Course curriculum

  • 1

    Orientation

    • How to use the course platform

    • Pre-Course Homework

    • Essential Skills for Executive Level Leaders -Pre Eval

    • Executive Leadership Skills Questionnaire

    • Disclaimer

  • 2

    Module 1: Welcome to the World of Essential Skills & Executive Level Leadership

    • Essential Skills for Executive Level Leadership

    • Forbes 16 Leadership Skills - Article

    • Awakened Leaders - Born or Made?

    • Are Outstanding Leaders Born or Made?
  • 3

    Module 2: What is Leadership?

    • What is Leadership?

    • Your Leadership Bucket

    • What is Leadership - Forbes Online Article

    • 2.1: 100 Answers to the Question - What is Leadership

    • 2.2: 10 Common Leadership Styles

    • Goleman's 6 Leadership Styles

    • 2.3: What Does Leadership Look Like
  • 4

    Module 3: First, Know Thyself....

    • Know Thyself

    • 3.1 Article - 5 Leadership Assessment Tools You Need to Try

    • Myers Briggs Types

    • My Average-EQ

    • leadership_blindspots_survey

    • 3.2 Article - How to Move from Self-Awareness to Self-Improvement

    • 3.3 Change Readiness Survey Adapted

    • Module 3 Links
  • 5

    Module 4: The Five Levels of Leadership

    • The Five Levels of Leadership

    • Whitepaper - Maxwell - Top 10 Truths about the 5 Levels of Leadership

    • THE TRUTHS - 10 Thoughts and Questions

    • Module 4 Links
  • 6

    Module 5: Executive Level Thinking Skills

    • Executive Level Thinking Skills

    • 5.1 The Science of Memory - Article

    • Bonus Resource - How to Synthesize Written Information from Multiple Sources

    • Module 5 Links
  • 7

    Module 6: The Five Rules for Leadership - Understanding

    • Rules 1 & 2 - It Comes with Understanding

    • Grace Hopper Quote

    • Module 6 Links
  • 8

    Module 7: The Five Rules for Leadership - Accountability & Communication

    • Rules 3 & 4 - Accountability & Communication

    • Activity 7.2 - How to Improve Leaders' Communication Skills

    • Module 7 Links
  • 9

    Module 8: The Five Rules for Leadership - Leadership is a Muscle

    • Leadership is a Muscle

    • Module 8 Links
  • 10

    Module 9: Current Trends & Inspiration in Leadership

    • Current trends and inspiration in Leadership

    • Module 9 Links
  • 11

    Module 10 - Case Studies & Culmination

    • Case Studies & Culmination

    • Case Study #1

    • Case Study #2

    • Case Study #3

    • Module 10 Links

    • Essential Skills for Executive Level Leaders -Post Eval
  • 12

    Completion

    • Congratulations on your Completion of Essential Skills for Executive Level Leadership!