This online Leadership course suite, offered through accredited school partners and grounded in D. Quinn Mills’ Leadership: How to Lead, How to Live—a text used at Harvard Business School—explores what it truly means to be an effective and ethical leader. Through expert insights, real‑world perspectives, and engaging video segments featuring Dr. Mills and other leaders, the program examines how leaders inspire change, build effective teams, navigate resistance, and sustain work‑life balance. Learners gain practical guidance that helps them stand out as leaders among their peers.
Module 1: Introduction to Leadership
Leadership theories, ethics, authority, culture, and essential leadership qualities and skills
Module 2: Leaders and Work‑Life Balance
Work‑life balance challenges, leadership myths, personal fulfillment, and balance strategies
Module 3: Leading Teams
Team types, motivation, development stages, conflict management, and virtual team leadership
Module 4: Leading and Managing Change
Change models, change planning and communication, resistance management, and strategic change
Upon completion of this course suite, the learner will be able to:
Explain the core principles of leadership and why leadership is vital to organizational success.
Differentiate between the roles of leaders, managers, and administrators.
Apply strategies to lead change effectively while minimizing fear and resistance.
Identify the key elements of building and leading effective teams.
Evaluate the role of charisma and credibility in leadership influence.
Apply ethical frameworks to address leadership responsibilities and decision‑making.
Implement strategies to achieve and sustain work‑life balance as a leader.
Upon successful completion of the NCCB Certified Leadership Professional (Foundational) exam, the learner earns a nationally recognized certification validating foundational leadership competencies for professional and workforce advancement.
This class is an independent-study course. Learners will have all the resources needed to successfully complete the course within the online material. A student helpdesk is available for technical support during the course enrollment.