Courses Announcement: Free Online Course from Edraak – Leadership Skills

 


Courses Announcement: Free Online Course from Edraak – Leadership Skills


About the Platform

Edraak is a free massive open online course (MOOC) platform initiated by the Queen Rania Foundation (QRF) to advance educational innovation in the Arab world. The platform leverages technology from the Harvard-MIT consortium (edX) to provide accessible, high-quality Arabic courses in various fields.

Course 1: Leadership Skills

Details:

  • Language: Arabic

  • Participation certificate provided

  • Free of charge

  • Taught by Dr. Yusuf Sidani, Professor of Leadership and Business Ethics at the American University of Beirut

Course Overview:

This course explores leadership from multiple perspectives, including personality, behavior, and psychological conduct in the workplace. Learners will study how leaders motivate, involve, and positively influence team members, tackle decision-making challenges, and implement transformational leadership.

What You Will Learn:

  • Management and leadership principles

  • Personal characteristics of effective leaders

  • Motivation techniques and sources of strength

  • Understanding human needs

  • Specialization in work roles

  • Leadership in conflict situations

  • Effective leadership communication

  • Leading organizational change

  • Social culture and change

  • Transformational leadership concepts

About the Instructor:

Dr. Yusuf Sidani holds a PhD in Management (Organizational Behavior and Leadership) from the University of Mississippi and an MBA from Indiana University. He is an experienced consultant and trainer in leadership, self-development, and organizational behavior.

Start Learning Here: Edraak – Leadership Skills


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