Before we can lead others well, we must first learn to lead ourselves well. Knowing your why is an important part of this journey. In this course, you will identify your core purpose and recognize meaning in your life, explore the power of spirituality and embracing our mortality, create a lasting impact by serving a greater good, describe your character and practice personal excellence.
This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://hua.dididi.sbs/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.
Before any successful flight, a destination must be chosen—and the same is true for a meaningful life. This week, you’ll explore the foundational concepts of purpose and meaning through questions like: Why am I here? and What gives my life significance? You’ll learn how coherence, purpose, and significance work together to shape a life of intentional impact. By the end, you’ll craft your Flight Destination Statement—a personal guide to lead with clarity and live with purpose
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5个视频6篇阅读材料3个作业
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5个视频•总计39分钟
Meet your Professor (for new learners)•3分钟
Course Summary•4分钟
Purpose•14分钟
Meaning•6分钟
Living With Intent•12分钟
6篇阅读材料•总计131分钟
Non-Credit Students: Welcome and Where to Find Help•10分钟
Course Updates and Accessibility Support•1分钟
A Personal Message from Captain Ron•10分钟
Download Your Personal Leadership Flight Plan•10分钟
Waypoint Reflection: Your Purpose, Alignment and Coherence•30分钟
Immersive Quiz: The Search for Meaning•30分钟
Week 1 Personal Leadership Flight Plan•30分钟
Beyond the Horizon: Spirituality, Mortality, and Meaning
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This week, we’ll climb to cruising altitude and take a wider view of life, leadership, and meaning. You’ll explore spirituality as a personal connection to something greater than yourself—whether that’s faith, nature, humanity, or legacy. We’ll also reflect on mortality, not to provoke fear, but to clarify what truly matters while we’re here. Gaining perspective beyond the horizon allows you to live and lead with deeper presence, purpose, and peace.
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2个视频2篇阅读材料3个作业
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2个视频•总计27分钟
Spirituality•12分钟
Mortality•15分钟
2篇阅读材料•总计100分钟
A Personal Message from Captain Ron•10分钟
Beyond the Horizon Reflection (Spirituality & Mortality)•90分钟
3个作业•总计90分钟
Waypoint Reflection: Your Horizon Log•30分钟
Immersive Quiz: Facing Mortality and Transcendence •30分钟
Week 2 Personal Leadership Flight Plan•30分钟
Leave a Flight Path: Impact Now, Legacy Later
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Every flight leaves a wake—just as every life leaves a legacy. This week, you’ll explore what kind of impact you’re making, and what values you want to be known for. Whether or not you think about legacy often, you are shaping one every day—through your choices, your character, and your presence. By the end, you’ll begin crafting your Leadership Impact Statement as a compass for how you lead and live going forward.
Waypoint Reflection: Your Impact & Legacy Statement•30分钟
Immersive Quiz: Gratitude and Legacy •30分钟
Week 3 Personal Leadership Flight Plan•30分钟
Set Your Heading: Define Your Character and Values
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As a pilot sets a heading to stay on course, leaders must define their values to navigate life with integrity. This week, you’ll clarify what you stand for and craft your personal ethos—a values-driven statement that guides how you lead, decide, and live each day. Your ethos becomes your internal heading—steadying you through pressure, distraction, and uncertainty. With this in place, you’ll fly with a clearer sense of purpose, direction, and character.
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2个视频2篇阅读材料3个作业
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2个视频•总计18分钟
Character and Ethos•8分钟
Personal Values•10分钟
2篇阅读材料•总计100分钟
A Personal Message from Captain Ron•10分钟
Ethos & Heading (Values & Character)•90分钟
3个作业•总计90分钟
Waypoint Reflection: Your Values & Personal Ethos•30分钟
Immersive Quiz: Character and Ethos •30分钟
Week 4 Personal Leadership Flight Plan•30分钟
Flight Mode: A Model for Personal Excellence
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This week, you’ll explore what it truly means to perform at your best—not through perfection, but through intentional growth. You’ll examine the downsides of perfectionism and how it impacts mental well-being, while learning to replace it with a healthier model rooted in personal excellence and mastery mindset. Just like a seasoned pilot trusts their system and adapts in real time, you’ll build a performance model that is sustainable and self-aware. By the end, you’ll know what your “flight mode” looks like when you’re operating at your highest and healthiest level.
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4个视频2篇阅读材料3个作业
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4个视频•总计47分钟
Perfectionism•15分钟
Personal Excellence•13分钟
Mastery Mindset•18分钟
Outro Video•2分钟
2篇阅读材料•总计100分钟
A Personal Message from Captain Ron•10分钟
Flight Mode Blueprint (Personal Excellence) •90分钟
3个作业•总计90分钟
Waypoint Reflection: Your Flight Mode & Excellence•30分钟
Immersive Quiz: Excellence and Imperfection •30分钟
Week 5 Personal Leadership Flight Plan•30分钟
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课程 是 University of Colorado Boulder提供的以下学位课程的一部分。如果您被录取并注册,您已完成的课程可计入您的学位学习,您的学习进度也可随之转移。
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Love the entire Leading Oneself Specialization. I thought I was in tune with all the topics but I learned so much and at the perfect time! Highly Recommend!
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