Prerequisites
Hope has been an intriguing topic with the history of thought of humankind. From the ancient
Greeks to the modern thinkers, through some of the most relevant names in literature and art, hope
experience has been approached from different perspectives.
It allows people to move even when a careful and logical analysis of all the available data would
make them lose heart and push people to imagine a better future that creates positive energy. For
this reason, hope has been described as an integral part of what it is to be human or the most
human of all mental feelings
Course Learning Objectives
Whether organizations face uncertainty or meet the constant pressure to innovate, leaders must dig
deep to keep their focus on the future while unleashing the potentialities of the organization to
achieve the desired results here and now.
The empirical evidence has shown the positive relationship between leaders' level of hope and
profitability of their business units, satisfaction, and retention of their employees, performance and
organizational commitment, employee satisfaction, creativity, or work engagement, among other
variables.
This course aims to understand what hope is, why hope is the cornerstone of leadership, and what
tools and techniques a leader can use to implement hope-based leadership.
