Management and Leadership – Growing as a Manager

Management and Leadership: Growing as a Manager is a free online course offered by The Open University in collaboration with FutureLearn. This course provides an introduction to the foundational skills and knowledge needed when becoming a manager. Here are the key details:

Course Overview:
- Duration: 4 weeks.
- Weekly Study: Approximately 3 hours per week.
- Enrollment: Over 165,573 learners have enrolled in this course.
- Accreditation: Developed by The Open University Business School (triple accredited by AMBA, EQUIS, and AACSB) and the Chartered Management Institute (CMI).
Course Content:
- Week 1 – What is Management?:
  - Understand the concept of management.
  - Explore personal development planning.
  - Learn about influencing and communicating.
- Week 2 – Management Styles:
  - Introduction to management styles.
  - Classic management style theories.
  - Importance of management styles, including trust in the workplace.
- Week 3 – Decision Making and Data:
  - Introduction to decision making.
  - Possible approaches to decision making.
  - Importance of data and information in decision making.
- Week 4 – Stakeholders:
  - Introduction to stakeholders.
  - Categorizing stakeholders.
  - Understanding stakeholders and meeting their needs.
Learning Outcomes: By the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
- Describe the concepts of management and leadership.
- Understand and evaluate different management and learning styles.
- Identify the need for and the importance of data as evidence in good decision making.
- Define the term ‘stakeholders’ and understand why they are important.
- Begin and develop the ongoing process of personal development planning.