Sustainability Leadership for Greener Health and Care: Strand 2: Developing Self
Discover how to enhance your leadership skills to better progress your sustainability agenda and protect the planet for the future
Duration
3 weeksWeekly study
6 hoursDigital upgrade
Free
Sustainability Leadership for Greener Health and Care: Strand 2: Developing Self
Become a climate conscious leader and protect the planet for future generations.
We are going to explore who you are as a learner and as a leader, and think about what that means when leading your sustainability agenda. We shall explore how you learn as well as your role as a leader. We will think about your motivations and values, and the difference they make to the work you do, before looking at how you engage with others. We shall consider your leadership styles and how they might be more or less effective in the context of the climate emergency. We will look at the importance of reflection and reflexivity in leadership, and help you build these skills.
What topics will you cover?
- Week 1: Learning and leadership
- Week 2: Motivations and values
- Week 3: Reflection and application
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...
- Assess leadership strengths and areas for development, considering how leadership style can impact aims to pursue the sustainability agenda
- Collect feedback on the impact of personal leadership style
- Define a learning agenda to address social, environmental and health outcomes
- Develop a critically reflective practice, seeking opportunities to discover and improve the impact they have on those around them
- Investigate and experiment in engaging with diversity and difference
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for anyone involved in healthcare facility leadership, from supervisors to managers, who is interested in creating climate conscious workplaces where sustainable practices are the norm. As one of a set of courses on sustainable leadership, it will help you develop important learning and leadership skills, to equip you in your work combating climate change.
Who will you learn with?
Jason leads the design of national leadership interventions for the NHS. He is a consultant, coach, and lifelong learner - curious about how people can work together more effectively in groups.
Simon works with leaders across sectors on an organisational, team and individual level. He is interested in making hard things simpler, and helping people turn theory into reality.
Liz is an energetic and skilled leadership & organisational development practitioner. She is passionate about development as a means of empowering teams and individuals to improve patient care.
Who developed the course?
NHS Leadership Academy
Our purpose is to help people discover and fulfil their leadership potential to deliver outstanding health and care.
What's included?
NHS Leadership Academy are offering everyone who joins this course a free digital upgrade, so that you can experience the full benefits of studying online for free. This means that you get:
Learning on FutureLearn
Your learning, your rules
- Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
- 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
Join a global classroom
- 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
Map your progress
- As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
- 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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Join the conversation on social media
You can use the hashtag #GreenerNHS to talk about this course on social media.