Course Introduction Video
My name is Dr. Portolese, I’m one of the professors that helped develop this course. Do you know why leadership is so important to an entrepreneur? In this course, we will learn about your role as an entrepreneurial leader and address the behaviors and traits it takes to lead your business to success. What does it take to successfully lead an entrepreneurial venture, whether you have a staff of two or 200 people? In this course, we will answer this question. Some of those skills involve the POLC model, that is, the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling aspects of the day-to-day management of your business. Part of your success as a leader in your business means understanding how best to motivate a team and ensure diversity and inclusion in your organization. As a leader, we also want to use the right style, such as servant leadership and authentic leadership, to help us motivate our team and make our business as successful as possible. In addition, we will address some of the challenges you might face as a leader in your venture. For example, we will learn about strategies to best manage a team and help lead them in making decisions. We will also discuss how to address any performance issues within our teams and how to set goals to ensure we apply the POLC model in the best way possible. At the end of the course, you will understand how you will go about leading your organization into growth and success. You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and the syllabus, you can find both on the left navigation panel. Let’s get started!
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This course introduces the role of leadership in entrepreneurial success and how leaders guide businesses of any size toward growth and sustainability. Here are some key takeaways:
- Understand why leadership is essential for entrepreneurial success.
- Learn how the POLC model (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) supports business management.
- Explore how motivation, diversity, and inclusion strengthen teams.
- Examine leadership styles such as servant leadership and authentic leadership.
- Develop strategies for decision-making, team management, and performance improvement.
You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and syllabus.
Course Introduction Video
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Created on May 14, 2026
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Course Introduction Video
My name is Dr. Portolese, I’m one of the professors that helped develop this course. Do you know why leadership is so important to an entrepreneur? In this course, we will learn about your role as an entrepreneurial leader and address the behaviors and traits it takes to lead your business to success. What does it take to successfully lead an entrepreneurial venture, whether you have a staff of two or 200 people? In this course, we will answer this question. Some of those skills involve the POLC model, that is, the planning, organizing, leading, and controlling aspects of the day-to-day management of your business. Part of your success as a leader in your business means understanding how best to motivate a team and ensure diversity and inclusion in your organization. As a leader, we also want to use the right style, such as servant leadership and authentic leadership, to help us motivate our team and make our business as successful as possible. In addition, we will address some of the challenges you might face as a leader in your venture. For example, we will learn about strategies to best manage a team and help lead them in making decisions. We will also discuss how to address any performance issues within our teams and how to set goals to ensure we apply the POLC model in the best way possible. At the end of the course, you will understand how you will go about leading your organization into growth and success. You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and the syllabus, you can find both on the left navigation panel. Let’s get started!
AI Summary
YouTube
Transcript
Source and License: This work is licensed by Saylor Academy under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Sharealike 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0). This content was created using Genially and Synthesia. AI-generated avatars and voices in this video were created using Synthesia and remain subject to Synthesia’s Terms of Service; these elements are not covered by the Creative Commons license. Synthesia trademarks and services remain the property of Synthesia. All Genially proprietary elements such as templates, themes, built-in assets, stock media, and other “Genially Content” remain subject to Genially’s Terms of Service and are not covered by this Creative Commons license. These elements must remain embedded in the course and cannot be reused or redistributed independently.
AI Summary
This course introduces the role of leadership in entrepreneurial success and how leaders guide businesses of any size toward growth and sustainability. Here are some key takeaways:
- Understand why leadership is essential for entrepreneurial success.
- Learn how the POLC model (planning, organizing, leading, controlling) supports business management.
- Explore how motivation, diversity, and inclusion strengthen teams.
- Examine leadership styles such as servant leadership and authentic leadership.
- Develop strategies for decision-making, team management, and performance improvement.
You can start by reviewing the course learning outcomes and syllabus.