Leading Teams: Developing
as a Leader

Course Details

In this foundational course, you will be challenged to develop as a leader. You will explore the concept of leadership, assess required competencies for today's leaders, learn more about yourself and how you can make effective and ethical decisions, identify how to build trusting relationships with others, and articulate a practice for growing as a leader.

This course is part of GIES College of Business’ suite of online programs, including the iMBA, iMSA and iMSM. Learn more about admission into these programs and explore how your Coursera work can be leveraged if accepted into a degree program at https://degrees.giesbusiness.illinois.edu/idegrees/.

Learning Objectives

• Articulate a shared definition of leadership

• Define the key leadership theories that have dominated business leadership research

• Identify leadership competencies that are foundational to developing as a leader

• Explore different roles that leaders can play

• Reflect on the kind of leader you want to be

Skills covered

• Strategic Management

• Leadership

• Management

• Business Strategy