• To understand the importance of leadership in the development sector
• To engage in self-leadership, by building self-awareness about your strengths and weaknesses as a leader in the context of global development
• To understand different forms of leadership that are relevant to the development sector, and the key to successfully engaging in these forms of leadership
• To identify techniques to ethically build power (the potential to influence) and design influence strategies

All graded assessment will be graded and have insightful feedback for learners to further refine their new knowledge and skills.

Module 1: Introduction to Leadership
Introduction to the concept of leadership in the context of global development, and the differences between leadership and management.

Module 2: Self-Leadership
Highlights the importance of self-leadership and provides guidance on how to engage in self-leadership.

Module 3: Team, Transformational and Authentic Leadership
Introduction to three groups of leadership theories - team leadership, transformational leadership and authentic leadership.

Module 4: Wise Leadership
Introduction to wise leadership including understanding how wisdom is theorized in contemporary times and its relevance to global development.

Module 5: Leadership Contexts, Roles and Styles
Introduction to the different possible leadership roles and styles, and highlights the importance of context.

Module 6: Adaptive Leadership to Address Challenges
Exploration of the relevance of adaptive leadership in global development.

Module 7: Power, Legitimacy, Politics and Influence
Discussion of the different types of power a leader may need to access, and how to maintain legitimacy.

Module 8: Leading Across Boundaries
Exploration of how to be a successful leader across geographical, cultural, organisational and disciplinary boundaries.

Module 9: Principles and Methods of Leadership Development
Analysis of key principles and methods of successful leadership, and suggestions for how to grow as a leader throughout your career.

"The whole course was very useful for my future career. The best aspect was the reading material because it did really widen the horizon of my views on my leadership development. Overall, the course itself has organized the vision and insights for what it means to be a leader in global development." - Mariya, Kazakhstan