Senior Leaders – Level 3
About Course
This course covers a broad range of senior leadership and management issues, beginning with the fundamental role of leadership and progressing through areas such as business strategy, managerial ethics, and organizational structure. Key themes include strategic management, motivation, and organizational transformation, providing a comprehensive understanding of how leadership influences organizational development. It also delves into important topics such as social responsibility, ethical leadership, diversity, and the role of financial management in achieving long-term growth. Advanced subjects covered include negotiation and conflict resolution, data analytics, and the role of consultants in organizational development. Finally, the course concludes with a capstone project in which readers build a practical organizational strategy that incorporates what they’ve learned during the course.
What Will You Learn?
- Understand the role of senior leadership in shaping business strategy, organizational structure, and long-term growth
- Apply ethical leadership, social responsibility, diversity, and financial management principles to real-world decisions
- Develop advanced skills in strategic management, negotiation, conflict resolution, and data-driven decision-making
- Create a comprehensive organizational strategy through a capstone project that integrates key leadership and management concepts
Course Content
Strategic Leadership & Decision Making
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Introduction
The Role of Leadership
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Pre-assessment Quiz 1
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Key Responsibilities of Senior Leaders
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Essential Skills and Qualities of Senior Leaders
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Emerging Trends in Senior Leadership
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Navigating the Leadership Maze: A Look at Popular Theories
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Discovering Your Leadership Style
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Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Foundations of Leadership
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Pre-assessment Quiz 2
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Core principles and values
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Leadership Styles and Theories
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Beyond Good: Cultivating Great Leadership for the Future of Cooperatives
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Case Studies: Leadership
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Case Studies: Management
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Nature of Management
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Pre-assessment Quiz 3
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What is management?
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Key characteristics of effective management
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Cases Studies
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Critical Skills for Effective Management
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The Future of Management: Embracing Change and Human Potential
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Business Plans
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Pre-assessment Quiz 4
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What is a business plan
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Business insurance and employee bonding
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Contract Negotiations
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Employee Hiring Considerations
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Employee Training
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Define your Management Style
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Manager vs Leader: Understanding the Key Differences
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Examples of the differences between managers and leaders
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Case Studies for Different Business Plan Components
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Social Responsibility & Ethical Leadership
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Pre-assessment Quiz 5
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Social Responsibility Leadership
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Examples of socially responsible business leadership
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Ethical Leadership
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Benefits of ethical leadership
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Managerial Ethics
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Pre-assessment Quiz 6
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Key principles of managerial ethics
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Benefits of managerial ethics
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How to build ethics in staff
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Strategic Management
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Pre-assessment Quiz 7
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A Comprehensive Overview
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Strategic Management Implementation
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SWOT Analysis: A Comprehensive Overview
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PESTLE Analysis: A Comprehensive Overview
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Porter’s Five Forces Analysis: A Comprehensive Overview
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Value Chain Analysis: A Comprehensive Overview
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The Balanced Scorecard: A Comprehensive Overview
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Tool Tips
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Organizational Structure and Design
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Pre-assessment Quiz 8
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What is organizational structure and design?
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Motivation
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Pre-assessment Quiz 9
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Motivation for Leaders: A Comprehensive Overview
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Tips for motivating leaders
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Coaching Conversations and Strategies
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Organizational Change
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Pre-assessment Quiz 10
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What is organizational change?
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Organizational Development (O.D.)
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Types of change: Intro to Change
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Evaluating the need for change
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Goal setting
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Steps to goal setting
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The motivation of others
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Positive and negative reinforcers
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Accountability for everyone
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Initiation of process-jump-start change (PDSA cycle)
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Managing and Handling Change
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Prioritize and Learn to Delegate
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Developing Effective Management and Team Skills
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Pre-assessment Quiz 11
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Effective management and team skills
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Tips on developing a team
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Effective Team Building
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How can you build trust? (Ethics at the heart)
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Are all team members equal?
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Conflict Resolution with a Positive Approach
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How can we build a real team?
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Keeping it Going
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Strategic Planning
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Pre-assessment Quiz 12
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What is strategic planning?
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Steps to developing a strategic plan
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What is transformation?
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Are team building exercises transforming?
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Does this change fit into your vision/mission?
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Financial Management
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SL Pre-assessment Quiz 13
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What is financial management
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Back to the Basics
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Are you doing the right thing?
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A/R Management
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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SL-Lesson 13 Post Exam
Leadership and Diversity
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SL Pre-assessment Quiz 14
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Benefits of leadership and diversity in the workplace
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How to create diversity policies
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Case Studies
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Base Camp Reflections
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SL-Lesson 14 Post Exam
Leadership and Human Potential
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Pre-assessment Quiz 15
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How leadership can unleash human potential
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Examples of how leaders can unleash human potential
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Encouraging growth in staff
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Empowering People Through Leadership
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Helping Staff Recognize Their Value
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Demystifying Employee & Labor Relations: A Guide for Modern Organizations
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Organizational Development with Consultants
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Pre-assessment Quiz 16
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Why organizational development (OD) consultants
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Benefits of working with an OD consultant
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Things to look for in a business consultant
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Additional Resources
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Real World Examples
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Benefits of Using OD Consultants and how to choose one
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Creating and Transforming Leadership
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Pre-assessment Quiz 17
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An ongoing process
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Steps on how to develop a leadership program
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Ways to measure the success of a leadership program
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Real-World Examples
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
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Pre-assessment Quiz 18
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Approaches to negotiation and conflict resolution
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Tips for improving your negotiation skills
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Union Negotiations
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Outline of a successful negotiation
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Conflict Resolution
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Real World Examples
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Leadership, Community, and Collaboration
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Pre-assessment Quiz 19
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Concepts that can create positive change in the world
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Specific examples
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Leadership in business
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Community
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Networking
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Empowerment
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Collaboration
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Dialogue
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Silos in workplace
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Case Study
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Data Analytics
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Pre-assessment Quiz 20
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Types of data analytics
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Descriptive Analytics
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Predictive Analytics
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Prescriptive Analytics
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Data analytics – steps
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Capstone: Creating An Organizational Plan
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Pre-assessment Quiz 21
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Creating an organizational plan
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An organizational plan for a small business
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Steps involved in crafting a compelling organizational plan
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Real-World Example: Small Business Organizational Plan
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Base Camp Reflections
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Exam
Course Exam
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Final Exam
