Foundations of Leadership
Mendoza College of Business
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- 8 weeks
- online
What are the topics?
Mendoza College of Business
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The Foundations of Leadership course is designed for exceptional individual contributors who have been called upon to take the lead on a team or project and who have direct responsibility for guiding the work of others.
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About the course
Enroll in the Foundations of Leadership course and you’ll learn proven techniques that will give you the skills to make better decisions, resolve conflicts, improve employee performance and lead change throughout your organization. Through guided investigations, self-assessments and challenging problem-solving studies you’ll develop your own unique leadership style for success.
What You’ll Learn
Leadership Foundations
- Task/Relationship Paradigm
- Guild Hall Model
- The Skills Continuum
Cognitive Problem Solving
- Making Better Decisions at Work
Making Better Decisions at Work
- Ideal vs. Actual Decision Making
- Groupthink
- Team Decision Making
Leadership Styles
- The Developmental Levels
- Leadership Styles
- Servant Leadership
The Science of Transformation and Change
- Science to Inform Judgment
- Communication
- Strategic Alignment
- Changing Behavior
Creativity and Innovation
- Process and Environment of Innovation
- Assessing and Developing Innovation
- Your Role in Innovation
The Exceptional Presenter
- The Exceptional Presenter
- The Importance of Presentation
- Organizing Your Message
- Engaging the Audience
Empowerment Dynamics
- The Dreaded Drama Triangle
- The Empowerment Dynamic
- The Choice Point
Curriculum
8 Week Course
Lesson 1 - Leadership Foundations
- Course Introduction
- Leadership Effectiveness – Introduction
- The Farm Gate
- The Johari Window
- Why Do People Do Things?
- The Task/Relationship Paradigm
- Guild Hall Model
- The Skills Continuum
Lesson 2 - Cognitive Problem Solving
- Cognitive Problem Solving – Introduction
- Cognitive Problem Solving Archetypes
- KAI – Introduction
- KAI – Interpretation
- Cognitive Climates
- Mental Models – Part 1
- Mental Models – Part 2
- Mental Models – Part 3
Lesson 3 - Making Better Decisions at Work
- Making Better Decisions at Work
- Case Study - Carter Racing
- Ideal vs. Actual Decision Making
- Groupthink
- Bias in Decision Making - Part 1
- Bias in Decision Making - Part 2
- Team Decision Making
- Summary
Lesson 4 - Leadership Styles
- The Developmental Levels
- Leadership Styles
- LEAD
- Frank Sullivan Case
- Servant Leadership
Lesson 5 - The Science of Transformation and Change
- Science to Inform Judgment
- Communication
- Changing Behavior
- Strategic Alignment
- Customer Focus
- Fact-Based Decisions
- Leadership Behaviors
Lesson 6 - Creativity and Innovation
- Overview - New Business Innovation as a Disciplined Process
- The Process of Innovation
- The Environment of Innovation
- Assessing Innovations
- Developing Innovations
- Execution of Innovation
- Critical Factors of Innovation
- Your Role in Innovation
Lesson 7 - The Exceptional Presenter
- The Exceptional Presenter
- The Importance of Presentation
- Organizing Your Message
- Posture
- Gestures
- Eye Contact
- Props and Visual Aids
- Voice
- Engaging the Audience
- Be Natural, Understand and Practice
Lesson 8 - Empowerment Dynamics
- The Empowerment Dynamic - Introduction
- The Dreaded Drama Triangle
- The Dreaded Drama Triangle - Worksheet Responses
- Primary Orientations
- The Empowerment Dynamic
- Dynamic Tensions - The Process of Creating Outcomes
- The Choice Point
- The Empowerment Dynamic - Conclusion
- Course Summary
Foundations of Leadership at Mendoza College of Business
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