Leadership & Life SkillsBeginner
Leadership for Young Africans
Lead yourself, lead others and make things happen — at school, at work and in your community.
17 lessons2h 8m of video2 quizzes1 practical task Certificate
What you'll learn
- Explain what makes people trust and follow a leader
- Use emotional intelligence to manage yourself and relationships
- Make better decisions with a simple method
- Speak and listen so people want to work with you
- Plan and lead a small project with a team
Course content
Part 1. What is leadership?4 lessons
Part 2. Leading yourself5 lessons
Part 3. Leading others8 lessons
- How to speak so that people want to listenby TED10 min
- The secret to great public speakingby TEDx Talks8 min
- How to be a team player — without burning outby TED6 min
- Servant leadership in 3 minutesby London Business Forum3 min
- Youth leadership: changing the world through serviceby TEDx Talks11 min
- The ripple effect of training young leaders (Fred Swaniker)by TEDx Talks17 min
- Quiz: leading others
- Capstone project: Lead something real · 🎓 Capstone project
Capstone project: Capstone project: Lead something real. You finish by building something real; a mentor reviews it before your certificate is issued.
About this course
Leadership is not a title; it's what you do. This course helps you understand why people follow leaders, how to manage your own emotions and decisions, how to speak so people listen, how to work in teams and how to serve. You'll hear from Simon Sinek, Daniel Goleman and Fred Swaniker, founder of the African Leadership Academy, and finish by planning and leading a small project of your own.