
The purpose of the course is to help build excellence in Leadership to enable you to do well in your life
Leadership Self-Assessment
A case study of building excellence in leadership
At the end of this lecture you will learn the following
•What is Leadership?
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•What is not Leadership?
•How is Leadership different?
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•Case Study: Steve Jobs – Defining Leadership vs. What Is Not Leadership
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•Autocratic/Democratic/Bureaucratic/ Charismatic Styles
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•Six Goleman Leadership Styles
•Laissez-Faire to Transformation
•Situational
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•Case Study: Leadership Styles in Action
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•Dichotomy of Leadership
•Current Views on Excellence in Leadership
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•Claus Moller Consulting View
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•Excellence in Leadership Simply Stated
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•A case study of What is Excellence in Leadership
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•Recap Excellence in Leadership
•Overview of things to do
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•Take Complete Ownership
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•Set High Standards
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•Believe in the Mission
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•Check the Ego
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•Cover and Move
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•(Keep it) Simple
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•Prioritize and Execute
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•Decentralized Command
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•Plan
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•Leading up and down the chain of command
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•Decisiveness amid uncertainty
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•Discipline equals freedom
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•How to change people without giving offense or arousing resentment
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•Case Study of attaining Excellence in Leadership
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•What are the leadership challenges in working with a remote team
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•How to overcome the leadership challenges in working with a remote team
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•Case Study: Overcoming Leadership Challenges in Remote Team
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•What are the leadership challenges in different cultures
•How to overcome the leadership challenges in working in different cultures
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•How to overcome the leadership challenges in working in different cultures
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•What are the functional leadership challenges
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•What are the functional leadership challenges
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•How to overcome the functional leadership challenges
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•Case study of leadership challenges in working in different functions and cultures and overcoming them
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•Process Overview
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Process Steps in detail
Assess your leadership capabilities
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•Process Steps in detail
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•Case Study of improving your leadership capabilities
As a Leader, why and how to develop effective leaders
•How to adopt agile leadership principles for Excellence in Leadership to become a Good to Great Leader?
Can You Become the Leader Your Team Wants to Follow?
Becoming a first-time manager is one of the biggest transitions in your career.
One day you are recognised for your individual performance. The next day you are expected to lead people, earn their trust, communicate with confidence, delegate effectively, resolve conflicts, coach team members and consistently deliver results.
Unfortunately, most professionals receive little practical leadership training before they are asked to lead others.
That's exactly why this course was created.
Master First-Time Leadership is designed to help you become a great leader as a first-time manager through practical self-assessments, hands-on assignments and real workplace case studies—not just leadership theory.
Rather than simply teaching leadership concepts, this course enables you to develop and apply the behaviours, mindset and practical skills that successful leaders use every day.
The course combines proven leadership principles drawn from the people-focused philosophy of Dale Carnegie, the accountability, discipline and teamwork principles demonstrated by Navy SEAL leadership, and decades of real executive leadership experience gained across global organisations including Unilever, Johnson & Johnson, Danone and Cello.
The result is a practical leadership development journey designed specifically for today's managers.
You will begin by completing a comprehensive Leadership Self-Assessment to understand your current strengths and identify the highest-impact opportunities for growth. Instead of guessing what to improve, you will know exactly where to focus your leadership development.
As you progress through the course, every major section includes carefully designed practical assignments that encourage you to apply what you have learned immediately in your own workplace. Leadership is developed through practice, reflection and action—not by watching videos alone.
Throughout the course, you will also analyse real workplace case studies that demonstrate how successful leaders build trust, communicate effectively, motivate people, delegate responsibility, coach team members, resolve difficult situations and create high-performing teams. These practical examples bridge the gap between leadership theory and everyday management challenges.
By the end of the course, you will have developed your own Personal Leadership Improvement Plan—a practical roadmap that helps you continue strengthening your leadership capabilities long after completing the course.
Whether you are leading former colleagues, managing your first team, preparing for a promotion or simply wanting to become a more confident and effective leader, the skills you develop in this course can be applied immediately.
In this course you will learn how to:
Assess your leadership strengths and identify your highest-priority development areas.
Communicate with clarity, build trust and motivate people to perform at their best.
Apply proven leadership principles to real workplace situations.
Delegate effectively, coach employees and develop high-performing teams.
Make better leadership decisions, resolve conflicts and successfully lead change.
Apply every major concept through structured assignments and workplace practice.
Build a Personal Leadership Improvement Plan for continuous growth.
Develop the confidence and practical leadership skills needed to become a respected and successful first-time leader.
Leadership is not defined by your job title.
It is defined by the confidence you inspire, the trust you build, the decisions you make and the results your team achieves.
If you are ready to move beyond simply managing people and become the kind of leader others genuinely want to follow, this course will provide you with the practical skills, proven frameworks and guided practice to help you achieve that transformation.
Enroll today and begin your journey to mastering first-time leadership.
This Course is Part of a Structured Learning Path
Learning Path: CAREER GROWTH & PROMOTION PATH (Starter → Builder → Advanced)
This course is your ADVANCED step.
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After completing this course, continue your growth with:
Learning Online
Time Management
Interpersonal Skills
Problem Solving and Decision Making
Mastering Complexity
Personality Development
Learning Path: HR & PEOPLE MANAGEMENT PATH (Starter → Builder → Advanced)
This course is your ADVANCED step.
Next Recommended Courses
After completing this course, continue your growth with:
HR Management (Starter)
Agile HR (Builder)
Talent Acquisition (Builder)
AI for HR (Advanced)
Learning Path: CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT PATH (Starter → Builder → Advanced)
This course is your BUILDER step.
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After completing this course, continue your growth with:
Construction Management (Starter)
AI for Project Planning (Builder)
Problem Solving (Advanced)
AI for Operations (Advanced)