Advanced · 1h 45m · 15 lessons
Leadership Skills: Advanced
Craft a vision people act on, lead change they will resist, and grow leaders under you.
What you'll learn
- ✦Craft a vision specific enough that two different people would make the same choice from it, and translate it into everyday tradeoffs
- ✦Check whether a vision has landed by watching what people choose when you are not there, not whether they can repeat it
- ✦Decide, before announcing a change, what to pilot, who to involve early, and how to sequence it so early gains actually hold
- ✦Treat resistance to a change as information, adjust the plan where it's true, without abandoning the change or repeating the message louder
- ✦Tell a group's stated values apart from the culture it lives, and shape that culture through your own everyday decisions
- ✦Protect a group's culture on purpose as it grows, catching the small ways it quietly erodes
- ✦Set direction for a leader you manage by naming an outcome and a boundary, then grow their judgement by handing them decisions
- ✦Choose what not to do, make a hard call when evidence conflicts, and think beyond the current project's win
Certification projects
Build 3 projects to earn your certificate
Hands-on work that proves you can apply what you learned — part of the certificate requirements.
Syllabus
What you'll be able to do
- Craft a vision specific enough that two different people would make the same real choice from it
- Check whether a vision has landed by watching what people choose when nobody is checking
What you'll be able to do
- Decide, before announcing a change, whether it's worth it, who to involve, and what to pilot
- Sequence a change so early gains hold, and read resistance as information without abandoning the change
What you'll be able to do
- Tell a group's stated values apart from the culture it actually lives, day to day
- Shape and protect that culture on purpose, through everyday decisions, as the group grows
What you'll be able to do
- Set direction for a leader you manage by naming an outcome and a boundary, not the method
- Grow a leader you've appointed by handing them real decisions and stepping back over time
What you'll be able to do
- Choose what not to do, on purpose, so effort doesn't spread thin
- Make a hard call when the evidence conflicts, and weigh a decision's effects beyond the current project
Good to know
Questions about Leadership Skills: Advanced
Do I need to finish Leadership Skills: Beginner and Intermediate first?
This course assumes both: ownership, goals and decisions from Beginner, and trust, coaching and fair people decisions from Intermediate. If you already lead a group with its own leads, you can start here directly.
Is this only for people with 'manager' in their title?
No. It's for anyone who now leads leaders or sets direction for a wider group. That includes an engineering manager, a founder, a vice-principal or a student council general secretary, titled or not.
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