Online course (C7)
Leadership
This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead in the field of water and sanitation management. During the course you will identify and develop your self-awareness and communication skills, examine the concepts of leader, leadership, and management, choose from various communication skills; and consider your current and desired capacity as leader. We will also cover communication skills and self-reflection, and topics such as building and maintaining trust, active listening, giving and receiving feedback, conflict management and negotiation. You will carry out a self-assessment in order to prepare an individual leadership development plan. Whether you are an experienced sanitation professional looking to develop your leadership skills or starting out, this course is perfect for you. By the end of it you will have the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead in the sanitation sector and make a positive impact in the sector.
Course information
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Objectives
After completion of the course you will be able to:
- Discuss the concepts of leader, leadership, and management;
- Articulate their vision through a strategic plan based on Change Management and the Theory of Change;
- Choose from various communication skills in order to effectively lead a team;
- Reflect on their current and desired capacity as leaders in terms of personal and situational awareness.
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Syllabus
This course covers the following topics:
- Introduction to leadership
- Leading and management
- Leader vs leadership
- Vision and strategy
- Giving and receiving feedback
- Building and maintaining trust
- Active listening
- Consensus building
- Conflict management
- Negotiation
- Effective communication for decision making
- Integrity and integral awareness
- Emotional intelligence
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Delivery method
Each course in this series consists of video lectures, presentation slides, reading materials, exercises, and assignments. In principle, each video presentation has its own complementary presentation slides. Some parts of the course also include exercises and/or assignments. Please note that this course is free, open access, and does not include guidance, exams, assessment, or certificate. As a rule of thumb, if you spend 8 hours per week following this course, you should be able to complete the curriculum within 8 weeks.
Instructions on how to use the course materials are available here.
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Organization
Each course has its own coding system. The code of this course is C 7. Each course consists of units. Each unit has a unique code, for example, U 7.1. In the section ‘Unit 7.1 videos │ …” you can find and watch all video-recorded lectures that belong to this unit. Similarly, in the section ‘Unit 7.1 course materials│ …” you can download all materials that make this unit (e.g. high-resolution videos, presentation slides, reading materials, exercises, assignments, etc) as a single compressed file (in zip format). Some files may be of considerable size, so you need to assure that your computer has sufficient bandwidth and capacity for downloading.
Unit 7.1 course materials │ Concepts of leadership
In this section, you can download all video-recorded lectures, presentations, and other documents that make up this unit.
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Unit 7.1 │Course materials (zip)Download
Unit 7.2 course materials │ Vision and strategy
In this section, you can download all video-recorded lectures, presentations, and other documents that make up this unit.
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Unit 7. 2 │ Course materials (zip)Download
Course leaflet
Leadership ()
Here you can download all the course materials in one zipped file including video-recorded lectures, presentations, study materials, and assignments, in case you wish to do so. Note: the file is large, and in case you have a slow internet connection, it is advisable to download units individually using the above-provided links, instead of attempting to download the full package at once.
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