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Dartmouth College

Lessons on Wisdom: Personal Leadership for Your Life

Lessons on Wisdom: Personal Leadership for Your Life is the culmination of four decades of studying and sharing about leaders and life for Professor Sydney Finkelstein. This course will teach you how to be a wise leader both personally and professionally. It is a personal, meaningful course that encourages all participants to change and grow. In it, you will be asked to think differently about who you are and what you do, so that you can take charge of your own life. By understanding nuance and paradox, by learning who you are as an individual, you will find yourself a wiser—and perhaps even happier—person.

Status: Growth Strategies
Status: Growth Mindedness
BeginnerCourse20 hours

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MS

5.0Reviewed Aug 7, 2023

If you take the time to really do the exercises, this will likely be the best course of this amazing specialization.

KB

5.0Reviewed Aug 22, 2023

lloving this Specialization of this ivy league university Dartmouth

SL

5.0Reviewed Dec 7, 2023

Fabulous course! Professor was right on about creative leadership

DA

5.0Reviewed Aug 23, 2025

The best specialization course on Coursera. High-quality educational materials, thanks a lot Prof. Sydney.

BN

5.0Reviewed Jan 4, 2025

I think this course is subtle yet powerful and will create a significant impact to the learner to review, evaluate personal leadership style at work, and in personal life.

AK

5.0Reviewed Oct 16, 2023

about 80% was relevant for me , some which was specific to shows or other country cultures are not known for me , so less effect of understanding the goal of the course

BM

5.0Reviewed Dec 14, 2023

This lesson was amazing and it thought me so much.

DG

5.0Reviewed Nov 23, 2025

Excellent content and delivery. A lot of clear insight and reflection through application and other exercises.

LL

5.0Reviewed Apr 19, 2023

Excellent course! Professor is easy to follow and uses great stories and examples.

DK

5.0Reviewed Jan 23, 2023

This is very good course and especially Sydney Finkelstein as teacher. I liked his demonstarations on real examples like in the creativity part with cutting cakes :-)

LJ

5.0Reviewed Feb 1, 2024

Sydney Finkelstein is an amazing teacher, the course was such a great experience. I learned so much not just about the topics covered but also about myself.

FR

5.0Reviewed Feb 9, 2023

The course provides practical lessons and room to reflect on my character, personality, and assumptions in order to become the best possible leader I could become.

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