About This Course

Leadership Essentials: Leading High-Performing Teams is a 3-week instructor-led course designed to help you strengthen communication, manage performance, and build more collaborative teams. Starting with leadership foundations, you will explore modern leadership approaches that move beyond rigid command-and-control habits and emphasize empathy, adaptability, shared vision, and trust. The course also examines how leaders set clear expectations and lead effectively through tension, giving you a practical framework for supporting team performance from day one.

As the course progresses, you will focus on coaching and performance management through structured frameworks, including the GROW model. You will practice turning feedback and performance reviews into forward-looking growth conversations, and you will work through difficult conversations and accountability challenges in simulations, peer discussions, and live coaching sessions. These activities are designed to help you apply communication and coaching techniques under pressure rather than simply read about them.

In the final part of the course, you will expand from day-to-day management to strategic leadership. You will examine how to lead through complexity, balance short-term execution with long-term thinking, support innovation, and guide teams through change. With pathways relevant to both new managers and experienced leaders, plus a capstone focused on coaching through a real-world performance challenge, this course is ideal for current or aspiring leaders who want practical tools to improve team outcomes.

What You'll Learn

Identify core modern leadership styles and apply leadership foundations that build trust, clarity, and team alignment.
Use structured coaching frameworks such as the GROW model to guide feedback, growth, and performance conversations.
Handle difficult conversations and accountability issues with greater confidence through practice and simulation.
Lead teams through tension, organizational change, and operational complexity while maintaining performance.
Strengthen strategic thinking to balance immediate execution with long-term team development and innovation.
Coach a peer or colleague through a real-world team performance challenge in the capstone assessment.

Requirements

No prior experience required. The course includes learning paths and resources for both first-time managers and more experienced leaders.

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