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Magnetic Leadership

A practical Business Nous course in the Lead People track.

4 sessions52 lessons2 hours of study Written lessonsWorkbook includedCertificate

What you'll learn

  • What leaders do?
  • What leaders know?
  • What are leaders like?
  • Exercises & tools

Course content

4 sessions · 52 lessons · ~2 hours · first 2 lessons free

▶Module 1: What leaders do?13 lessons
  • ▶What this module coversFree5 min
  • ▶Course Objectives & AgendaFree3 min
  • ▶Activity: The Perfect Employee2 min
  • ▶Management versus leadership2 min
  • ▶The 3 Essential Roles of a Leader4 min
  • ▶Activity: What Motivates Us?2 min
  • ▶People Motivation4 min
  • ▶Activity: 4Motive Role Play3 min
  • ▶What Leaders do?2 min
  • ▶Management involves focusing on managing complexity by planning2 min
  • ▶Management involves developing the capacity to achieve plans by2 min
  • ▶Management is about ensuring to properly plan accomplishment by2 min
  • ▶Activity2 min
▶Module 2: What leaders know?18 lessons
  • ▶Everyday Engagers to Show Appreciation6 min
  • ▶What defines a leader?2 min
  • ▶Perspectives2 min
  • ▶Activity: Perspectives3 min
  • ▶The Telescope Effect4 min
  • ▶Activity: Status Game2 min
  • ▶Activity: What’s the problem?2 min
  • ▶What Leaders Know?2 min
  • ▶Direction2 min
  • ▶The single most common cause of employee dissatisfaction, and2 min
  • ▶Obviously then, sending the message to your employees that you2 min
  • ▶Catch Them Doing Something Right2 min
  • ▶When they don’t feel as though they’re being appreciated in the2 min
  • ▶Appreciation gestures2 min
  • ▶Respect2 min
  • ▶In some ways respect encompasses everything we just talked about2 min
  • ▶Tools2 min
  • ▶What’s the problem?2 min
▶Module 3: What are leaders like?13 lessons
  • ▶Activity: Find out your leadership style4 min
  • ▶Activity: Discover the impacts of an imbalanced approach2 min
  • ▶Role Modeling Strong Leadership2 min
  • ▶Ten do’s and Ten don’ts of strong leadership role modeling2 min
  • ▶Empathize with Mirror Neurons3 min
  • ▶Maximize Frequency and quality of communication4 min
  • ▶Activity: Leadership Critical Success Factors3 min
  • ▶Find out your leadership style2 min
  • ▶Leaders are being watched all the time2 min
  • ▶Don’t2 min
  • ▶Lose The Unfair Blanket Rules2 min
  • ▶Empathy situations2 min
  • ▶Personal Action Plan2 min
▶Exercises & tools8 lessons
  • ▶Share the problem and let others share in making the decision?2 min
  • ▶Encourage them to discuss their differences and find an acceptable solution?2 min
  • ▶Motivate people to improve results through encouragement and support?2 min
  • ▶Scoring2 min
  • ▶Add up your scores -2 min
  • ▶Style C Leaders2 min
  • ▶Management Versus Leadership2 min
  • ▶Monitor feelings and morale2 min

About this course

A practical Business Nous course in the Lead People track.

Every lesson is written out in full — this is the complete course, not a summary. You read it, watch the narrated video, and do the exercise against your own business. The workbook is yours to download, print and keep. Finish the lessons and you earn a Business Nous certificate.

Who it's for

Small business owners, managers and ambitious employees who want practical know-how rather than academic theory. No prior study is needed — start where you are and work at your own pace.