Leadership
Lead people who choose to follow. Set a direction people can repeat, have the difficult conversation early, build a team that performs when you are not watching, and lead through change without losing anyone on the way.
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about TZS 220,000
One payment in US dollars, handled securely by Skool.
Enrolment has not opened for this course yet.
- Length
- 5 weeks · 2 live sessions per week
- Level
- Intermediate
- Taught
- Live online, in English
- Sessions
- East Africa Time (GMT+3), all recorded
- Open to
- Students anywhere in the world
- Where
- Profix community on Skool
What is included
- Live sessions, plus the recording of every one — join from any time zone
- Course materials and templates you keep
- Access to the Profix community between sessions
- Certificate of completion
- Group enrolment for teams on request
Outcomes
What you will be able to do
Not topics covered — things you will be able to do at work the week after.
Know your own style and its blind spots
Understand how you lead by default, where that works, and where it quietly costs you people.
Set a direction people can repeat
Communicate where you are going clearly enough that your team can explain it to someone else.
Have the difficult conversation
Raise a problem early, calmly, and on the facts — and leave the relationship intact.
Build a team that performs
Build trust, motivate beyond money, and create the conditions where people do good work unsupervised.
Delegate responsibility, not just tasks
Hand over real ownership, support without taking it back, and develop people who could replace you.
Lead through change and conflict
Decide with incomplete information, handle conflict between people, and keep the team with you when things shift.
Curriculum
What the course covers
5 modules · 5 weeks · 2 live sessions per week. Open one to see what is inside it.
01Week 1 — Leading yourself
Self-awareness and leadership style. Values and integrity. Time and attention. The difference between authority and influence.
02Week 2 — Direction and communication
Setting a direction people can repeat. Briefing clearly. Listening properly. Speaking to a room and to one person.
03Week 3 — Difficult conversations
Feedback that changes behaviour. Addressing underperformance. Handling conflict between team members before it hardens.
04Week 4 — Building the team
Trust and psychological safety. Delegation. Motivation beyond money. Coaching, and developing people who could take your job.
05Week 5 — Leading through change
Deciding with incomplete information. Ethics and accountability. Leading in a crisis. Taking people with you through change rather than announcing it at them.
Who teaches it
Taught by a consultancy, not a content studio
Profix has spent years fixing projects that went wrong and businesses that outgrew their systems. The courses are the teachable part of that work, delivered with our expert network behind them.
- Since 2021
- Consulting across multi-service industries
- 9 partners
- Universities, foundations and businesses
- ExNet
- A national and international network of experts
Inside the course
See how Leadership runs before you pay for it
A short walk through the course: what the live sessions are like, how much work it asks of you each week, and what you will have to show at the end of it.
How it works
How to join
All Profix courses are delivered through our community on Skool. If you have not used Skool before, it takes about two minutes.
Choose your course
Read what it covers and what you will be able to do at the end.
Join on Skool
Create a free Skool account and enrol. Skool handles payment and gives you immediate access.
Start learning
Work through the lessons at your own pace, join the live sessions, and ask questions in the community.
Community
You are not learning alone
Every course includes access to the Profix community — where you can ask questions between sessions, see how other people solved the same problem, and get direct answers from the Profix team and our expert network.
See the communityQuestions
Questions people ask
Is this only for managers?
No. It is for anyone responsible for other people’s work — owners, supervisors, team leaders, NGO coordinators, government officers, and people about to step into that kind of role for the first time.
What is Skool and why do I need it?
Skool is the platform that hosts the course videos, materials, and community discussion. Creating an account is free and takes about two minutes. Payment and access are handled entirely by Skool.
What if I miss a live session?
Every session is recorded and posted in the community, so you can catch up in your own time and still ask questions afterwards.
Can I take this from outside Tanzania?
Yes — the courses are live online and open to students anywhere. Sessions run on East Africa Time (GMT+3) and every one is recorded, so joining from a different time zone costs you nothing but the live question-and-answer. Skool takes international cards and prices are shown in US dollars.
What language is the course taught in?
English, and all course materials are in English. Where everyone in a session happens to speak Swahili we will explain in it as well, but you never need Swahili to follow a course.
Do I get a certificate?
Yes — a Profix Companies certificate of completion once you finish the course and present your final project.
Can my organisation enrol several people?
Yes. Get in touch through the contact form or on WhatsApp and we will arrange group enrolment for teams.
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