Aspire Journeys

Leader of Leaders Journey

  • 11 Courses | 7h 57m 50s
  • 18 Books | 6h
  • 1 Audiobook | 19m 31s
When you become a leader of other leaders, you reach a critical moment that requires a different kind of leadership. You will likely guide people through disruption and change. This leadership journey strengthens your ability to think strategically and shape the culture of your organization. Leading leaders can be the greatest challenge of all. Learn how to support leaders and add value to your organization.

Moving into Senior Leadership

Transitioning into senior leadership can be challenging. The approach, the attitudes, or the mindset that worked well in a mid-level management role might not be sufficient in a more senior role. A successful transition is often about discarding the old way of doing things and developing a new approach and mind-set. It's about acquiring new skills, new perspectives, and leadership maturity.

  • 2 Courses | 36m 34s
  • 5 Books | 33m
  • 1 Audiobook | 19m 31s

Strategic Thinking

Leaders need to think strategically to move the business forward. Learn how to incorporate strategic thinking into your leadership skillset.

  • 1 Course | 41m 43s
  • 2 Books | 21m

Shaping Culture

Today's leaders operate in a multi-cultural environment. Learn how to lead global teams to foster cross-cultural understanding.

  • 2 Courses | 1h 45m 52s
  • 3 Books | 1h 34m

Leading through Disruption

Disruption impacts every organization. Learn strategies to effectively lead during turbulent times.

  • 4 Courses | 2h 46m 54s
  • 5 Books | 1h 58m

Leading Change

Leading others through change is a critical leadership capability. Learn the skills and adopt the attributes to become an effective change leader.

  • 2 Courses | 2h 6m 47s
  • 3 Books | 1h 34m

COURSES INCLUDED

Leadership Transitions: Moving into Senior Leadership
Transitioning into senior leadership can be challenging. The approach, the attitudes, or the mindset that worked well in a mid-level management role might not be sufficient in a more senior role. A successful transition is often about discarding the old way of doing things and developing a new approach and mindset. It's about acquiring new skills, new perspectives, and leadership maturity. In this course, you'll learn the necessary attributes of leadership maturity, the qualities needed for successful functional area management, and strategies and best practices for upper-level delegation and transition into the leadership of leaders.
7 videos | 20m has Assessment available Badge
Leadership Insights on Transitioning to Senior Leadership
Transitioning to senior leadership requires one to recognize the key competencies that reflect leadership maturity. Discover the tools, considerations, and challenges when moving into a senior leadership role.
7 videos | 15m available Badge

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Leadership Insights on Strategic Thinking
Thinking strategically is all about the big picture, not individual brushstrokes. Leaders need to ask lots of questions to gain the new perspectives that are so vital to developing successful strategies. To get it right, get out of the box!
13 videos | 41m available Badge

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Leading across Cultures
Globalization is a reality. Once, only explorers and world travelers needed to be culturally knowledgeable, but now most of us work with people from different cultural backgrounds. Our variations in attitudes, beliefs, and communication styles present daily challenges for business leaders charged with managing across cultures. Managing diversity is now a necessary skill. In this course, you'll learn about leading diversity. You'll explore the dynamic nature of cultural intelligence (CQ) and how to grow it and use it to bridge cultural differences. You'll also discover techniques for motivating, influencing, and managing across cultures, and adapting your own leadership style. Finally, you'll learn about managing conflict across cultures by identifying and navigating cultural barriers and minefields.
8 videos | 51m has Assessment available Badge Certification PMI PDU
Leadership Insights on Leading Across Cultures
As the playing field goes global, so must the coaches. Global games have different rules and players, and leaders who want the big win must adapt their approaches to relationships, communication, and even their own leadership style.
12 videos | 54m available Badge

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Leading through Disruption
Disruption is the new normal in business today and leaders who view it as a threat will be left behind. In this course you'll learn how to lead your organization through disruption to harness the undiscovered opportunities that await.
7 videos | 41m has Assessment available Badge Certification PMI PDU
Leadership Insights on Leading through Disruption
The wave of disruption creates opportunities for those who can harness its power. Find out how to align commitments, encourage innovation, mobilize talent, and adapt as the tide rises. There's no better time to take advantage of disruption.
6 videos | 18m available Badge
The Agile Leader
Even a small shift in direction can accelerate success. In this course, you will learn how to adopt a focused and flexible mindset; respond quickly with adaptive techniques; and empower others to reach the goal.
7 videos | 40m has Assessment available Badge Certification PMI PDU
Leadership Insights on Leading with Agility
The agile leader is adaptive, can sense and seize opportunities, and is constantly on the lookout for change. Discover how agility can make you, your team, and your organization more innovative, more responsive, and more successful.
21 videos | 1h 5m available Badge

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Leading through the Challenge of Change
Things change. This is a truism in both personal and business life. Whether that change comes in the form of personnel, organizational hierarchy, or processes, change is inevitable in the workplace. Leading change requires successful leaders to have a process for managing change, whatever its source. This course will help you undertake change management and set the stage for implementing change. It will provide strategies for overcoming resistance to change and steps to help lead your team through the change process.
8 videos | 1h 7m has Assessment available Badge Certification PMI PDU
Leadership Insights on Leading through Change
Businesses fail without change, so it makes sense to learn everything you can about leading through change-from planning for resistance to engaging teams to moving forward without losing day-to-day focus. You can make change possible.
21 videos | 58m available Badge

