Leadership Theory and Practice

Catalog description

The elective course is designed for graduate in MBA Management program students. Course content will cover the theories of leadership and practice. The focus of this course will be on a leadership influence on organizational concept and practices from a variety of perspective in the external environment, as well as leadership at the top, middle, and lower levels inside organizations. Students will be able to perform analysis of the dark side of leadership, destructive patterns of leadership behavior, and multiple intelligences. Furthermore, students will be able to understand the psychology of leadership, including the role of personality, employee motivation, and dealing with difficult people, importance of ethics, empowerment of employees, managing diversity in the work culture, the theory of creating a powerful vision, helping employee through change and burnout prevention, leadership in negotiation and alliances, leading and developing teams, and understand professional performance and sustaining discipline. By the end of the course, students will be able to effectively diagnose the complex dynamics of leadership, provide execution for organizational success, use effective theory, alignment, prioritization, in organizational environments and take action as leaders to improve individual, organization performance, and profitability.