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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Leadership Skills by IIMA - IIM Ahmedabad

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About the Course

Welcome to the Leadership Skills course! In our increasingly complex world, understanding the practice of leadership is critical. In simpler words, leadership is the practice of influencing people to meet the challenges that will enable them to achieve important individual and organizational goals. This course provides a foundation for leadership practice and aims to take you on a journey of self-discovery. You will also gain insight into building inner stability and developing your leadership skills. This is a beginner course designed for professionals from diverse work backgrounds. The course helps you lean on your experiences and strengthen your capacity to lead across boundaries, from any political or organizational position, with or without authority. The course will also enable you to learn important leadership skills, clarifying the relationships among key concepts such as definitions of leadership, self-management, authority, power, influence, politics, negotiations, change management, decision-making, and various leadership styles. This knowledge will provide you with a practical and coherent theoretical framework for applying and exercising leadership. Lastly, the course explores the challenge of managing the inevitable personal stresses and dangers of leading a team. The course draws from business management, philosophy, spirituality, history, literature, sports, communications, and psychology. To succeed in this course, you should have experience or a basic understanding of working in organizations....

Top reviews

AH

Sep 17, 2023

Very nicely briefed by Prof. Vishal Gupta. This course enhances the skills of individuals to be more effective at their organisational endeavours and after completing this one comes out stronger.

MG

Jun 19, 2023

very good course. covered all aspects of Leadership Skills and the instructor Dr. Vishal Gupta is a great faculty. His method of presentation and explaining each topic is very clear and specific.

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By Ajay N

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Nov 14, 2023

This excellent leadership programme, designed by IIMA professor Dr. Vishal Gupta, is a must-have for any aspiring manager looking to improve their leadership abilities. He has articulated his points at a pace that is most appropriate and provided examples of real-life management scenarios found in corporate management systems and a lesson from the Indian epic Mahabharat.

By Aashish S

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Feb 12, 2024

Amazing content of the course and Professor Dr. Vishal Gupta sir's enthusiasm for the subject matter is contagious he has inspired me to strive for excellence and has instilled in me a deeper understanding of the subject matter. This course will assuredly enhance the leadership skills of every learner. I would definitely recommend professionals to go for this course.

By Shailesh D

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Jun 4, 2023

A comprehensive beginner level course on leadership covering self, team and organizational leadership concepts. The course has useful frameworks, conceptual clarity and case studies presented in easy to complete modules. The transformation of a tech behemoth and leadership principles from Mahabharat is a refreshing bonus. Highly recommend for mid level professionals.

By Dr. P D P

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Jun 9, 2023

This online leadership course exceeded my expectations. The content was comprehensive and insightful, providing valuable strategies for effective leadership. The interactive approach, combined with real-world examples, enhanced my understanding and application of key concepts. I highly recommend this course to anyone seeking to enhance their leadership skills.

By Sandeep Z

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Jul 15, 2023

Highly recommended......!!!

Kudos & thank for a great course. Great presentation style with lots of opportunities to ask questions and talk about real life examples which all made for a really enjoyable and informative course." "This has more than met my expectations." "A wonderfully practical course - both personally and professionally.

Sandeep Zaroo

By Chintan S

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Dec 20, 2023

I am writing to express my thanks to you for such a memorable and productive course.The quality of course was very high. Leadership training is excellent and communicated in a friendly, personal manner.Once again thank you for your excellent training courses. I certainly learned a lot from it. Now the onus is on me to actually review it and use it

By Lokapujya N S R

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May 17, 2023

This course has helped me in correcting my behaviour especially while dealing with conflicts. I am sure everyone would benefit if one takes proper jottings from the lectures, sincerely attempt all assignments & refer these notes often. Thanks to Shri Vishal Gupta, IIM-A & Coursera in bringing up this course on Leadership for all aspiring Leaders.

By Kunal S S

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Apr 24, 2024

I am an MBA Graduate and did MBA almost a decade earlier.. This short term course polished / Brushed up a lot of concepts and gave me new insights on critical thinking , Problem solving and Human Behaviour. I would like to thank our course Instructor - Varun Gupta Sir for making this course so thoughtful , enjoyable and easy to understand

By Atul L

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Sep 18, 2023

Thank you Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad For this transforming course. They don't call IIM's the best management and leadership institutes for nothing. Vishal Gupta I could not resist buying #Fist_among_equals after completing the course. willing to put your T-R-E-A-T & L-E-A-P frameworks into actual corporate environment.

