Course Title Ideas
How to become a likeable leader
Course Learning Goals
After students take this course, students will be able to
create clear goals for themselves and their
organization, communicate powerfully to their
colleagues, create respectful and productive
relationships with their direct reports, manage tasks and
projects efficiently, and internalize how to take action on
a day to day basis to become a better leader.
Section
Name
Lecture Title
Lecture
Type
(talking head,
screencast, etc)
Description
Resources
Timing
(what are the key points being
covered, how will students
engage in learning)
(PDF, slides, graphs,
visuals on screen,
quiz, etc )
(total time for this
lecture / learning
activity)
Introductory Section (best practices here)
1. "Leaders
Are Made
Not Born"
1. Introduction
Talking Head
Introduce students to the
course, and explain what
they will be able to do by the
end of the course.
Photos of instructor,
Visuals of outlines,
including a bulleted
list of major course
concepts
4 minutes
2. Get the
Most from This
Course
Talking
Head/Slides
An overview of tips on how
students can best go
through this course - Lays
the foundation for the
“mindset” element of course
& ties mindset to the root of
all success
Slides as needed
5 minutes
3. Find Clarity
Talking
Head/Slides
Here we find the pivotal
crossroads of this course:
training your mind (mindset)
to think about what it is that
you want and will contribute
most to your success
(clarity).
Slides as needed
5 minutes
Printable/writable
PDF worksheet
1 minute
Note: include an anecdote
on how clarity affected X
leader who made Y
decision.
4. EXERCISE:
Set the Stage
for Success
Worksheet
Worksheet to list out
professional motivations &
goals in as much detail as
possible - taking the first
step of identifying goals is a
win in itself. Option: set
goals for the course itself.
5. FAQ: What
if I don’t see
myself as a
leader?
Talking
Head/Slides
Address this common
question that likely many
students will have
Talking Head
Why vision is a key element
of the leadership mindset
2 minutes
Instructional Section
2. Vision
1. Introduction
Highlight quotes as
needed
2 minutes
Slides as needed
3 minutes
Slides as needed
5 minutes
Slides as needed
3 minutes
“In this section, you will
learn…
“By the end of this section,
you will be able to….”
2. Become a
“Big Picture”
Thinker
Talking
Head/Slides
How to see “the big picture”
as leader (vs getting caught
up in day-to-day)
Did you know: Having longterm perspective is the most
accurate single predictor of
upward social and economic
mobility in America? (Dr
Edward Banfield of Harvard
University)
3. Find Your
Personal
Vision
Talking
Head/Slides
Guide students through how
they can determine their
vision
Note: include scenario -how to choose between 2
different visions that seem
equally appealing
4. Lead By
Example
Talking
Head/Slides
To commit to vision for
yourself and your
organization, you will have
to play the role of leader-byexample
Note: include concrete
examples and non-examples
here could be helpful (e.g.
give an example of someone
who is trying to be a leaderby-example but failing).
5. EXERCISE:
Visualize
Success
Worksheet
Step-by-step worksheet that
guides students through
what their vision can and
cannot, should and should
not be. This will be focused
on vision for their place of
leadership (ie company
mission, department goals,
etc)
Printable/writable
PDF worksheet
1 minutes
6. Conclusion
Talking
Head/Slides
Summarize what students
have done in the section.
Offer them encouragement,
and tell them to continue
watching.
1. Introduction
Talking Head
Why integrity is a key
element of the leadership
mindset.
Highlight quotes as
needed
2 minutes
2. Do Your
Best, Every
Day
Talking
Head/Slides
Integrity means this: when
someone asks you at the
end of the day, “Did you do
your very best?” you can
look them in the eye and
say, “Yes!” Integrity means
that you tell the truth, and
that you live the truth in
everything that you do and
in all your relationships
Slides as needed
4 minutes
Slides as needed
5 minutes
Printable/writable
PDF worksheet
2 minutes
2 minutes
Instructional Section
3. Integrity
How can students
differentiate when they did
"pretty well" vs. "their best"?
How can students move
from "pretty good" to "best"?
3. Practice
Leadership
Consistently
Talking
Head/Slides
Integrity in leadership is
expressed in terms of
constancy and consistency.
Who you are at work and
who you are when you’re not
at work should ultimately be
very similar. (Talk about why
being consistent both
inside/outside of the office is
useful.)
4. EXERCISE:
Explore Your
Worksheet
List out 3-5 role models and
deep dive into why you
Role Models
5. EXERCISE:
Determine
Your Values
admire them (include
specific questions and next
steps for how to implement
admirable qualities in their
own lives)
Talking
Head/Slides
What are your five most
important values in life, right
now? Your answer to this
question will reveal an
enormous amount about you
to yourself.
Slides as needed
3 minutes
Guide students through
asking themselves what
their values are. Will also
provide a worksheet to help
guide
6. Conclusion
Talking
Head/Slides
Summarize what students
have done in the section.
Offer them encouragement,
and tell them to continue
watching.
2 minutes
1. Introduction
Talking Head
Why strategic planning is a
key element of the
leadership mindset
Highlight quotes as
needed
2 minutes
2. Increase
Your Return
on Energy
Talking
Head/Slides
The purpose of strategic
planning and goal setting is
to increase return on equity
and energy.
Slides as needed
4 minutes
3. Be
Proactive
Talking
Head/Slides
Leaders have the ability to
anticipate trends and
problems well in advance of
their competitors and even
their colleagues.
Slides as needed
5 minutes
Slides as needed
5 minutes
Instructional Section
4. Strategic
Planning
What if leaders already plan
strategically? How can a
student turn his/her strategic
planning from good to great?
4. Set Your
Goals in 7
Talking
Head/Slides
Reveal 7-step process for
goal-setting
Steps
5. EXERCISE:
Implement
Your Goals
Worksheet
Exercise for implementing 7step process for goal setting
6. Conclusion
Talking
Head/Slides
Summarize what students
have done in the section.
Offer them encouragement
and tell them to continue
watching.
1.What Next?
Talking
Head/Slides
Summarizing each “pillar” of
leadership and suggesting to
students where to go from
here
2. Bonus
Lecture: More
FAQs with
[Instructor’s
Name]
Talking
Head/Slides
Answer more FAQs and also
provide a few free extended
resources, also maybe a
worksheet?
Printable/writable
PDF worksheet
1 minute
2 minutes
More Instructional Sections
Conclusion Section
10.
Conclusion
Highlight quotes as
needed
5 minutes
2 minutes