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Approaching leadership with care
Unlock the secrets to becoming an effective and empathetic leader with our free course, Approaching leadership with care. Delve into the core concepts of leadership by exploring the significance of empathy, compassion, and understanding when leading others and yourself. This course is designed to help you define your leadership style, cultivate a caring approach, and enhance your overall leadership skills.
This course is adapted from the Open University course, K318 Leading, managing, caring.
Course learning outcomes
After studying this course, you should be able to:
- explain why care is an essential component of effective leadership
- outline the 'Four Ps' of leadership and relate them to real life examples
- understand and reflect on the importance of informal leadership
- identify how to develop your own leadership in a way which cares for you and others.
First Published: 17/10/2023
Updated: 17/10/2023
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