Critical Perspectives on Contemporary Leadership and Followership
Grenoble Ecole de Management
  • Start Date: 22 Jul, 2024
  • 4 weeks
  • Study Content: Videos


Develop critical thinking and managerial skills while unpacking traditional and modern approaches to leadership and followership.

Course Fee: Free
Certificate Cost: See Fees and Eligibility

Course Description

This course is made available through the eLearnAfrica and FutureLearn partnership.

Explore the impact of modern leadership styles and followership behaviours


Leadership and power play significant roles in our lives, from shaping societies and governing policies to building multinational organisations.


On this four-week course from Grenoble Ecole de Management, you’ll take a deep dive into traditional and contemporary leadership styles to develop a nuanced understanding of effective leadership practices.


By the end of this course, you’ll be able to critically assess leadership and followership, and apply modern frameworks to a variety of settings.


Explore the evolution of leadership


You’ll begin this course by unpacking traditional leadership styles, including authoritarian, transactional, and bureaucratic approaches to leading.


Then you’ll explore contemporary practices, like servant and team-based leadership, which emphasise collaboration, empowerment, and the well-being of team members.


Better grasp these modern methods by turning to other disciplines, such as Aikido, and perspectives, including leadership within Indigenous communities


Grasp leadership ethics


Examine the positive and negative aspects of traditional and modern leadership styles, including liberating, servant, and mindful leadership, as well as dysfunctional, toxic, and narcissistic leadership.


This will help you develop a comprehensive understanding of ethical leadership and recognise the impact different styles have on organisations and individuals.


You’ll also distinguish positive leadership styles and behaviours from negative ones.


Expand your leadership skills with Grenoble Ecole de Management


Throughout the course, you’ll be guided by the specialists at Grenoble Ecole de Management.


With this expertise, you’ll finish the course with enhanced critical thinking in leadership and the practical skills to apply diverse leadership styles ethically and effectively.


This course is well-suited for anyone interested in learning more about modern management practices and how these shape businesses and societies.


Whether you’re considering a career in management or just curious about the concepts and theories behind today’s management practices, this course offers a solid introduction to key ideas and terminology.


Certificate cost may vary. You will be redirected to the host page for cost and payment options.

Grenoble Ecole de Management

Established in 1984 by Grenoble’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Grenoble Ecole de Management is one of the best French (top 6) and European (top 20) business schools.

Each year, Grenoble Ecole de Management trains approximately 7,000 students and executives, delivering over 50 national and international programs, from undergraduate to doctoral level, on several campuses worldwide.

Grenoble Ecole de Management is one of only a few business schools worldwide to hold the triple EQUIS, AACSB and AMBA accreditation crown. It is also a member of the Conférence des Grandes Ecoles, and regularly ranked in French and international rankings.

Based in Grenoble, the French capital of the Alps and of innovation, Grenoble Ecole de Management has developed a unique expertise in the management of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship.

With this specialism, the School is a founding member of the global innovation campus, GIANT (Grenoble Innovation for Advanced New Technologies), which represents a 1.3 billion euros investment over five years.

 

This institution is available on eLearnAfrica through partnership with FutureLearn.

You may be able to download course materials after enrolling in this course. If not, all of the necessary course materials provided by the course instructor will be available on the provider's course page.
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