to harness your best self and feel more confident in your work and your leadership.

In this course you'll learn strategies to help you increase your confidence, remove roadblocks, and demonstrate your leadership to others. You'll uncover techniques to shift your mindset, overcome moments of self-doubt, and focus on bringing out your best self - and the talents and abilities of those you lead.

Whether you struggle with self-confidence in your current role, or you're in a new position that requires a new level of confidence, this course will help provide you with the keys necessary to Become a More Confident Leader.

Who this course is for:

Any leader who wants to become more confident in their role.

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 2min

Winning the Mental Game of Confidence4 lectures • 16min

When to listen to others - and when to ignore them3 lectures • 10min

Taking action to increase your confidence3 lectures • 9min

Conclusion1 lecture • 1min

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