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Leadership Skills: Learn Vigilant Leadership & Conquer Today (Udemy.com)

Learn to lead vigilantly & decisively with self-awareness, emotional intelligence, communication, diversity, and more!

Created by: Peter Alkema

Last updated November 2025

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What you will learn

  • Identify the key concepts and principles of vigilant leadership.
  • Understand the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence in leadership.
  • Apply the SBI feedback framework to deliver constructive feedback to colleagues.
  • Analyze the impact of technology on leadership and communication.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different strategies for leading and managing remote teams.
  • Create a personal development plan to improve self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
  • Identify the key components of a culture of trust and respect in an organization.
  • Understand the role of communication and feedback in leading others.
  • Apply effective communication strategies to motivate and inspire team members.
  • Analyze the challenges of leading diverse and inclusive teams.
  • Evaluate the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different contexts.

How it compares

Against the other 230 rated Udemy courses in Leadership & Management on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.3 out of 5higher than 15% of them
  • Reviews586#146 of 231 by number of reviews
  • Length19.9 hourslonger than 96% of them
  • Last updatedNovember 2025more recently than 54% of them

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Course Description

Welcome to Vigilant Leadership, a comprehensive course designed to help you master the essential skills and strategies of effective leadership. As an experienced business professional with over 20 years of experience, I am passionate about the topic of leadership and am excited to share my knowledge and expertise with you.

Leadership is more important than ever in today's fast-paced and constantly changing world. The ability to lead with self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and a strong sense of integrity is crucial for success in both business and personal contexts. This course is designed to provide you with the tools and strategies you need to lead effectively in any setting.

Throughout the course, you will embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal development. You will learn about the importance of self-awareness and emotional intelligence, and how to set personal values and goals that align with your vision and purpose. You will also learn about the importance of building resilience and managing stress, and how to lead others with effective communication, motivation, and inspiration.

You will also learn about the unique challenges and opportunities of leading in the modern age, including how to leverage technology to improve decision-making and communication, and how to manage remote teams and virtual collaboration. You will also learn about the importance of anticipating and preparing for change, leading during times of crisis, and leading organizational change.

You will also learn about the importance of leading with integrity, including understanding ethical leadership, making ethical decisions, and leading with transparency and accountability. You will learn about the importance of setting clear goals and expectations, measuring and tracking progress, and leading for continuous improvement.

You will also learn about the importance of leading with vision, including how to develop a vision for the future, communicate and inspire others to follow the vision, and lead strategic planning and decision-making. You will learn about the unique challenges and opportunities of leading in different contexts, including small businesses, large organizations.

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Instructor Details

Peter Alkema

"What an amazing course! After finishing this course, I have confidence. Thank so much Dr Peter Alkema" ... "This is exactly the jump-start I needed. Very clear and concise"

I lead Digital Transformation & Architecture at ABB and I've been featured on CNBC Africa and won the Gartner CIO Of The Year in 2016. I founded and led the largest banking hackathon in South Africa which was published in 2019 as a case study by Harvard Business School.

I've taught over 100,000 students about technology, business, academics and self-development. In 2020 I completed my PhD at Wits University In Johannesburg. The study introduced a ground-breaking theory of Agile software development teams. My woodworking book was published in 2014 and has sold over 10,000 copies.

Olugbenga Gbadegesin: "Excellent delivery" / Lebogang Tswelapele: "This is what I have been longing for" / Paskalia Ndapandula: "Peter speaks with so much clarity" / Amantle Mangwedi: "It was straight to the point and the sections are cut into nice short segments which made it easier to go through" Kathy Bermudez: "Excellent material. Well organized..."

Werner van Wyk: "Thank you Peter, once again your lesson and course have given me so much knowledge and understanding" / Yvonne Rudolph "I really look forward to take everything i learned in action" / Josephine Mahlangu: "exactly what I needed to know, absolutely valuable and helpful for my personal growth"

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Reviews

4.3

586 ratings on Udemy

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By Lam Yiu Sun on 12/26/2025

There are two tests which i took a total of 1.5 hrs to complete but the time is not counted towards the course hours. The questions are largely similar to each quiz in the chapters. Not sure the purpose of repeating.

By Anonymized User on 11/19/2024

Explanations are broken down for better understanding. It also sheds light on how your own personal decision can affect others

By Griff Watson on 9/27/2024

It has been a wealth of information so far; I am learning a lot about myself as its relates to emotional intelligence in leadership.

By Anonymized User on 8/28/2024

absolutely relevant to my professional, personal and family life. it was great and a good match to me.

By William Kulling on 8/6/2024

This course has helped me to understand what processes are best to employ for success.

By Patsy Benson on 6/27/2024

The experience taking this course assisted me in thinking about how to engage my team and help them to become successful.

By Matthews Mwase on 5/6/2024

Self-awareness is the ability to understand one's own thoughts, feelings, and behaviours how they impact others. Emotional intelligence is the ability to recognize and manage one's own emotions and the emotions of others. WOW! This is good refresher course for me

By Usman Waheed Chaudry on 4/18/2024

Very useful course, nice and practical tips presented in easy and understandable manner, thank you.

By John Brooks on 9/13/2023

It was a great match. I have just recently been appointed to take on more responsibility within a team context. This knowledge will greatly assist me.

By Errol Emden on 4/6/2023

I found the course concise and impactful on a theoretical level. I would have preferred if there were practical exercises to reinforce learning.

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Overall Score : 86 / 100