Strategic Leadership
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
How to Create the Culture You Need to Manage all of the Changes.
Strategic Leadership
4 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
How to Create the Culture You Need to Manage all of the Changes.
Course overview
Culture by Design: Build the Workplace You Want
Turn values into action. Turn action into results.
Your culture is shaping your organization—whether you guide it or not. This course equips you to lead culture intentionally, creating an environment where people feel trusted, valued, and motivated to excel.
Through proven frameworks, including Harvard Business Review’s 8 Types of Organizational Culture, you’ll learn to assess your current culture, identify areas for growth, and implement strategies that drive engagement, belonging, and lasting success.
What You’ll Gain:
A clear understanding of your organization’s cultural profile
Practical strategies to lead change with vision and emotional intelligence
Tools to align culture with employee and customer experiences
Methods for building resilience, adaptability, and psychological safety
Who is this course for
01
Leaders and managers seeking to align team performance with organizational values.
02
HR professionals and consultants aiming to strengthen workplace culture and engagement.
03
Aspiring leaders who want practical tools to build resilient, purpose-driven teams.
Prerequisites
Basic Business Acumen Required
Learners should understand organizational structures, team dynamics, and business goals to apply culture insights effectively.
What you’ll get out of this course
Identify Why Organizational Culture Matters: Connect Values, Behavior & Performance to Build Strong, Purpose-Driven Teams
Learn to assess how your organization’s stated values align with daily behaviors and outcomes. Discover how culture impacts engagement, retention, and results. Leave with one actionable step to strengthen your team’s culture and align performance with purpose.
Discover the 8 Types of Organizational Culture and Why They Matter
Learners will explore Harvard’s 8 types of organizational culture to identify which best describes their workplace. They’ll assess how culture shapes engagement, collaboration, and results—and pinpoint opportunities to align culture with strategy and values.
Design a Plan for Purposeful Growth: Turn Awareness into Action in One Key Area
Identify one aspect of your work or leadership you want to grow in. Through guided reflection and practical tools, you’ll craft a realistic plan for change that aligns with your values and vision—transforming insight into intentional action and measurable progress.
Why Culture Counts: Connecting Organizational Values to Everyday Actions and Outcomes
Identify why culture matters by linking values to engagement and results. Evaluate your workplace culture, spot growth areas, and apply one improvement. Continue your development with provided readings and reflection tools.
What’s included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Alexia Georghiou in a real-time, interactive format.
Lifetime access
Go back to course content and recordings whenever you need to.
Community of peers
Stay accountable and share insights with like-minded professionals.
Certificate of completion
Share your new skills with your employer or on LinkedIn.
Maven Guarantee
This course is backed by the Maven Guarantee. Students are eligible for a full refund up until the halfway point of the course.
Course syllabus
Week 1
Strategic Leadership Video 2.5 Hours
Apr
17
Strategic Leadership Online Course 2.5 hours
Week 2
Apr
24
Session 1
Week 3
May
1
Session 2
Week 4
May
8
Session 3
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Meet your instructor
Alexia Georghiou
Interactive Keynote Speaker 🎤 | Adjunct Professor | Author
Alexia Georghiou is a recognized leadership development trainer as well as an organizational development consultant who partners with executives to build values-driven cultures that foster resilience and well-being. She is the founder of the Knoxville Happiness Coalition, a SHRM Recertification Provider, and author of The Future of Work is Human and the Future of Success is Happiness, featured at UPEACE Executive Education in Costa Rica, SHRM25, SHRM Talent, TN HR Conference, TECTA East Leadership Conference, & Anna Belle Smith Literary Festival. Through her V.A.L.U.E.S. Model—Vision, Action, Leadership, Unity, Engagement, and Synthesis—Alexia equips leaders to align performance with purpose. Her writing has appeared in Florida SHRM Newswire, Yahoo News, CultureCon, Alternative Balance, UT Daily Beacon, Knoxville News-Sentinel and other outlets. Alexia is also adjunct professor with the Center for Professional Education and Lifelong Learning (CPELL) at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
Career highlights
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Strategic Leadership
Cohort 5
$1,200
Dates
Application Deadline
Course schedule
4-6 hours per week
4 Consecutive Fridays 4/17, 4/24, 5/1, 5/8
12:00-2:00 pm EST
You will start your journey by watching the 2.5-hour highly rated video course, Strategic Leadership. Then, we’ll meet for three consecutive Fridays, 2 hours each, to review key topics and engage in practical problem-solving for your workplace.
Weekly project
1 hour per week
Homework will evolve with each session and will include prompts similar to: Reflect on your organization’s culture, identify one gap or strength, and design a small action to improve alignment with values.
Strategic Leadership Culture Playbook
Master strategic leadership using the V.A.L.U.E.S. Model—Vision, Action, Leadership, Unity, Engagement, and Synthesis—to build culture and manage change.
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This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
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Strategic Leadership
Cohort 5
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