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Unit 1: Introduction

1.1: Definitions

Defining Leadership

The M-word

Nine Ways to Identify Natural Leaders

Leadership Styles

Transactional versus Transformational Leaders

1.2: Great Leaders

Indra Nooyi

Nelson Mandela

Angela Merkel

Teddy Roosevelt

Leaders of the Progressive Era

The National Women's Soccer League

Unit 1 Study Resources

Unit 1 Review Video

Study Guide: Unit 1

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Leadership Theory

2.1: Trait Theory

Trait Theory

Leadership Traits

Traits of Successful Entrepreneurs

Leadership and Gender Differences

Dark Triad Personalities

Dark Tetrad Personalities

2.2: Behavioral Theory

Behavioral Approaches to Leadership

What Do Leaders Do?

Blake and Mouton

Families as Organizations

2.3: Situational Leadership

The Role of Context

Situational Leadership

Contingency Approaches

2.4: Visionary Characteristics

The Seven Qualities of Visionary Leaders

2.5: Transformational Leadership

Transformational Leaders

Unit 2 Study Resources

Unit 2 Review Video

Study Guide: Unit 2

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Change Management and Decision-Making

3.1: Change Management

Planning and Executing Change Effectively

Managing Change

Managing Change for Organizations

Communicating Change

The Influence Model

3.2: Decision-Making

Views on Decision-Making

Making Hard Choices

Problems with the Rational Decision-Making Model

Understanding Decision-Making

Decision-Making in Groups

What's Your Default?

3.3: Biases

The Psychology of Groups

Group Decision-Making

Barriers to Accurate Social Perception

Selectivity of Perception

Unit 3 Study Resources

Unit 3 Review Video

Study Guide: Unit 3

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Leading without Formal Authority

4.1: Sources of Power

Sources of Power

Problem-Solving in Groups and Teams

Finding Real Leadership Power

4.2: Forms of Exerting Leadership

Influencing Others

Mediation

The Importance of Conflict Management

Adaptive Non-verbal Communication

Responsibility to Communicate