Module 13 · Leading & protecting
Leadership & people management
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Leading people well — trust, delegation, feedback, and teams that work.
By the end of this module
You will lead and manage people in ways that build trust, get work done, and leave people better than you found them.
Leading people
- What leadership is — Leadership is a role you play for a group, not a trait you are born with — and it starts with how you communicate. (7 min · Beginner)
- Trust and accountability — Teams need both: safety to speak and clarity about who owns what. (7 min · Practising)
- Delegation — Handing over the outcome, not just the task — with the context and authority to match. (7 min · Practising)
- Motivation — What actually motivates people: meaning, growth, fairness and some autonomy. (7 min · Practising)
- Feedback and coaching — Helping people grow by asking more and telling less. (7 min · Practising)
- Decision-making with a team — Who decides, how, and how to disagree and still commit. (7 min · Deeper)
Teams
- Understanding team dynamics — How teams form, communicate and sometimes quietly break. (7 min · Practising)
- Psychological safety — Teams learn when people can speak up without fear — what that is and isn’t. (7 min · Practising)
- Running meetings people value — A purpose, the right people, a decision, and a written next step. (6 min · Beginner)
- Managing different working styles — Fast and careful, talkers and writers — making room for how people work best. (6 min · Practising)
The hard parts
- Hiring and onboarding relationships — A hire is the start of a relationship; the first weeks set its tone. (7 min · Practising)
- Difficult employees, difficult managers — Separating the behaviour from the person, and dealing with it directly and fairly. (8 min · Deeper)