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About the Course

Meet Jim Barton, the new CEO of Santa Monica Aerospace. Jim's job won't be easy: the company's hemorrhaging cash, struggling to regain investors' trust after an accounting scandal, and striving to transform its culture to become a more global competitor. In this course, you’ll travel with Jim as he takes on leadership challenges ranging from strategy execution, to inspiring people, to maintaining an ethical approach. Experts agree that twentieth-century leadership practices are inadequate for the stormy twenty-first-century present. This provocative course equips you with the insights you'll need to rise with the occasion of a rapidly shifting business landscape. The course is based on a book, Harder Than I Thought: Adventures of a 21st Century Leader, by Robert D. Austin, Richard L. Nolan, and Shannon O'Donnell, published by Harvard Business Review Press. Purchase of the book is optional. If you want more information about the book or wish to buy it, see https://hbr.org/product/harder-than-i-thought-adventures-of-a-twenty-first/an/10332-HBK-ENG or http://www.amazon.com/Harder-Than-Thought-Adventures-Twenty-First/dp/1422162591 After taking the course, you'll be able to: o Enact your own personal leadership approach, derived from your ongoing evaluation of how Jim Barton has handled his leadership situation, as well as from established leadership concepts and frameworks; o Avoid leadership actions that might have worked in the past, but are not suited to a newly challenging 21st century world; o Navigate treacherous new 21st century leadership challenges, such as greater reliance on specialized workers or the need to respond to external scrutiny in an increasingly transparent world (and many more); o Avoid "slippery slope" ethical failures, and think more clearly about the separation between public and private life for a 21st century leader....

Top reviews

IB

Sep 13, 2019

This is a must-take course for anyone considering a position of leadership - even if you think you know everything, you WILL find yourself taking notes and reflecting a lot after each module.

MS

Jun 3, 2020

This is a wonderful course. I learned practical aspects of leadership in 21st century organizations. Only some issues are some links are not workable. These minor things shall be fixed.

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By Partha P M

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Mar 5, 2022

Would have given 5 star, but some of the reading materials are not accessible. Overall it's a fantastic course and a must do one! Thanks a lot!

By Hrushikesh J

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May 23, 2021

It was an awesome course. The style used for teaching through enacted videos was very engaging and creative. Amazing experience and professors.

By Sergej B

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Jul 8, 2025

Well done course, the ending is little "boring" as story abruptly ends few modules before course ends. Also some reading links are outdated

By Juan A A A

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Oct 3, 2024

Un muy buen curso. Lástima que tenga tantos enlaces rotos o videos de 15 años. Si tuviera contenido más reciente sería 10 estrellas !

By Nicola P

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Apr 20, 2021

I put only 4 stars because i had problems with the youtube video because youtube is banned by my organizzation.

By Mahesh K

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Oct 20, 2020

This course is highly effective to learn the leadership skills, that can be utilised at the work place.

By Ricardo A

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Mar 25, 2024

The course is very interesting, but some materials are no longer available on the internet

By Yousef A

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Feb 14, 2021

Excellent course, just some materials need to renew, especially after the 2020 pandemic.

By Michelle T

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Jan 11, 2024

Very good course. Lots of detail and information. Excellent integration of concepts.

By Ronnie B

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Mar 2, 2021

Many links need an update (pages no longer exist). Otherwise learned a lot! Thanks!

By Armando C . ° .

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Feb 27, 2026

El certificado debería contar con un número de horas del contenido programatico.

By Anne B H

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Jun 14, 2021

Verty interesting training with nice external documents

By Jerome Y

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Apr 19, 2021

Really valuable lessons for me to learn the leadership.

By Patryk B

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Sep 26, 2022

Very good course though not 100% practical

By Shankara K

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May 26, 2021

Very good course for Aerospace Leadership

By Mohamed A

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Nov 30, 2020

simple, valuable course

By Claes L

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Jan 21, 2025

content is pretty good but most of the links are not working and a lot of the articles are now either behind pay walls or quite obsolete. I think Coursera needs to go through a lot of these courses and check if the content is still good. I would find other leadership courses to take before this one.

By Rory D

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Jul 29, 2024

Topics are educational, and the course arrangement is effective. My main criticism is that the majority of the links are outdated and do not work. many I could then find myself, but many remain behind paywalls.

By Margarita U

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Nov 19, 2020

Course is in general good. One big minus is not all reading is available, unless you pay for membership.

By Leticia M C F

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Jan 11, 2026

hay mucho material desactualizado, que valdría la pena actualizar

By Christy H

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Jan 27, 2026

There are a number of links behind paywalls

By JAYALAKSHMI K

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Sep 18, 2025

Not bad

By Ana L S

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Oct 12, 2025

Pésimo. Curso hecho hace más de diez años, con "dramatizaciones" aburridísimas de las que cuesta horrores encontrar algún aprendizajes, si es que los hay. Y el poco texto que tiene te envía a links con notas que tienen entre 15 y 20 años, ¡y la mayoría ya no están accesibles!

By Rolf A

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Dec 8, 2021

outdated maerial and many articles are placed behind a subscription. My suggestion is not to follow this course