From Followership to Leadership (Coursera)

Offered by EDHEC Business School,
From Followership to Leadership (Coursera)

Give me the follower and I'll give you the leader! Leadership depends on our deep-rooted perceptions of authority. The concept of leadership probably rings a bell, but have you ever heard of "followership"?

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Follow this 3-week course,

  1. You will gain a better understanding of the basis on which you follow leaders :

. How you spontaneously perceive leaders
. What you expect from them
. How you trust them (or not)
. How you behave according to your representations of the leader .

  1. But also, and somewhat surprisingly, you'll realize that the way you are a follower also has an impact on the way you are a leader! And why is that? Because of an omnipresent ingredient in any relationship: the way you represent yourself and the other person.
  2. The theory of internal models of authority will give you a 360-degree view of what's going on inside you, whether you're a leader or a follower, and which has a major impact on the quality and effectiveness of the relationship.

We wish you a pleasant journey to the heart of yourself!

Syllabus

Beliefs at the heart of leadership development
In this module, you will familiarize yourself with the concepts of leadership and belief

When the leader's beliefs meet those of the follower... and vice versa!
The aim of this second session is to gain a better understanding of the issues at stake on both sides of the leader-follower relationship.

Discovering the Internal Models of Authority
In this third session, we will explore in depth an implicit theory of leadership used by followers.

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