Values-Driven Leadership
About this course
Encountering ethical risks is an unavoidable part of leadership in any organisation. To successfully solve these complex organisational problems, you need to know how to leverage your values rather than compromise them.
On this microcredential, you’ll learn how to take a values-driven approach to effectively solve ethical risks, hone crucial leadership skills, and build ethical organisational culture. Work through engaging modules at your own pace, start any time and choose from one of three assessment hand-in dates over the academic year.
Guided by experts, you’ll be able to advance in your leadership career as you learn how to lead in a systemic way. What’s more, you’ll also receive an accreditation to certify your values-based leadership abilities.
If you would like to first build your foundation of knowledge on leadership, we recommend you take this free three-week short course.
On completion of this microcredential, you will:
- Learn how to prioritise stakeholders and promote ethical decision-making
- Discover leadership theories and different approaches to problem-solving
- Understand the benefits of collaborative leadership for organisational culture
- Harness systems thinking to solve organisational problems.
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You’ll receive 10 UK level 7 credits in completing this online microcredential. These credits are obtained once you’ve successfully completed your assessment. -
Stack your choice of microcredentials and build towards a Postgraduate Certificate in Leadership and Management Practice from Nottingham Business School.
What you’ll study
This skills you gain in this microcredential will help you to effectively address complex challenges within organisations using ethical, values-centred approaches. You will study the principles of systemic problem-solving, focusing on integrating organisational values into decision-making processes.
You will enhance your leadership development through a combination of theory and practical application, delving into topics like organisational dynamics, ethical decision-making, and the role of resilience in navigating change, as well as analysing case studies and participating in interactive learning.
Learn how to leverage your values, think systemically, and solve the ethical risks and dilemmas facing your organisation.
- Values-driven visions for oneself, one’s organisation and the world
- Recognising stakeholders and ethical dilemmas
- Philosophical resources for values-driven problem-solving
- Integrated decision-making tools
- Giving voice to values
- Leadership definitions, approaches and theories
- Factors that influence how people lead and problem-solve
- Understanding and managing ethical organisational culture
- Leading in organisational systems
- Negotiating paradox in organisational ethical dilemmas
We regularly review and update our course content based on student and employer feedback, ensuring that all of our courses remain current and relevant. This may result in changes to module content or module availability in future years.
Careers and employability
This microcredential will equip you with the knowledge and practical tools you need to resolve ethical dilemmas without compromising on your values. This will give you greater confidence and integrity as a leader in your organisation.
You’ll also learn how to promote an ethical working culture by taking a collaborative approach to leadership. This will help to harness the decision-making capacity of your colleagues, and earn their respect by empowering them to play a more active role in the organisational system.
Finally, you’ll learn more about the benefits of systems thinking, an organisational approach with considerable traction in management today. This will give you vital knowledge for your leadership career.
Entry requirements
UK students
This microcredential is designed for middle and senior managers or professionals working in any sector or industry with an interest in learning more about systems thinking and how to take a values-driven approach to problem-solving in organisational systems.
While no prior knowledge is needed, it’s recommended you have some professional work experience before joining this microcredential.
Additional requirements for UK students
Please note, this microcredential will be delivered in English, so having a solid grasp of the language will be essential to successfully completing this microcredential.
International students
This microcredential is designed for middle and senior managers or professionals working in any sector or industry with an interest in learning more about systems thinking and how to take a values-driven approach to problem-solving in organisational systems.
While no prior knowledge is needed, it’s recommended you have some professional work experience before joining this microcredential.
Additional requirements for international students
Please note, this microcredential will be delivered in English, so having a solid grasp of the language will be essential to successfully completing this microcredential.
Policies
We strive to make our admissions procedures as fair and clear as possible. To find out more about how we make offers, visit our admissions policies page.