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BOOKS INCLUDED

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The Leadership Pipeline: How to Build the Leadership-Powered Company
For managers and human resource professionals, The Leadership Pipeline is a proven method of leadership development a corporation can use to develop a pool of talent from which to build strong, effective management. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 5m book Authors By James Noel, Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter

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Anticipate: The Art of Leading by Looking Ahead
Anticipate provides practical techniques for leaders to develop their vision for the future of their business, enabling them to anticipate change and thus gain strategic advances over their competitors. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 10m book Authors By Rob-Jan de Jong

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Bankable Leadership: Happy People, Bottom-Line Results, and the Power to Deliver Both
Bankable Leadership uses decades of research and entertaining anecdotes to debunk common leadership myths and reveal the true secret to unleashing the full potential of your team. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 5m book Authors By Tasha Eurich

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Becoming Your Best: The 12 Principles of Highly Successful Leaders
In Becoming Your Best, author Steven Shallenberger describes 12 guiding principles and explains how they form the foundation of leadership success. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 5m book Authors By Steven Shallenberger

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How the Best Leaders Lead: Proven Secrets to Getting the Most Out of Yourself and Others
In How the Best Leaders Lead, Brian Tracy examines the leadership strategies of successful businesspeople and shows how, by putting their ideas into practice, anyone can become an effective leader. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 8m book Authors By Brian Tracy
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Strategic Thinking: A Nine Step Approach to Strategy and Leadership for Managers and Marketers, 3rd Edition
Strategic Thinking offers a nine-step approach for becoming a strategic thinker and, consequently, a strong, strategic leader. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 10m book Authors By Simon Wootton, Terry Horne

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Learning to Think Strategically
Learning to Think Strategically provides a theoretical framework that links a continuous cycle of learning to strategic thinking and performance. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 11m book Authors By Julia Sloan

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MIT Sloan Management Review on Leading Across Cultures
In this collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review, you'll learn how you can be an effective leader across different cultures, and what management styles are best in an increasingly diverse workplace.
book Duration 1h 15m book Authors By MIT Sloan Management Review

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Bridging the Culture Gap: A Practical Guide to International Business Communication
Bridging the Culture Gap will help you become a better communicator by examining the cultural differences that exist in the intricate world economy in which we operate. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 10m book Authors By Chris Fox, Penny Carté

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The Talent Powered Organization: Strategies for Globalization, Talent Management and High Performance
Through case-studies and real-life metrics, The Talent Powered Organization demonstrates how aligning talent with your business strategy outcomes will make you a powerhouse in your market. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 9m book Authors By Elizabeth Craig, Peter Cheese, Robert J. Thomas

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MIT Sloan Management Review on Leading Through Disruption
In this collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review, you'll learn the effects disruption can have on strategy, and the best ways to keep your company going when a disruptive technology affects your industry.
book Duration 1h 21m book Authors By MIT Sloan Management Review

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Mapping Innovation: A Playbook for Navigating a Disruptive Age
Mapping Innovation is a guide for anyone who wants to pursue innovation but doesn't know where to start. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 10m book Authors By Greg Satell

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Disrupt You! Master Personal Transformation, Seize Opportunity and Thrive in the Era of Endless Innovation
In Disrupt You!, author Jay Samit guides you on the journey to personal transformation and, ultimately, success. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 4m book Authors By Jay Samit

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The Agility Shift: Creating Agile and Effective Leaders, Teams, and Organizations
The Agility Shift provides leaders at all levels in an organization with the mindset, strategy, and practical tools to make them agile. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 10m book Authors By Pamela Meyer

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Adaptive Capacity: How Organizations Can Thrive in a Changing World
Adaptive Capacity teaches you the theory behind adaptation as it applies to organizations and the people in them. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 13m book Authors By Juan Carlos Eichholz
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MIT Sloan Management Review on Leading Change
In this collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review, you'll learn how an organization approaches change appropriately, as well as helpful tips for determining when to change and to what extent.
book Duration 1h 20m book Authors By MIT Sloan Management Review

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The Heart of Change: Real-Life Stories of How People Change Their Organizations
The Heart of Change presents a compelling, on-the-ground look at what it really takes to bring about and sustain large-scale change. In this Review, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 5m book Authors By Dan S. Cohen, John P. Kotter

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Change Agents: The Role of Organizational Learning in Change Management
Change Agents shows leaders how they can ensure that change remains a positive and rewarding experience for their companies. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
book Duration 9m book Authors By ASTD Research

AUDIOBOOKS INCLUDED

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The Extraordinary Leader: Turning Good Managers into Great Leaders, Revised and Expanded Edition
In the Extraordinary Leader, authors Jack Zenger and Joseph Folkman discuss the competencies and actions that good leaders need to take to become great leaders. In this Summary, we discuss the salient points of the book based on our interpretation of its contents.
audiobook Duration 19m 31s audiobook Authors By Jack Zenger, Joseph Folkman