HarvardX: Exercising Leadership: Foundational Principles

In this short introductory course, you will discover a diagnostic-and-action process for exercising leadership that explores the following foundational principles and strategies:

• How to identify and unbundle complex challenges
• How to understand the role of formal and informal authority
• How to identify the key perspectives of stakeholders
• How to build and renew trust relationships
• How to approach conflict
• How to implement personal strategies for surviving and thriving amidst change

• Introduction: Get on the Balcony
• 1 Identify the Work to Be Done
• 2 Lead With, Beyond, and Without Authority
• 3.1 Take Action: Think Politically
• 3.2 Take Action: Build Trust
• 3.3 Take Action: Orchestrate Conflict
• 4 Anchor Yourself
• Conclusion: Staying Alive