Leadership Training: Human Leadership
Strengthen your foundations of emotionally intelligent leadership and learn how to become an authentic and inclusive role model.
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How it works
Leadership Training: Human Leadership
Develop strengths-based leadership skills
This four-week course will help you develop skills to lead from your human core and build the confidence to listen to your inner voice.
You’ll explore what Human Leadership looks and feels like as you delve into the latest research on self-awareness, self-management, and relationship management.
You’ll also learn how to understand your own strengths in order to become an authentic leader driven by purpose.
Learn how to create psychological safety for better relationship management
In order to manage yourself better, you’ll learn how to promote inclusive behaviour and remain open in times of challenge.
This will help you build psychological safety within your team by creating an environment that increases awareness of others without judgement, promotes confidence, and encourages meaningful connections between people.
Implement positive psychology for an impactful leadership style
On the course, you’ll focus on the practical application of research. You’ll be guided through activities that will help you confidently articulate and demonstrate your knowledge of human leadership.
You’ll learn from the specialists at Bailey & French, pioneers in the application of positive psychology, to empower you to become a leader who focuses on developing people’s strengths.
You’ll finish the course with the confidence, skills, and knowledge to succeed at human leadership.
Syllabus
Week 1
Authenticity
Welcome to Authenticity
A quick introduction to 'Authenticity', the first foundation of Human Leadership, with an initial opportunity to self-reflect and discuss our own experiences of self-awareness as a leader.
Self-Awareness - Key Aspects
Understanding the psychology of authenticity and self-awareness in leadership.
Authenticity - Key Research
We will dive deeper into the research around authentic leadership and the aspects of personal identity we’ve been considering (strengths, weaknesses, purpose, values, beliefs, mindsets, personal resources).
Building Authenticity
In this activity, you’ll develop a deeper understanding of your self so that you can be more effective and authentic as a leader. We’ll focus on four of the key aspects of self identity: Strengths, Weaknesses, Values, & Purpose.
Authenticity - Summary
Summarising & consolidating our key learning from Week 1, where we have explored authenticity as the first foundation of human leadership.
Week 2
Inclusivity
Welcome to Inclusivity
A quick introduction to 'Inclusivity', the second foundation of Human Leadership, with an initial opportunity to self-reflect and discuss our own experiences of inclusivity and awareness of others as a leader.
Inclusivity - Key Aspects
Understanding the psychology of inclusivity and other awareness in leadership.
Inclusivity - Key Research
We will dive deeper into the research around inclusive leadership and the aspects of other awareness that we have been considering (stewardship, curiosity, acceptance, and listening).
Building Inclusivity
In this activity, you’ll lay the foundations for greater inclusivity in your leadership. Building other awareness means we can be more empathetic and service-oriented as human leaders.
Inclusivity - Summary
Summarising & consolidating our key learning from Week 2, where we have explored inclusivity as the second foundation of human leadership
Week 3
Role Modelling
Welcome to Role Modelling
A quick introduction to 'Role Modelling', the third foundation of Human Leadership, with an initial opportunity to self-reflect and discuss our own experiences of role modelling and self-management as a leader.
Role Modelling - Key Aspects
Understanding the psychology of role modelling and self-management in leadership.
Role Modelling - Key Research
We will dive deeper into the research around role modelling and self-management as the third foundation for human leadership.
Building Self-Management
In this activity, you’ll lay the foundations for better role modelling in your leadership. Managing ourselves more effectively means that we can be more effective role models and more inclusive in our behaviour.
Role Modelling - Summary
Summarising & consolidating our key learning from Week 3, where we have explored role modelling as the third foundation of human leadership.
Week 4
Human Connectors
Welcome to Human Connectors
A quick introduction to 'Human Connectors', the final foundation of Human Leadership. We'll begin with self-reflection and discussion around our own experiences of relationship-management and being a human connector as a leader.
Human Connectors - Key Aspects
Understanding the psychology of human connection and relationship management in leadership.
Human Connectors - Key Research
We will dive deeper into the research around relationship management and being a human connector, as the fourth and final foundation for human leadership.
Strengthening Human Connection
In this activity, you’ll lay the foundations for stronger relationship management in your leadership. This positive managing of relationships is a foundation of emotionally intelligent, human leadership.
Human Connectors - Summary
Summarising & consolidating our key learning from Week 4, where we have explored relationship management and being a human connector as the fourth and final foundation of human leadership.
Human Leadership - Overall Summary
Over the past four weeks, we have explored the answer to one big question: 'how can we strengthen the foundations for human leadership?' To conclude, it's time for a quick summary of what we have covered in each section.
When would you like to start?
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Learning on this course
On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...
- Improve skills in maintaining and increasing awareness of self and others.
- Improve skills in managing self and relationships with a human lens.
- Reflect on how to apply this learning in an authentic and energising manner, using unique strengths.
- Contribute to organisational learning through community building and collaboration.
- Explore knowledge of Human Leadership and supporting research on emotional intelligence, positive psychology, authenticity, inclusion, strengths-based leadership, psychological safety, servant leadership, and stewardship.
- Apply Human Leadership learning and skills to day-to-day ways of working, through peer collaboration and community sharing.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone in a leadership role.
From board teams to new managers, this course will help you develop essential leadership skills that you can start implementing right away.
Who will you learn with?
Alex leads large scale, cultural evolution programmes for all types of organisations in all industries across the world. Alex regularly speaks at conferences, seminars and lectures on Humanising Work.
Who developed the course?
Bailey and French
We believe that work is more than something to pay the bills and should be a place that creates purpose in our lives, connect us with others, and provide daily opportunities to learn, grow, flourish, and thrive.
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Develop skills to further your career
- Access to this course
- Access to 1,000+ courses
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Digital certificate when you're eligible
Cancel for free anytime
Buy this course
$134/one-off payment
Fulfill your current learning need
- Access to this course
- Learn at your own pace
- Discuss your learning in comments
- Printed and digital certificate when you’re eligible
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Sample the course materials
- Access expires 14 May 2024
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