Leadership
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Good leadership is no longer the domain of the person at the top – it permeates through all levels of an organisation and across all types of employees. Leadership is a successful combination of personal traits and the ability to think and act as a leader, a person who directs the activities of others for the good of all. The OU has a range of courses on leadership and other core skills required for being a good leader, whatever your position.
Courses
- Effective leadership skills
Examine different leadership ideas and theories, identify those of most value to you, and develop your own leadership practices and skills with this practical course. - Advancing your personal leadership
This course helps you improve your current leadership style, empower others to think innovatively, review your decision making, and build and improve organisational networks. - Leading organisational change
This online course provides you with tools, frameworks and ideas to help you to lead change initiatives effectively as a manager of your organisation. - Practical leadership in construction
This course explores how you can develop your skills as a leader to meet economic challenges head on and still deliver your projects on time.
More courses
See the list of all our Professional skills courses.
Skills at the OU
- Change Management
- Clinical Leadership
- Communications
- Financial Management
- Food Science Skills
- General Management Skills
- Health and Social Care
- Human Resource Management
- IT Skills
- Key Corporate Skills
- Leadership
- Marketing
- People Management
- Problem Solving
- Project Management
- Strategy
- Travel Planning
- Updating Teacher Practice Skills
Spotlight on Leadership
Interested in Clinical Leadership?
For our CPD courses developed in partnership with BMJ Learning, see Clinical Leadership.
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