BenMortonLeadership

Being a leader does not only mean that you look after your teams, your organisation, and your shareholders. Your responsibility is also to look after yourself, physically and mentally. And Ben covers all aspects of it with clear and easy to follow guidance, helpful resources, and a great teaching style. You will learn about mindset, planning, reviewing your plans and values to shape yourself and become a better leader. You don't want to miss out on this course!

I've chosen to work my way through this wonderful course at a very steady pace and am savouring it like a bottle of fine wine! Others will no doubt choose to work at a faster pace which is great as well. I've used quite a few on-line learning packages over the years and as far as ease of use is concerned, this is as user-friendly as it gets. Everything flows logically and it's easy to navigate the dashboard and move swiftly between the learning modules. The modules themselves feel perfect in length and content and lend themselves to those who might perhaps prefer to learn in bite-size chunks as well as those who prefer more sustained learning periods. There's a really helpful facility that allows you to track your progress clearly and easily and simply pick up quickly where you left off during your previous session. The stand-out feature however, is the style and content of the video presentations and learning materials The style is informal, concise and always on-point. The messages and key learning points all 'land' very quickly and effectively and will be highly usable in the workplace. Working for a FTSE 100 company many years ago in managerial roles, I participated in some face-to-face workshops about leadership and at the time, they all followed a predictable path and invariably included the obligatory sessions on Maslow's hierarchy of needs etc. Ben's course is thankfully very different!! - insightful and very usable. At the time of writing, one of the early modules caused me to have one of those brilliant 'penny-drop' moments which only the very best courses are able to deliver. Without giving away any spoiler's(!), Ben recounts his personal experience at one of his previous employers (a very large and significant one) and the importance of aligning your own personal values to those of a prospective employer and the potential consequences of a less-than-perfect fit. Over a decade or so ago, I chose to leave an equally large employer (a global financial services provider) and left with a lingering feeling that I'd not performed as effectively as I might have done and that the blame lay entirely with myself. Listening to Ben recounting his experiences felt as though he was describing my own from over a decade ago. It's enabled me to reassess what happened and be easier on myself; providing a remarkable feeling of 'closure'. Undoubtedly a tribute to the course content. I can't wait to resume learning later this week and am absolutely convinced that, once I've finished I'll be returning to the material again and again.

The programme was able to really help me align my goals, values and motivations within my career, and understand how this can impact my leadership skills. I feel this is a greatly beneficial course, and something I look forward to continually applying in future.