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University of Virginia

Ethical Leadership Through Giving Voice to Values

This course offers an action-oriented introduction to Giving Voice to Values (or GVV), an exciting new approach to values-driven leadership development in the workplace, in business education and in life. GVV is not about persuading people to be more ethical, but instead it starts from the premise that most of us already want to act on our values, but that we also want to feel that we have a reasonable chance of doing so effectively. Through positive, real life examples, pre-scripting, rehearsal and peer coaching, GVV builds the skill, the confidence and likelihood that we will act on our values more often and more successfully. Based on research and practice, with over 1,000 pilots in educational settings and companies on all seven continents, GVV helps answer the questions: “What if I were going to act on my values? What would I say and do? How could I be most effective?” This course was developed at the Darden School of Business at the University of Virginia and is taught by top-ranked faculty. You will come away from GVV with an expanded toolkit, as well as practice, in a variety of methods and techniques for voicing and enacting your own values and principles. You will develop and practice leadership skills in "peer coaching” with other learners. Through cases and stories based on recognizable workplace, classroom and life values conflicts, you will apply the GVV techniques and “re-frames”, expanding your repertoire for possible action as well as identifying and rehearsing responses that are likely to be most effective. Through this practice, you will gain greater confidence and competence in voicing and enacting your values effectively.

Status: Self-Awareness
Status: Case Studies
BeginnerCourse11 hours

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SS

5.0Reviewed Feb 6, 2021

I found this course to be challenging, great food for thought, and great tools that I'll use in the future to solve problems. Thank you!

JN

5.0Reviewed Jul 23, 2018

The content in this course matches what you will face in the real world and gives an accurate portrayal to the true dilemma in ethical behavior in organizations. I very much enjoyed this course!

CU

5.0Reviewed Nov 15, 2019

Outstanding and made me think how to effectively address ethical issues. I am now reading the GVV book

GO

5.0Reviewed Oct 25, 2019

Thank you very much. I've always know what to say but now I know how to say it. Thank you very much

KP

5.0Reviewed Aug 15, 2020

After completing this course, I learned when and how to raise my voice ethically. Thanks to the instructor and the team behind this, All the best.

AC

5.0Reviewed Apr 20, 2020

Interesting and insightful. I have taken away many tools to implement and to practice in work and life.

AB

5.0Reviewed Jul 19, 2021

V​ery effective course for beginners in the field of bussiness ethics and leadership development.

SM

4.0Reviewed Feb 19, 2021

Excellent course curriculum. Mary's structural presentations are fantastic. Insightful course for all walks of life.

SM

5.0Reviewed Aug 28, 2020

I am very happy to have received an in depth understanding of how to voice concerns about my inherent values

ZN

5.0Reviewed Jun 4, 2020

This is a very good course that I could learned alot of thing for me to enhance my leadership skills. Thanks to coursera.

AR

5.0Reviewed Jan 14, 2019

Excellent course. Loved the Course. Loved Coursera to help me do this course. Thank you Coursera.

MF

5.0Reviewed Apr 25, 2022

New insights were gained on values through this course. The discussions were very helpful. Now, I understand more other people and learned how to react on challenging situations.

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