Warrior Leadership
What you'll learn
- Understand the practical difference between leadership and management and how to be a leader whatever role we hold
- Influence with integrity
- Explore how ancient Warrior philosophy can bring meaning to modern life
- Communicate with clarity
- Learn a basic mindfulness practice to reduce stress and become more present and aware
- Bring greater compassion to your relationships
- Practice embodied techniques for managing your state under pressure and cultivating a radiant presence
- Make a difference in the world by embracing leadership in your work, family, and communities
Requirements
- The course can be a great starting point in personal development and cultivating your leadership, and if you are already experienced in the field you will still find lots here to inspire you to the next step in your journey. I regularly work with very experienced leaders, coaches, and facilitators who have been learning for a long time and what I offer here is still 'fresh' for them.
- The course is made up of video's, mp3's and pdf's. The videos play on the Udemy platform, it will help if you can print out the pdf's so adobe acrobat reader or an equivalent will be necessary for reading the files
- I'd really recommend dedicating time to watch each section as a whole if possible. Each video is complete in and of itself but they do build on each other.
- The attendant articles also link in to what you have watched and will deepen your learning so if at all possible watch and then read soon after so you get to immerse yourself in the topics.
- Make time to work with the practices that I offer in the course. Even if it is only 5-10 mins per day, if you can carve out some dedicated practice time this will exponentially increase the value of what you will learn. This is not just about cognitive understanding, it is about practicing new ways of being.
- You may want to keep a journal for this program. This could include your own notes from the lectures but also recording and reflecting on your experiences, noting moments when you successfully used techniques, general self-reflection during the period of the course - self-awareness is the first step to learning.
Description
Deep personal growth, practical skills, happier relationships, making a difference.
The world is complex and can often be confusing. We all want to live a meaningful life and feel like we can make a difference in the world but where do we start? Our lives are fast-paced and busy, we have to earn a living, we have families to care for, how can we thrive when we are juggling so much?
In this course you will learn practical methods to help you to be more calm, powerful, and compassionate even in the face of life's difficulties. The ancient warrior traditions have much to teach us about facing the battlefield of modern life with grace, dignity, and even joy!
This leadership course is a program of deep personal development offered in concise lectures enriched by reading and practical exploration. It combines teaching of ideas, exploration of philosophical perspectives, journaling and self-reflection, and embodied practices for embedding new ways of being. The broad topics we will explore are:
- Leadership
- Warrior philosophy
- Respect
- Integrity
- Responsibility
- Embodiment
- Compassion
- Sustainability
- Clear communication
- State management (stress management & resilience)
- Values and meaning
There are over 4 hours of video lectures, broken down into bite-sized chunks. Every section has practices to take away and work with to build real, embodied capacity not just theoretical understanding. There are various articles to deepen your learning and serve as references, plus 2 e-books, one of which is a printable resource for building appreciation into your life, the other is another deeper dive into the topics explored in the course. This program offers real development and awesome value for money.
If you want to connect to your inner warrior and be the leader of your life, this course is for you.
Who this course is for:
- This leadership course is for anyone who wants to feel more empowered in the face of a complex and confusing world
- If you want a practical and thought provoking introduction to the field of leadership
- If you want to be more influential without feeling like you are sacrificing your integrity
- If you are a manager and want to improve your interpersonal skills and manage stress better
- If you want to take responsibility for your life and would value practical tools to help you do that
- If you want to find greater meaning and purpose in life
- If you dream of setting up a project but struggle to motivate yourself and others
- Do you want to contribute to the world being a better place but don't know where to start?
- If you have studied the martial arts and want to be able to apply the principles and philosophy you have learned more broadly in your life, not just in the dojo or on the mat
- DON'T do this course if you want a quick fix. There are fast to grasp practical tools here but this aims at deep learning and building long-term practice
- DON'T do this course if you want to know how to manipulate people and "Win in business." There is lots here that will help you succeed in what you do but not at any cost
Instructor
![Francis Briers](data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 64 64"%3E%3C/svg%3E){kind=avatar}
- 3.9 Instructor Rating
- 19 Reviews
- 462 Students
- 1 Course
I am fascinated with human beings: how we learn and grow, how we find meaning, build relationships, and choose to live. I have been exploring the mind-body connection for 20 years and teaching, coaching and facilitating for 15. I am a leadership development facilitator with some of the world's top values-based consultancies. I work with organisations ranging from charities to large corporates, and individuals ranging from students to CEO's. Key areas of research for me have been embodiment, compassion, positive psychology, and increasingly - sustainability. I am an Interfaith Minister and Spiritual Counsellor and I have studied a broad range of the world's wisdom traditions including substantial training in Taoism, Shamanism, and the Martial Arts (including 3rd Dan black belt in Karate). I am one of the lead trainer's on the year-long Embodiment Facilitator Course. I hold a BA(Hons) from one of the UK's top drama schools and I am a certified Uzazu Embodiment Coach. I have published 4 books on personal and spiritual development and co-authored a set of resources for creating Compassionate Communities. I am a husband and father, and as well as my wife and son I love trees, chocolate, and the sea when it is stormy.