Leadership tools for ethical problem-solving (FutureLearn)

Leadership tools for ethical problem-solving (FutureLearn)

Learn how to lead values-driven action in your organisation and to manage ethical risks systematically and collaboratively. Develop essential leadership skills to manage ethical risks. On this three-week course, you’ll discover how to manage and lead effectively within your organisation. You’ll learn how to identify and overcome ethical dilemmas as you develop your understanding of leadership issues and trends in organisations.

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With this knowledge, you’ll be able to support responsible and sustainable employee engagement whilst developing collaborative leadership skills and behaviours.

Identify stakeholders with the salience model
Delving into different dilemmas in the workplace, you’ll learn how best to engage with personal, organisational, and societal dilemmas.
Next, you’ll discover how to identify stakeholders using the salience models to understand how to prioritise and manage different stakeholder interests.

Learn how to align with organisational values
You’ll learn how to reflect on your own values which will help you identify whether you are conflicted or aligned with your organisational values.
Next, you’ll gain skills for critical conversations to help develop speak-out cultures in organisations. This approach will ensure everyone feels confident and safe to speak their mind.

Learn from the specialists at Nottingham Trent University
Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists at Nottingham Trent University. With their expertise, you’ll finish the course with the knowledge and confidence to lead through complex dilemmas.

Syllabus

Week 1: Getting started
Week 2: Dilemmas, stakeholders and the Salience model
Week 3: Ethical dilemmas

What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Reflect on your own values, value conflicts and alignment with organisational values.
  • Identify and prioritise stakeholder interests and needs.
  • Critically evaluate the role of systemic leadership in addressing values-based dilemmas in your organisation.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of organisational culture and how it helps or hinders complex problem-solving.
  • Engage others collaboratively to develop systemic solutions to organizational ethical dilemmas.
  • Demonstrate systemic leadership skills.
  • Identify solutions to meet leadership challenges which enhance organisational performance.

Who is the course for?
This course is designed for middle and senior managers who want to develop their leadership skills.

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