Essence of Leadership

Course Overview

Welcome to the Essence of Leadership course! By the end of this course, you will have a thorough understanding of the foundations for leaders, present or future. You will learn about the basic principles and their applications in different contexts. You will gain exposure to different leadership styles and practices of various leaders, past and present. The course orients you to the conceptual and theoretical considerations on the subject with its practical dimension with examples drawn from different domains of life from the recent developments. You will analyze how leadership is intimately linked to the process of obtaining solutions to potential social problems which is not achievable through individual action. You will examine global leadership traits, local-level leadership, and leadership portrayed in popular films that exhibit the different leadership perspectives and their central role in restoring order to otherwise chaotic situations. This course provides a broad base and conduit to learners wishing to pursue a master’s degree program in Public Policy or related degrees in Business Administration or International Affairs. This course is designed for learners with some work experience in public or private organizations. The knowledge you gain from this course will help you advance to leadership positions in your careers or move to jobs that require leadership insights which are necessary for most intermediate and advanced job positions. To succeed in this course, you should have prior experience working in teams, and have a basic understanding of management or leadership. Above all, be interested in these topics.