Leadership Principles (307-DL-20)
Instructors
Denise Eisenhauer
Meeting Info
Online: TBA
Overview of class
This course introduces the theory and practice of leadership: the capacity to mobilize group resources to affect fundamental change in organizations. Within the past few years, the concept of leadership has shifted from the standard brick and mortar or in-person leader to the concept and necessity of the virtual leader and hybrid teams. As such, topics for this course will include understanding organizations as complex social systems; the difference between leadership and managerial authority; navigating the politics of competing factions within organizations to achieve shared goals; how a firm-wide, national, or global event like a pandemic can jolt the very definition of leadership and further require technological advancements, organizational transformation, and proactive and reactive change; emotional intelligence and the role of building and maintaining relationships of trust to drive optimal performance and continuous improvement; and the role of leadership in creating an environment in which risk-taking and innovative solutions are encouraged, learned from, and rewarded.The class, as well as students' experiences, will serve as foundational learning and ultimately become case studies in leadership.
This course is conducted completely online. A technology fee will be added to tuition.
Humanities distribution course. Meets requirement for course that applies perspectives on power, justice, and equity with a global focus for BS degrees.
Registration Requirements
Note: This course is limited to School of Professional Studies students only. Undergraduate students in other schools at Northwestern are not permitted to enroll in this course.
Prerequisites: none
Learning Objectives
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
Recognize the correlation between leadership style and business results.
Differentiate between leading and managing to discern which role is more effective in any given situation.
Apply the fundamental concepts of Emotional Intelligence to positively impact your own foundational leadership behaviors.
Examine and score effectiveness related to managing a team.
Prepare and practice "crucial conversations" around the leadership competencies of change management, accountability, and coaching.
Identify and implement practices for leading hybrid/remote teams, keeping employees engaged, overcoming virtual landscape barriers, and maintaining organizational culture.
Explore ways to classify unconscious bias and construct intentional processes to create diversity, equity, and inclusion on the teams you lead.
Class Materials (Required)
Bradberry, T., Greaves, J., & Lencioni, P. (2009). Emotional intelligence 2.0. TalentSmart. ISBN-13: 978-0974320625
Additional required readings and media are posted on Canvas, including timely news articles, academic research, and videos that you will review in order to complete some assignments and participate in discussion forums.
Class Attributes
Asynchronous:Remote class-no scheduled mtg time