In this course from Harvard University, Ronald Heifetz, senior lecturer in public leadership, reveals the foundational principles of exemplary leadership.

One of the most crucial times at which people turn to their leaders is during a crisis.

Although nobody expects the leader of a country to know how to prevent, for example, the devastation of an earthquake, they do expect them to implement a solid recovery plan.

By exploring the purpose of leaders, Ronald Heifetz's edX course seizes upon the tenets of successful leadership.

As founder of the Center of Public Leadership and a senior lecturer in public leadership at Harvard University, Heifetz has specialized in the field of adaptive change for decades.

Heifetz is among the world's most sought after experts on leadership, having advised governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations the world over.

Exercising Leadership teaches us how to better understand work and authority, strategies for taking action, and how to successfully ride the waves of change in any organization.