Project Management - Effective Project Team Leaders

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This course will introduce students to the fundamental relationship management, communications, and leadership skills necessary to effectively lead project teams. Students will be given a dynamic, applied, and comprehensive view of what project leadership is like in contemporary organizational life. Readings, case studies, and videos integrate best current knowledge with established scholarly research in a way that makes the topic of leadership come alive. The course examines such topics as: Personal vs. Positional Power; Influence vs. Authority; Delegation; Motivating, Prioritizing, and Coaching Teams; Stakeholder Communication; and Conflict Resolution.