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Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

Mobilize people to tackle tough problems and build the capacity to thrive through the dangers of change

Ronald Heifetz, M.D.

Founder, Center for Public Leadership; King Hussein Bin Talal Senior Lecturer in Public Leadership
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

About This Course

The crises of our time generate enormous adaptive challenges for our families, organizations, communities, and societies. The need for leadership that can mobilize
people to meet these challenges and improve life is critical.

In this introductory course, you will explore strategies for leading in a changing world where adaptive pressures will continue to challenge all of us. You will discover
new ways to approach complex organizational systems and take thoughtful action on the work we all face ahead. Most importantly, you will reflect on how to move
forward on the leadership challenges you care about most.

The course is divided into four parts. In the introduction, you will explore definitions of leadership and apply a process for how to study it. In Sections 1 and 2, you
will implement diagnostic methods to better understand work and authority. In Section 3, you will consider strategies for taking action. Lastly, in Section 4 and the
conclusion, you will reflect on your personal strategies for surviving and thriving in a world of change.

What You'll Learn

In this short introductory course, you will discover a diagnostic-and-action process for exercising leadership that explores the following foundational principles and
strategies:

Introduction: Get on the Balcony

1 Identify the Work to Be Done

How to identify and unbundle complex challenges

2 Lead With, Beyond, and Without Authority

How to understand the role of formal and informal authority

3.1 Take Action: Think Politically

How to identify the key perspectives of stakeholders

3.2 Take Action: Build Trust

How to build and renew trust relationships

3.3 Take Action: Orchestrate Conflict

How to approach conflict

4 Anchor Yourself

How to implement personal strategies for surviving and thriving amidst change

Conclusion: Staying Alive

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What Are the Assignments and Grading?

The passing grade for the course is 60%.

The course has four main assignment types.

Type Description Required/Optional Grading Method Percentage

Where Are You Now? Survey and short-form free response question Required Automatically graded 10%

Reflection and Concept Checks Short-form free response and true/false questions Required Automatically graded 40%

Discussion Short-form free response posted to the discussion boards Optional Not graded 0%

Use Yourself as a Case Long-form free response Required Manually self-graded with a rubric 50%

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Use Yourself as a Case Selecting a Personal Leadership Challenge

In order to complete the Use Yourself as a Case assignments, you must select a personal leadership challenge to analyze. It is strongly recommended that you use
the same case throughout the course, as each of the five assignments examines a different aspect/stage of the process.

These assignments are designed to be private reflections; however, there are opportunities for OPTIONAL feedback after each assignment.

If you choose to share, remember to avoid identifiable information, such as real names and dates.

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