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Lessons on Wisdom: Personal Leadership for Your Life (Coursera)

Offered by Dartmouth College,

Lessons on Wisdom: Personal Leadership for Your Life is the culmination of four decades of studying and sharing about leaders and life for Professor Sydney Finkelstein. This course will teach you how to be a wise leader both personally and professionally. It is a personal, meaningful course that encourages all participants to change and grow. In it, you will be asked to think differently about who you are and what you do, so that you can take charge of your own life. By understanding nuance and paradox, by learning who you are as an individual, you will find yourself a wiser—and perhaps even happier—person.

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Course 4 of 4 in the Strategic Leadership: Impact, Change, and Decision-Making Specialization.

What You Will Learn

How to fulfill your leadership potential by changing how you think
How to make creativity and observation a meaningful part of your life
Practical hacks for overcoming the challenges of daily life
How to be great in everything you choose to do

Syllabus

WEEK 1: Personal Leadership - The Art of Change
WEEK 2: How to Be a Creative Leader
WEEK 3: Life Hacks for Leaders
WEEK 4: Personal Leadership - Learning, Wisdom, and Impact

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