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Become a more accurate decision maker by building tiny habits
Identify the 3 distinct advantages persuadable leaders possess
Apply 5 specific practices to become more persuadable in your own work and life
Change your mind in order to change the world

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Course Syllabus

01

WHY PERSUADABILITY IS THE MOST UNDERRATED LEADERSHIP SKILL

Video: Introduction and Welcome to the Course from Al

Video: What is Persuadability?

Activity: How Persuadable Are You? Quiz

Video: Why Persuadability is Different than Traditional Leadership

Video: Advantage of Persuadability #1: Accuracy

Video: Accuracy in Action

Video: Advantage of Persuadability #2: Agility

Video: Advantage of Persuadability #3: Growth

Activity: Introduce Yourself to the Course Community

Activity: Assess Your Knowledge

02

POWER PRACTICES OF PERSUADABLE LEADERS

Video: The Roadblocks to Changing Your Mind

Video: Power Practice 1

Consider the Opposite

Video: Power Practice 2

Update Your Beliefs Incrementally

Video: Power Practice 3

How Do We Kill Our Darlings?

Video: Power Practice 4

Tiny Habits to Incorporate Perspective Taking

Video: Power Practice 5

The Decisiveness/Persuadability Spectrum

Resource: Persuadability Toolkit

Activity: Assess Your Knowledge

03

HOW PERSUADABLE LEADERS CHANGE THE WORLD

Video: Why Changing Your Mind Can Change the World

Video: A Story of a Leader Who Changed His Mind to Change the World

Video: The Power of Social Contagion

Video: Let the Best Idea Prevail

Activity: Assess Your Knowledge

Activity: Final Reflection

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"

Great course. Al Pittampalli eloquently explains how persuadability is an effective way to generate change. He also provides practical tools to help you incorporate persuadability into your work."

Felipe

Course Description

In this course, author and business consultant Al Pittampalli will walk you through 5 specific practices that you can adopt to become a more agile leader. He’ll draw on evidence from social science and cognitive psychology to show you how humility and radical open-mindedness can be powerful leadership assets. You’ll walk away with actionable insights to become a more results-oriented leader who moves quickly to let the best ideas prevail.

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About
the Instructor

Al Pittampalli

Author of Persuadable: How Great Leaders Change Their Minds to Change the World and Read This Before Our Next Meeting: The Modern Meeting Standard for Successful Organizations, and HBR Contributor.

About
the Instructor

Al Pittampalli

Author of Persuadable: How Great Leaders Change Their Minds to Change the World and Read This Before Our Next Meeting: The Modern Meeting Standard for Successful Organizations, and HBR Contributor.

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