Behavioral Leadership Skills

Catalog description

A student’s ability to analyze behavior in collective settings, and willingness to skillfully ACT within them, help answer a number of questions: Why do some talented EMBAs succeed, while others, equally talented, flounder? Why do some people in leadership positions prove effective, while others do not? Why do some high potential people become leaders and others do not? This course tackles these questions. This course is based on the premise that, regardless of your position within an organization, leadership opportunities and challenges present themselves every day and that it is to your advantage to recognize and make the most of these opportunities. Leadership is a behavior (verb), NOT a position (noun). You have to ACT in order to learn and grow, and this class and your time as an EMBA student is the opportunity to do that – leaders are not made by passive observation! It is also based on the premise that effective leadership requires an in-depth understanding of both yourself and how organizations work, and an in-depth understanding of how to work with and through other people. By the end, I expect that you will be more conscious of others, yourself, and the impact of your own (in)actions.