What does it mean to be an environmental leader? How can we inspire others to achieve common goals to combat challenges like climate change? This short course provides an entry-level overview of timeless and timely leadership principles and how to apply them to environmental contexts in your own life. No matter your interests, age, career, or goals, you can make a difference. No prerequisites are needed for this course.
Environmental Leadership
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11 hours to complete
3 weeks at 3 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Describe environmental leadership’s significance in addressing climate challenges and fostering sustainability.
Apply foundational principles of leadership, ethics, and values to guide sustainable action in environmental contexts.
Utilize design thinking to innovate, set goals, and prioritize actions for maximum impact.
Build inclusive, diverse teams to cultivate a culture of empowerment that unleashes every team member’s full potential.
Skills you'll gain
- Leadership Development
- Team Management
- Business Leadership
- Team Leadership
- Environmental Policy
- Initiative and Leadership
- Innovation
- Governance
- Business Ethics
- Professional Development
- Environmental Resource Management
- Team Building
- Natural Resource Management
- Strategic Leadership
- Design Thinking
- Environment and Resource Management
- Environmental Issue
- Management Training And Development
- Creativity
- Goal Setting
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There are 4 modules in this course
Welcome to the course! We’ll begin by providing some introductory materials to set you up for success in the course. Then, we’ll define environmental leadership and explain why it’s important. We’ll explore the values and ethics that guide environmental leadership, including from specific examples. You’ll also begin to learn about design thinking through these examples, which will prepare you to dive deeper into this concept in the coming weeks. You’ll have the opportunity to test your knowledge through discussions with your peers and a graded quiz.
What's included
5 videos13 readings1 assignment5 discussion prompts
You will build on what you learned in Module 1 by thinking about how you can model environmental leadership for others and craft a vision statement. We’ll then dive more deeply into design thinking, with a focus on how to apply this framework to environmental challenges.
What's included
4 videos6 readings1 assignment1 peer review3 discussion prompts
We will look closer at the design process to understand how to identify what is working and what is not. You should start thinking about novel ideas and approaches and how you might suggest these types of ideas. We’ll also discuss how you can empower your team members to work in environmental initiatives.
What's included
4 videos9 readings1 assignment1 peer review3 discussion prompts
We’ll take a look at how to apply what you’ve learned to real-world scenarios that require you to face ethical dilemmas while making environmental decisions. To conclude the course, you’ll consider how you want to apply environmental leadership to your own personal or professional life and set goals for how you can continue to develop after this course.
What's included
3 videos5 readings1 assignment3 discussion prompts
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