The programme will:
1. Provide insights into what it means to lead well, and particularly to the relationship between leadership, character and flourishing
2. Challenge you to try new leadership practices in your context
3. Inspire you to see the leadership impact you could have in your setting
Course Curriculum
- 1.1 Introduction (4:41)
- 1.2 The challenge of leadership
- 1.3 Leadership and flourishing - an introduction (9:46)
- 1.3.1 The impact of flourishing and wellbeing on performance
- 1.3.2 Reflection on building flourishing and wellbeing
- 1.4 Leadership powered by character (5:49)
- 1.4.1 Growing character
- 1.5 Not limited by position - everyday leadership (10:02)
- 1.5.1 Challenge - lollipops
- 1.6 Module conclusion
- 2.1.1 Introduction - part 1 (1:19)
- 2.1.2 Introduction - part 2
- 2.2.1 Values (5:13)
- 2.2.2 Hunting for your own values
- 2.2.3 Knowing others' values
- 2.2.4 Challenge 1 - finding values
- 2.3.1 The art and science of listening
- 2.3.2 Challenge 2 - listening challenge
- 2.4.1 The leader as coach
- 2.4.2 Coaching demonstration and reflection
- 2.4.3 Start with values
- 2.4.4 Knowing your people - case study (10:19)
- 2.4.5 The research on coaching
- 2.4.6 Challenge 3 - Powerful (coaching) questions (3:07)
- 2.5.1 Appreciative Inquiry
- 2.6 Conclusion (9:15)
- 2.7 Quiz
- 3.1.1 Introduction - part 1 (1:10)
- 3.1.2 Introduction - part 2 (9:22)
- 3.2.1 Unleashing generosity in a time of crisis
- 3.2.2 Give and take (5:53)
- 3.2.3 Give and take challenge
- 3.2.4 The science and art of giving
- 3.2.5 Serve to lead
- 3.2.6 Creating a culture of service
- 3.2.7 Challenge - creating a culture of kindness
- 3.2.8 Aristotle's advice
- 3.2.9 Quiz
- 3.3.1 The science and art of psychological safety (3:59)
- 3.3.2 Challenge - fearless Leading
- 3.3.3 Tigers and amygdala hijacks
- 3.3.4 Fearless communication
- 3.3.5 Challenge - fearless communication
- 3.3.6 Fearless leadership
- 3.3.7 Quiz
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Meaning and purpose
- 4.2.1 Challenge - finding your 'why'
- 4.2.2 Building a purpose statement
- 4.2.3 Challenge - create a purpose statement
- 4.2.4 Overcoming barriers to purpose (9:45)
- 4.2.5 Connecting with purpose in practice
- 4.2.6 Challenge - connecting with purpose
- 4.2.7 Challege - job crafting
- 4.2.8 Summary - purpose (10:08)
- 4.3.1 From power to empower
- 4.3.2 How to empower
- 4.3.3 Gratitude and celebration
- 4.3.4 Challenge - celebration and gratitude
- 4.4 Summary of the module
A very warm welcome to our course from Oxford, Berkshire and Harvard!
We are delighted to be your instructors for this course and really hope you enjoy working with us as we learn more about how knowing, loving and inspiring people enables flourishing, joy and fulfilment, particularly in difficult times.
We have loved working together to create this course and we really hope you gain plenty of ideas and tools to use as you lead. We believe anyone can lead whatever their age, role or position and we hope that this course will show you that leadership is about having a positive impact on people and the world, and is accessed through love.
The Human Flourishing Program at Harvard University's Institute for Social Science.
Founded in 2016, the Human Flourishing Program at Harvard's Institute for Quantitative Social Science aims to study and promote human flourishing, and to develop systematic approaches to the synthesis of knowledge across disciplines.
Inspiration drawn from the book: Leader: Know, Love and Inspire your People.
Available with a 30% discount code - CPD30: https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/publications/leader
The Oxford Character Project
Each year, Oxford and other world-class universities produce leaders and thinkers who go on to have significant influence and impact around the world. The Oxford Character Project seeks to help talented students develop key virtues of character which will prepare them to be the wise thinkers and good leaders the world so desperately needs. Our research explores virtues and themes that are essential for personal formation and moral leadership, including institutional incentives and biases, the relationship between leading and following, the place of failure, the nature of service and vocation, and the virtues of honesty, wisdom, gratitude, and humility. Our practical programmes draw together cohorts of students to develop qualities of life and leadership in diverse and open learning communities.