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Magnetic Leadership

A practical Business Nous course in the Lead People track.

4 sessions54 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 · 54 lessons · ~2 hours · first 2 lessons free

Module 1: What leaders do?13 lessons
  • What this module coversFree5 min
  • Course Objectives & AgendaFree4 min
  • Activity: The Perfect Employee (45 Minutes)4 min
  • Management Vs Leadership (45 Minutes)3 min
  • The 3 Essential Roles of a Leader4 min
  • Activity: What Motivates Us? (20 Minutes)3 min
  • People Motivation5 min
  • Activity: 4Motive Role Play (45 Minutes)4 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?19 lessons
  • Activity: Appreciation gestures (10 minutes)2 min
  • Everyday Engagers to Show Appreciation6 min
  • What defines a leader?2 min
  • Perspectives2 min
  • Activity: Perspectives (5 minutes)3 min
  • The Telescope Effect4 min
  • Activity: Status Game (30 minutes)3 min
  • Activity: What’s the problem? (15 Minutes)3 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?14 lessons
  • Activity: Find out your leadership style (20 Minutes)4 min
  • Activity: Discover the impacts of an imbalanced approach (15 Minutes)2 min
  • Role Modeling Strong Leadership2 min
  • Ten do’s and Ten don’ts of strong leadership role modeling2 min
  • Empathize with Mirror Neurons3 min
  • Activity: Empathy Situations (15 Minutes)2 min
  • Maximize Frequency and quality of communication4 min
  • Activity: Leadership Critical Success Factors (30 Minutes)4 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.