Practical Leadership OpenCourseWare: A Free MIT Grad-Level Class on Practical Leadership
In this MIT OpenCourseWare project, 'Practical Leadership', students assess their leadership skills and practice to strengthen their weak areas in weekly role-playing. They receive feedback from their peers and the instructor. Anyone who leads teams could benefit from this free master's-level course, but a group must take it together to truly learn from it.
Practical Leadership: Course Specifics
| Degree Level | Free | Audio | Video | Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graduate | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Lectures/Notes | Study Materials | Tests/Quizzes |
|---|---|---|
| Yes | Yes | No |
Practical Leadership: Course Description
Senior Lecturer Pat Bentley was the original teacher of this course. Students must first assess their own leadership skills. Sloan uses a proprietary form, but other leadership assessment tools can be found in a Web search. Following this step, each student creates an 'Action Plan' to improve certain aspects of their leadership abilities. Each class consists of a discussion of readings followed by role-playing and reviews offered by the other students. Readings cover such subjects as leadership traits and frameworks, communication, situational leadership, leading with influence rather than authority and decision-making.
Lecture notes for each class are included, as well as assignments. Find a group of peers and start 'Practical Leadership' by visiting its course page.
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