Leading Operational Change

Catalog description

This course focuses on the role of senior leadership in driving change initiatives to implement operational improvements. It covers the topics of operations strategy, process strategy, and the Baldrige framework for performance excellence. We examine how operational leaders must learn to communicate using data in ways that non-specialists can understand in order to get the workforce aligned. It also examines how to leverage the frameworks of operational excellence to strengthen the connection among performance objectives, performance reviews and team management practices. Course Residency Requirement This course is not eligible for transfer credit and must be taken at Strayer.