Giving Sense to Your Leadership Experience from Coursera

With this course you will position your own leadership style and grow your resilience

In this course, second course of the "Inspirational Leadership" Specialization, you will discover the characteristics of charismatic leadership.

You’ll personally learn how to embody these traits through the “Savoir-Relier” (art of connecting and leading with sense) methodology, which covers 3Gs: being Genuine, Generous, and Generative.

You will then choose which style of leadership best fits you, why and when so you can adapt to more complex and difficult situations with resilience.

In a “Self-Portrait” and “Conversation” with your classmates, you will be able to adjust your own ideas about your leadership styles and strengths, allowing you to increase your self-awareness, improve your relational intelligence, and prepare you to confront crises and resolve conflicts.

You will also be better prepared to face difficult situations and make better decisions by relying on both your perception and analytical skills. All these skills will help you create sense in your team so you can lead it better.

This course is part of a Specialization on Leadership called “Inspirational Leadership: Leading with Sense”, so you may want to take the course “Building Your Leadership Skills” prior of taking this course.

As where in course 1 “Building Your Leadership Skills” you have mostly worked on your inner-self and on the relation between you and the other, in this course you’ll work on the relationship between you and the group, improving your leadership skills when interacting in a team.

Leaders from different organizations and participants of the HEC Paris Leadership Certificate, the program from which this course and specialization is inspired, will share with you their insights about what it takes to become a great leader in a group or team and what they are able to achieve now that they apply The Savoir-Relier methodology.

What's inside

Syllabus

Understand your leadership style

By the end of this module you will have further explored and tested your leadership characteristics by comparing them to the genuine, generous and generative attitude of the savoir-relier leader. Your self-awareness will get to a higher level thanks to the second self-portrait exercise.

Positioning your leadership

With this module you will manage your own leadership style with reference to different leadership models and you will be able to adapt your style to the situation, task and people. Your second Duo (=conversation) will build more confidence and you will master your relational skills even more.

Embracing change from resilience

By this end of this module you will know how to become more resilient and apply that skill to facing complex problems or inventing new ways and solutions to new situations.

Building sense for your leadership challenge

With this module you will become sense builders, that is someone who can create sense to drive change and innovation. You will test your team management skills in the context of a cooking exercise and you will apply your relational skills to your leadership challenge.

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Teaches essential characteristics of leadership, such as being genuine, generous, and generative

Provides practical methods and exercises for developing charisma in leadership

Features scenarios and case studies from real-world experiences to enhance understanding

Encourages interaction and collaboration among learners to facilitate peer learning

Practical guidance on resilience-building and confronting difficult challenges in leadership

Reviews summary

Leadership development mooc

Learners say this engaging course provides insightful leadership development. According to students, the course uses a unique "Savoir-Relier" method that allows students to explore different aspects of leadership in a practical and informative way. Valérie Gauthier's exceptional teaching style is highly praised by learners, and her videos featuring leaders from well-known companies provide a valuable inside look into their leadership practices. Overall, students largely positive about this course and highly recommend it to anyone interested in leadership development.

Course promotes self-reflection and leadership growth

"This course has been useful to me in thinking about teams, leadership and the like."

"Fantastic course......helped me take a deep dive into my relational aspect of leadership."

Savoir-Relier method is practical and insightful

"Thanks to Valérie GAUTHIER and the "Savoir-Relier" method, we are able to explore different aspects of leadership in a unique and insightful way."

"The videos featuring leaders from well-known companies were particularly instructive and provided a valuable inside look into their leadership practices."

"This course really showwd me how to harness my senses and utilize them to become a better leader."

Videos featuring leaders are valuable

"The videos featuring leaders from well-known companies were particularly instructive and provided a valuable inside look into their leadership practices."

Engaging and informative course

"I found the course content to be incredibly engaging and informative."

"It is a very useful Course, to do introspection and get the best out of the leader that we all carry inside."

"Very insightfull and good to increase leadership skills, or I'd rather say "characteristics"."

Peer review process can be slow and frustrating

"Please change the way this savoir relier duo has to be done.Its frustrating that im behind because the website didn't find a peer for me until the day after the submission date of the assignment. And I sent in my request for me peer 4-5 days before."

Activities

Be better prepared before your course. Deepen your understanding during and after it. Supplement your coursework and achieve mastery of the topics covered in Giving Sense to Your Leadership Experience with these activities:

Take an online course on leadership

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This course will help you build a baseline knowledge of leadership

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Identify an online course on leadership
Enroll in the course and complete the required readings and assignments

Participate in a leadership simulation

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This simulation will give you an opportunity to practice your leadership skills in a safe and controlled environment

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Identify a leadership simulation that is relevant to your interests and needs
Participate in the simulation and take on a leadership role
Reflect on the experience and identify areas where you can improve your leadership skills

Read 'Leadership is an Art' by Max De Pree

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This book offers a unique perspective on leadership and will help you develop your own leadership style

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Purchase or borrow the book
Read the book and take notes
Reflect on the book's lessons and how you can apply them to your own leadership

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Attend a leadership workshop

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This workshop will give you an opportunity to learn from and network with other leaders

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Identify a leadership workshop that is relevant to your interests and needs
Register for the workshop and attend all sessions
Network with other attendees and learn from their experiences
Reflect on the workshop's lessons and how you can apply them to your own leadership

Join a leadership mastermind group

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This group will provide you with a supportive environment to share ideas, learn from others, and develop your leadership skills

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Identify a leadership mastermind group that is relevant to your interests and needs
Join the group and participate in regular meetings
Share your experiences, challenges, and successes with the group
Learn from the experiences and insights of other members

Develop a leadership plan

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This project will help you apply the concepts you learn in the course to your own work

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Identify a specific leadership challenge you are facing
Research different leadership approaches and develop a plan to address the challenge
Implement your plan and track your progress
Reflect on the results of your plan and make adjustments as necessary

Contribute to an open-source leadership project

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This project will give you an opportunity to contribute to the leadership community and learn from other leaders

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Identify an open-source leadership project that is relevant to your interests and needs
Join the project and contribute your time and skills
Collaborate with other project members and learn from their experiences
Share your own experiences and insights with the project community

Career center

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Leadership Development Manager

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Change Management Consultant

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Organizational Development Consultant

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Team Leader

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Executive Coach

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Training and Development Manager

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Manager

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Mentor

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Facilitator

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Project Manager

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