By naresh g

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Jul 12, 2023

Is has value for time changes your attitute from arrogant commanding person 5o aythentic empthetic commapassoinate human being and a leader who takes decisions using both heart and mind together including using paradox and principled pragmatissm and influences subordinated , teammates and even superiors in getting the work done .

By AMIT O

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Aug 16, 2023

The course content was exceptionally well-structured and organized. Each module was meticulously designed to cover a wide range of leadership concepts, from foundational principles to advanced strategies. The real-life examples and case studies provided a practical perspective, making the concepts easier to understand and apply

By Regenia L P

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Mar 19, 2024

Enjoyed this course especially how everything came full circle with the Mahabharata. I remember hearing parts of the stories now I want to read all 96 parts. When your truly are a complex thinker who uses introspection, but humanity & redemption is in everything in every part of you see the correlations of hope !

By tamajyoti d

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Aug 25, 2023

Excellently structured and well conducted course. Lessons from Mahabharata was really very interesting and relevant even in today's lives especially for aspiring leaders. Prof Vishal Gupta's lecture delivery style was very commendable and I enjoyed every bit of the Course. Thank You IIM Ahmedabad and Coursera.

By vnalasani p

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Sep 1, 2023

It is an Amazing course. Fantastic Content. Teaching is excellent. I am Inspired and motivated, learned good skills. I believe it is a must for all the Leaders to do this course. Very encouraging.

Superb explanation.

Vishal, Thanks a lot for your help and support in learning leadership skills.

By Ankur B

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Aug 23, 2023

Well, the leadership skill course of I am Ahmedabad is an excellent codes for all the individuals who are working professionally or they are running their own businesses like their entrepreneurs. So in my view you’ll get a lot of knowledge and enhance your skills in a good way. Thank you

By Kalpesh

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Feb 7, 2024

This course is really great! It's not just about leadership skills—it also teaches you how to understand people's behavior and handle different situations with peers, managers, and customers. It's like a full package deal, and getting certified by IIM Ahmedabad is totally worth it.

By Santhosh

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May 23, 2023

A fantastic course for everyone, whether employed or entrepreneurs. Very interesting and deep knowledge gaining curriculum provided in a entertaining way. Be it case studies, real-life examples, or connecting through Mahabharata epic - it is detail in nature and thought provoking.

By kumar b

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Aug 21, 2023

dear sir, I have successfully completed my leadership skill course. The certificate says' Coursera Learner' instead of my name KUMAR BHASKAR. I passed with 97.60% marks. I had initially paid for the course also to get the certificate at the end of the course. kindly help.

By Yashwardhan D

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Oct 22, 2023

This course gave an overall idea on leadership skills encompassing almost all the aspects of corporate/business ecosystem. The pedagogy of the course ensured that the participants remain engaged and apply their learnings while they watch videos' and do assignments.

By Nitesh S

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Aug 3, 2023

best learning platform and best Processor Vishal Gupta. I learnt in this course how to increase your strength, how devloped skill to your team , how grow with your job and work, and you will become good leaders in all assignment which is you like... Nits

By Uvaraj V (

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Sep 21, 2023

I liked the course very much the way it was presented with various examples specially with Mahabharat learning lessons. My special thanks to Mr Vishal Gupta for such informative and flawless training session, we never knew when the training got over.

By Purvesh R J

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Oct 18, 2023

Learning is very easy with experties of Prof Vishal Gupta. He teaches in lively manner with practical appraoach. The concepts are not only useful in organisation but also in our day to day life. Thank you Mr Gupta for teaching such a nice subject.

By Sudhanshu S

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Jun 7, 2023

Extraordinary teaching by Vishal Sir.He teaches this course with real-life examples, dilemmas, and paradoxes which literally can make you think deeply on your decision by considering various parameters. This course should be taken by everyone.

By Prakash S

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Jan 3, 2024

I would like to thank the course instructor, Vishal Gupta, for his excellent teaching and guidance. I found this course very useful. I liked the teaching style of Mr. Vishal Gupta, he can very well connect every leadership aspect to a story.

By Vikas S

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Nov 20, 2023

Navigating our dynamic world demands effective leadership. This course covers self-management, leading both upward and downward, and delves into my favorite lessons from the Mahabharata, offering a robust foundation for leadership practice.