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Think Like a Leader

This course introduces key concepts of leadership, decision-making, and strategic thinking. Learn how to establish a shared framework for understanding different types of work and how they influence leadership.

Beginner
43m

Created by Doc Norton

Last Updated Mar 03, 2026

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Think Like a Leader

This course introduces key concepts of leadership, decision-making, and strategic thinking. Learn how to establish a shared framework for understanding different types of work and how they influence leadership.

Beginner
43m

Created by Doc Norton

Last Updated Mar 03, 2026

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Leadership looks different for different types of work. Too often, leaders learn one style and apply it universally, leading to dysfunction and poor outcomes. In this course, Think Like a Leader, you’ll learn key concepts of leadership, decision-making, and strategic thinking. First, you’ll explore how to classify work into contexts based on sense-making. Next, you’ll discover how to adapt your leadership style to different contexts. Finally, you’ll learn how to apply the appropriate decision-making protocols and organizational structures to each context. When you’re finished with this course, you’ll have the skills needed to classify work and find the appropriate way to lead for each type of work.

Think Like a Leader
Beginner
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Doc Norton - Pluralsight course - Think Like a Leader
Doc Norton
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Doc is passionate about working with teams to improve delivery and build great organizations. Once a dedicated code slinger, Doc has turned his energy toward helping teams, departments, and companies work better together in the pursuit of better software. Working with a wide range of companies such as Groupon, Nationwide Insurance, Belly, and Centro, Doc has applied tenants of agile, lean, systems thinking, and servant leadership to develop highly effective cultures and drastically improve their ability to deliver valuable software and products.

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