Leadership

Catalog description

The focus of this course is to assist students in developing their competencies and goals regarding leadership. Students explore theories and concepts of leadership and their application in practice Attention is given to identifying personal leadership styles and skills and learning how to adapt and use them. Through cases, readings, videos, experiential exercises, field projects and performance feedback students gain greater insight and skill in leadership. Topics include behaviors of effective leaders, the use of vision, power and influence strategies, dealing with multiple stakeholders, organizational politics, and ethics.