LinkedIn Learning offers a variety of trainings that allows leaders to engage in online learning opportunities on the go, at your own pace. Whether you would like to listen to an audio training, watch a video training, complete a leadership path for a certificate, or just search for a short video by topic; LinkedIn Learning has an option to fit your needs. LinkedIn Learning courses are taught by engaging, nationally-renowned instructors. There is no charge to UI faculty, staff, and students for this online service.
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Course Examples
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LinkedIn Learning Course Examples
Listen to this podcast on leading with intention to absorb tips to thrive in challenging leadership moments and build a strong team. Become masterful at these moments, and you will have a lasting impact on your team and its performance. Effective leaders manage their mindset and behaviors to become the leader that others are motivated to follow.
Instructors: Lisa Earle McLeod and Elizabeth Lotardo.
Time to Complete: 55 mins
Learning Objectives:
- Aligning your team and setting goals
- Holding high-impact one-on-ones
- Delivering feedback
- Navigating team conflict and change
- Recruiting talent
- Leading through disruption
What is transformational leadership, and how does someone lead in this way? Transformational leadership is the most well-touted, research-based approach to leading that’s often repackaged in many popular books and courses. Make it easy by learning the practices that can become your “go-to” approach in leading.
Instructor: Henna Inam
Time to Complete: 1 hr, 7 min
Learning objectives:
- The importance of purpose
- Sharing a vision for change
- Discovering your values
- Acting in harmony with your values
- Practicing integrity as a role model
- Encouraging creativity
- Innovating to generate inspiration
- Growing as a leader
- Empowering each individual
- Overcoming resistance to change
Do you want leadership research and motivation theories boiled down to practical nuggets you can use? This course clarifies both leadership and management to make your job easier and produce better outcomes with your team.
Instructor: Chris Croft
Time to Complete: 2 hrs, 30min
Learning objectives:
- What makes a great leader?
- Connecting with your team
- What motivates your team
- Leadership styles
- Delegation
- Autonomy
- Making a leadership pledge
Leadership Path Certificates
Document your achievement by completing a leadership learning path and earning a certificate. Learning paths are a curated selection of training content that guides learners through a more robust development experience. There are many learning paths that you can access online anytime from nationally acclaimed instructors. Declare your readiness to stretch, or brush-up on skills and earn your certificate!
Leadership Path Examples
Once you log into LinkedIn Learning, you can access leadership learning paths by searching "leadership learning path" or "management learning path" to view current learning paths related to leadership development.
Each path ranges in time from approximately 2 hours to 11 hours and are video or audio trainings played in a "playlist" type format that can be self-paced.
LinkedIn Learning Leadership Path Examples
What are those on LinkedIn Learning considering the best courses? This learning path curated content from the courses that over 200,000 learners have taken over the past year. In doing so, you’ll be assured to have covered your bases on the most relevant topics today.
Approximate time commitment: 11 hours
Learning Objectives:
- Explore what business leaders are learning the most.
- Get inspired to find your next skill.
- Strengthen your current skills and prepare for what's next.
After completing your learning path, you can access your certificate through LinkedIn Learning. Please reach out to oe-leader@uiowa.edu for any questions regarding LinkedIn Learning courses and leadership path certificates for UI leaders.