Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation

  • 4.8
Approx. 8 hours to complete

Course Summary

This course explores the role of gender in leadership and provides tools for promoting gender equality in the workplace. It covers topics such as unconscious bias, gender stereotypes, and strategies for creating a more inclusive workplace culture.

Key Learning Points

  • Learn about the impact of gender on leadership and the workplace
  • Understand unconscious bias and strategies for overcoming it
  • Develop skills for promoting gender equality and creating an inclusive workplace culture

Job Positions & Salaries of people who have taken this course might have

    • USA: $87,000
    • India: ₹1,200,000
    • Spain: €45,000
    • USA: $87,000
    • India: ₹1,200,000
    • Spain: €45,000

    • USA: $123,000
    • India: ₹2,900,000
    • Spain: €60,000
    • USA: $87,000
    • India: ₹1,200,000
    • Spain: €45,000

    • USA: $123,000
    • India: ₹2,900,000
    • Spain: €60,000

    • USA: $180,000
    • India: ₹5,400,000
    • Spain: €100,000

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Learning Outcomes

  • Develop an understanding of the role of gender in leadership
  • Gain strategies for overcoming unconscious bias and promoting gender equality
  • Learn to create a more inclusive workplace culture

Prerequisites or good to have knowledge before taking this course

  • No prior knowledge of gender or leadership is required
  • A willingness to learn and engage with the course material

Course Difficulty Level

Intermediate

Course Format

  • Online self-paced course
  • Video lectures
  • Quizzes and assignments

Similar Courses

  • Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace
  • Leading People and Teams
  • Women in Leadership: Inspiring Positive Change

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Notable People in This Field

  • Sheryl Sandberg
  • Adam Grant

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Description

Gender Analytics underpins inclusive innovation, and inclusive innovation will require organizational transformation. The missing link between insights and actions is change leadership. How can you get people to collaborate? How can you overcome resistance to change? How can you embed intersectional, gender-based insights in everything an organization does?

Knowledge

  • See Gender Analytics as an opportunity for transformational leadership, finding ways to be inspired and inspire others with gender-based insights
  • Learn how to plan for resistance and develop strategies for overcoming opposition
  • Organize teams that reflect the diversity of customers and stakeholders and make these differences matter in your work
  • Identify the role of Gender Analytics at each stage of planning and operations in a variety of different kinds of organizations

Outline

  • Gender Analytics in your organization
  • Welcome to Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation
  • Gender Analytics in organizations
  • Gender Analytics in the government policy cycle
  • [Optional] Gender Analytics and the Gender Results Framework
  • Gender Analytics in the work of NGOs
  • Gender Analytics in companies
  • Land Acknowledgement
  • Faculty biographies
  • Introduction to Gender Analytics in the government policy cycle
  • [Multimedia Resources] Gender budgeting
  • [Optional] Gender Results Framework
  • Introduction to Gender Analytics in the work of NGOs
  • Introduction to Gender Analytics in companies
  • Case example: Root Capital’s Women in Agriculture Initiative
  • Assessment 1
  • Influence and change
  • Leadership for impact
  • Leadership and identity
  • Leadership and learning
  • [Exercise] Understanding intersecting identities
  • Getting out of your comfort zone
  • Assessment 2
  • Leveraging diverse teams
  • The duty of care
  • Diversity, creativity, and psychological safety
  • Three paradigms for managing diversity
  • Building diverse teams
  • How diversity makes us smarter
  • Cross-silo leadership
  • Making differences matter
  • Assessment 3
  • Being a change agent
  • Making change matter
  • Overcoming a power disadvantage
  • Being a change agent
  • Application Spotlight: Application to your project workplan
  • Course recap: Transformational Leadership for Inclusive Innovation
  • Managing resistance
  • Using your influence
  • [Worksheet] Leadership inventory for influencing change
  • [Worksheet] Organizational alignment plan for your Gender Analytics projects
  • Congratulations!
  • Assessment 4

Summary of User Reviews

Discover the power of Gender Analytics and Transformational Leadership with Coursera. Gain insights into the impact of gender on leadership while developing your own leadership style. Users rave about the engaging content and real-world applications.

Key Aspect Users Liked About This Course

The course content is engaging and relevant to real-world situations.

Pros from User Reviews

  • The course provides valuable insights into gender and leadership.
  • The instructors are knowledgeable and engaging.
  • The course offers practical applications for the workplace.
  • The course encourages self-reflection and personal growth.
  • The course is well-structured and easy to follow.

Cons from User Reviews

  • The course can be repetitive at times.
  • The course may not offer enough depth for advanced learners.
  • The course requires a significant time commitment.
  • The course may not be suitable for those looking for a technical approach to leadership.
  • The course may not be applicable to all industries.
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Approx. 8 hours to complete
Sarah Kaplan, Jia-Lin Xie, Nouman Ashraf
University of Toronto
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Sarah Kaplan

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