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Fundamentals of Leadership, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

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1 module

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.

4 hours to complete

Flexible schedule

Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

Examine your leadership style and analyze how your leadership style affects your business.
Examine and summarize your core values and assumptions.
Assess your company culture reflecting upon how it affects your business.
Create a Vision Statement for your business and plan its implementation.

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Taught in English

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This free online course is one of 10 courses available in the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection, designed for entrepreneurs ready to take their business to the next level. In this course, you will understand leadership and its role in business growth. You will learn about leadership styles and reflect on your role as leader of your company.

You will consider leadership qualities and identify the core values and assumptions that influence how you lead. You will hear Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women alumni explain how implementing a Leadership Development Plan helped them to grow their business, before completing your own Leadership Development Plan to consider the actions you can take to help you improve your leadership skills. By the end of the course, you will have created your Vision Statement, which describes your vision for the future of your business. The 10,000 Women course collection offers a truly flexible online learning experience. You have the freedom to approach the program in any way that works for you – take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. If you choose to take all 10 courses, you will explore all the key elements of your business and develop a thorough plan for your business’s growth. You can find out more about the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women collection in the FAQs.

In this course, you will learn about your role as leader of your company and employees. You will explore your own leadership style, and the core values and assumptions that influence how you lead. You will hear from other women business leaders, and create a Leadership Development Plan, identifying actions to help you build your leadership skills. Finally, you will complete a Cultural Audit, which encourages you to consider your business’s culture. By the end of the course, you will have created your Vision Statement, which describes your vision for the future of your business.

What's included

5 videos13 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts3 plugins

5 videosTotal 13 minutes

Welcome1 minute
Your core values and assumptions4 minutes
How do women lead?3 minutes
The importance of company culture3 minutes
Defining Vision Statements2 minutes

13 readingsTotal 113 minutes

Getting started10 minutes
The importance of leadership5 minutes
Leadership styles and growth10 minutes
Values and assumptions2 minutes
Identifying your values (Exercise 2)15 minutes
Growing as a leader (Exercise 3)10 minutes
Business culture2 minutes
Assessing your culture (Exercise 4)20 minutes
Crafting your vision2 minutes
Supporting your business's culture, vision and values as a leader10 minutes
Recording your progress15 minutes
Congratulations10 minutes
Progressing to the next course in 10,000 Women2 minutes

1 assignmentTotal 30 minutes

End of course assessment30 minutes

2 discussion promptsTotal 20 minutes

Reflecting on your leadership styles10 minutes
Discussing your vision10 minutes

3 pluginsTotal 40 minutes

Join the 10,000 Women Mailing List15 minutes
How do you lead? (Exercise 1)10 minutes
Creating your Vision Statement (Exercise 5)15 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women is a collection of 10 core courses which provide a practical business education – strengthening your business knowledge, skills and plans for growth. This core collection is supplemented by a range of shorter elective courses. The courses are suitable for any entrepreneur looking to take their business to the next level.

There is not a certificate offered for completion of individual courses in the 10,000 Women collection. (The FAQ above is a standard Coursera message and does not apply to this course.)

No. Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women offers a flexible online learning experience. You can take any course, or combination of courses, to tailor your learning journey to your individual business growth needs. Participants find that completing all 10 core courses enables them to explore all the key elements of their business and develop a thorough plan for their business’s growth.

By completing the course, you will gain skills and strategies for developing your business growth, focussed on refining your key business growth opportunity, essential for successful business growth. Once you complete the course, you will also receive additional learning materials to further support your business, including video, exercises and detailed guidance on related topics to further expand your skills and knowledge.

If you choose to complete all 10 courses, you will explore and develop all the key areas to promote and plan your business’s growth. You will also be able to fully develop your Business Growth Plan (BGP). Your BGP is a valuable output and provides a framework for your business opportunity. It encourages you to analyze yourself, your business and environment, and guides your business growth. You can develop your BGP by completing a series of exercises in the 10 courses of Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women.

Eligible participants who complete all 10 courses will also be invited to join the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Alumni Community, offering a range of benefits to further your business growth including events, further training and fellowship opportunities. Visit the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women site to find out more.

To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.

Fundamentals of Leadership, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

Fundamentals of Leadership, with Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women

What you'll learn

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