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Leadership For Dummies

Courses for Dummies

Leadership For Dummies

Dummies for Wiley
Starweaver

Instructors: Dummies for Wiley

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

8 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • Analyze what leadership requires beyond authority, and define the roles, missions, and responsibilities you accept as a leader.

  • Evaluate your leadership skills and expectations, and apply the axioms of leadership including when you hold no authority.

  • Apply leadership in voluntary, everyday, and coaching settings, and construct a vision people can understand, repeat, and act on.

  • Construct and sustain a capable team, and lead through resistance, deteriorated situations, and cultural difference at work.

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Assessments

13 assignments

Taught in English

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There are 6 modules in this course

Provides a starting-point assessment that helps learners understand their current readiness across the leadership skills developed throughout the course. It evaluates understanding of leadership versus authority, clarity of leadership missions and responsibilities, confidence in core leadership skills, experience leading without formal authority, ability to articulate a vision, and team-building capability. Results generate a personalized readiness profile and recommended learning path while keeping every module accessible.

What's included

1 video4 readings1 assignment

Establishes the foundation for understanding what leadership requires beyond formal authority. Learners explore the difference between authority and leadership, examine how leadership capability can be deliberately developed, and identify the different roles leaders play depending on the situation. The module then focuses on the decision to take the lead, helping learners define their leadership missions, clarify the responsibilities that follow, and understand the actual work involved in leading others.

What's included

4 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Develops the practical skills and behaviors needed to lead effectively. Learners assess their core leadership skills, identify strengths and weaknesses, and explore strategies for working around capability gaps. The module also examines expectations between leaders and teams, introduces the axioms of leadership, and shows how to balance management responsibilities with leadership. Learners then develop approaches for influencing others and leading effectively when they have responsibility but no formal authority.

What's included

4 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Extends leadership beyond formal workplace roles into volunteering, everyday situations, coaching, and community settings. Learners explore how to create commitment when authority is unavailable, use purpose and recognition to engage others, and develop people through coaching. The module then examines community organizing principles and focuses on creating a meaningful vision that people can understand, repeat, and act on rather than simply publishing a statement or slogan.

What's included

4 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Focuses on building capable teams and leading effectively through challenging situations. Learners explore why leaders depend on teams, how to build teams around complementary strengths and shared purpose, and how team learning and knowledge sharing strengthen long-term capability. The module also develops approaches for diagnosing resistance, determining whether deteriorated situations can be recovered, and adapting leadership behaviors when working across different cultures.

What's included

4 videos2 readings3 assignments1 peer review1 discussion prompt

Construct a leadership plan that integrates leadership missions, skills development, vision building, team development, and approaches for handling resistance.

What's included

1 video2 readings1 peer review

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