Great Leadership
George Breslauer
Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022, 12:00 PM – 1:30 PM (PT)
Repeats every Wednesday until Wednesday, Mar. 30, 2022
Price: $155.00
In this course, we’ll investigate what the theoretical literature teaches us about the requirements for great leadership. We will then examine seven types of leaders, sorted according to the challenges they faced and the ambitions they entertained. They will be chosen from diverse types of political leaders (state-builders, democratizers, authoritarian populists, and wartime leaders); leaders of corporations; leaders of social movements; and university presidents. What did they each accomplish? How did they pull it off? And why do we dub them great?
George Breslauer has been a UC Berkeley professor since 1971. He is the author or editor of thirteen books on the USSR, post-Soviet Russia, and the evolution of communism around the world. A Distinguished Teaching Award recipient, Breslauer is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
This is a Livestreamed + Recorded Course
- Classes will stream live on the scheduled day and time.
- Classes will also be recorded. Videos will post the Friday of each week.
- Course materials, including videos, will remain available to view and enjoy through May 28.
- All links and materials will be posted in the Member Dashboard. Learn more.
Schedule Highlights
- Course starts on Wednesday, March 30 and ends on Wednesday, May 18.
- Classes run for eight weeks at 1.5 hours per session.