Learn Leadership Best Practices to Influence Positive Change
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Introduces theories of leadership, research and approaches for developing leaders. Teaches basic leadership theories such as trait, behavioral, contingency, transformational, participative and dyadic leadership. Provides opportunities to link the materials from class to experiences at work through self-discovery and reflection.
Introduces major topics in organizational behavior. Includes organizational theory, job satisfaction, pro-social and counterproductive work behaviors, approaches to motivation, and the design and implementation of motivational strategies for effective individual and group performance.
Introduces basic and advanced research methods used in organizational science research. Includes development of critical skills to plan for, read, interpret and evaluate empirical organizational science research. Focuses on the application of research methods to the workplace and management decision-making.
Brings together theories of group and team development and team leadership to identify effective interventions and processes for leading diverse teams in the workplace. Analyzes critical antecedents to, barriers of, interventions for, and consequences of effective leadership in diverse, multicultural, multidisciplinary and/or virtual work teams.
Focuses on ethical issues and dilemmas leaders face in organizations. Examines various ethical theories and provides opportunity for students to apply theories to ethical dilemmas through case study analysis, reading and discussion.
Reviews key components of effective talent management programs. Includes workforce planning, recruitment, competencies and talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, talent development and succession planning.
Discusses current literature and provides skills necessary to lead organizations in international settings and overcome the challenges of distance, complexity and culture. Requires students to develop competencies that result in improved self-awareness, flexibility and confidence when working with international stakeholders.
Introduces students to different types of conflict and the skills needed to manage conflict situations. Discusses types of negotiation and associated strategies and tactics. Also covers crisis management and intercultural conflict and negotiation. Encourages students to develop and practice skills for conflict management and negotiation.
Facilitates the understanding and development of verbal and written communication for organizational leaders. Includes communication strategy development, language, electronic communication, social media, written reports, presentations, emotional intelligence, effective meetings and external communication.
Discusses and integrates theories of leadership, organizational culture and organizational change to identify effective processes for leading change in organizations. Includes analysis of forces that drive change and barriers to change and approaches for effective personal and organizational change.
Prerequisite: PSY 5497 Corequisite: PSY 5497
Integrates and synthesizes leadership theories, practices and concepts. Presents key components of the transformational leadership model. Teaches the leadership processes and techniques used to train leaders by reading the literature, analyzing case studies and preparing a personal leadership development plan.
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