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Mindful Leadership with Goldie Hawn
Gain the skills to combat stress and become a strong leader in your industry
Stress in the workplace is almost unavoidable. However, being able to handle stress and manage the stress levels within your team is key in effective leadership.
On this two-week course, you’ll discover simple strategies to help you combat stress, boost your wellbeing, and balance your work and home life. With a solid arsenal of skills and techniques to guide you as a leader, you’ll be in a position to demonstrate resilience and mental health conditioning to those that you lead.
Learning from the experts at Ducere Global Business School and the Goldie Hawn Foundation, MindUP, you’ll be ready to strive for success and lead your team to the top of their industries.
Learn how to practice mindfulness to manage stress
To understand the impact of stress on the body and mind, you’ll unpack common stressors and stress responses.
You’ll also hear from Goldie Hawn to discover the benefits of mindfulness and the stress-relieving techniques you can implement in your everyday life.
Discover the power of positive psychology and the science of happiness
You’ll delve further into self-care as you explore positive psychology and the science behind wellbeing and happiness.
This understanding will help you learn more wellbeing strategies including gratitude practices, breath work, and brain breaks.
Understand the importance of social and emotional learning
You’ll hear from Goldie Hawn again to discuss social and emotional learning. With this knowledge, you’ll analyse how emotional intelligence (EI) supports success across multiple domains of life.
By the end of the course, you’ll have the skills and knowledge to lead your team with mental resilience and mindfulness.
Syllabus
Week 1
Self-Care and Well-Being
Welcome to our course
Meet our lead educator, Goldie Hawn and explore the topics and resources we will be working through over the coming weeks.
Stress and the Brain
Look at stress responses and how the brain reacts to uncertain or strenuous circumstances.
Managing Stress
What are some strategies we can apply to become more resilient and decrease our body's stress responses when they're not helpful?
Week 2
Positive Psychology & The Science of Well-Being
Success and Happiness
What makes us feel happy? What makes us feel successful?
What is Positive Psychology?
Listen as Dr Sonja Lyubomirsky introduces positive psychology and the science of happiness.
Gratitude
What is gratitude and how does it correlate with happiness and mental health?
Six Keys to Well-Being
Taking care of our bodies and minds is a complex endeavour but with significant impacts. Invest the time in YOU!
Week 3
Managing Stress with Mindful Awareness
What is Mindfulness?
In order to make positive changes, it is crucial to understand why!
The Benefits of Mindfulness
Time travel within mindfulness explained.
Week 4
Emotional Intelligence
What is Emotional Intelligence?
How does emotional intelligence help us in our lives?
When would you like to start?
Start straight away and join a global classroom of learners. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.
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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...
- Explain how stress impacts the attention system in the brain
- Describe the benefits of mindful awareness practice
- Practice several evidence-based strategies for well-being, including breath work, mindful awareness practice, and gratitude
- Synthesise how emotional intelligence supports success across multiple domains of life
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone looking to improve their leadership skills through mindful and social-emotional awareness.
The techniques you learn on this course can be applied across all industries and sectors.
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- Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
- Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores
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- Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
- Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
- Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others
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- Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate
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