Jeff Weiner on Leading like a CEO
3h 10mIntermediate2020-09-03
Authors

Jeff Weiner
Executive Chairman of LinkedIn
Course details
During Jeff Weiner's tenure as the CEO at LinkedIn, the company grew its membership base from 33 million to more than 690 million members, increased its revenue from $78 million to more than $7.9 billion, and expanded its team from 338 to over 16,000 employees. Throughout this period of remarkable growth, Jeff developed the company's values and created an organization where compassion is as revered as a healthy bottom line. In this course, Jeff shares his advice on what it takes to be a great leader, using a three-part framework of awareness, synthesis, and inspiration.
Learn about the importance of maintaining awareness of yourself, your team, your industry, and the world at large. Explore the topic of synthesis, which you achieve through developing your vision and values and by focusing on the most important priorities. Plus, learn about the role of inspiration in leadership, both in terms of being true to your own values and motivating others.
Learn about the importance of maintaining awareness of yourself, your team, your industry, and the world at large. Explore the topic of synthesis, which you achieve through developing your vision and values and by focusing on the most important priorities. Plus, learn about the role of inspiration in leadership, both in terms of being true to your own values and motivating others.
Skills covered
Executive LeadershipThought LeaderLeadership and Management
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome to Leading Like a CEO
1. Awareness - Self
- 02 - Be a spectator to your own thoughts
- 03 - Manage compassionately
- 04 - Know what you want to accomplish
- 05 - Optimizing for passion and skill
- 06 - Generating self-awareness
- 07 - Discussion questions - Self-awareness
2. Awareness - Team, Company, and Macro
- 08 - Building your team
- 09 - Reading the room
- 10 - Meeting dynamics
- 11 - Awareness of company
- 12 - Discussion questions - Team and company awareness
- 13 - Competitive landscape
3. Synthesis - Vision to Values
- 14 - Vision to values - Vision
- 15 - Vision to values - Mission and value proposition
- 16 - Vision to values - Target audiences
- 17 - Vision to values - Strategy
- 18 - Vision to values - Priorities
- 19 - Vision to values - Objectives
- 20 - Vision to values - Culture
- 21 - Vision to values - Values
- 22 - Discussion questions - Vision to values
4. Synthesis - Focus (FCS)
- 23 - Fewer things done better
- 24 - Communicate
- 25 - Speed
- 26 - Five-day alignment
- 27 - Discussion questions - Focus
5. Synthesis - Tools
- 28 - Flying at the right altitude
- 29 - Time management
- 30 - Forums
6. Inspiration - Clarity and Courage
- 31 - Inspiration
- 32 - Clarity of your vision
- 33 - Courage of your convictions - Beliefs
- 34 - Courage of your convictions - Values
- 35 - Courage of your convictions - Alignment
- 36 - Discussion question - Personal values
7. Inspiration - Effective Communication
- 37 - Effectively communicating - Authenticity
- 38 - Effectively communicating - Transparency
- 39 - Effectively communicating - Repetition
- 40 - Discussion question - Vulnerability at work
8. Inspiration - Effective Public Speaking
- 41 - Effective speaking - Know your audience
- 42 - Effective speaking - Know your material
- 43 - Effective speaking - Know your passion