GDEV 3100

Foundations in Leadership: Skills for Personal and Professional Effectiveness

Course Description

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2024-2025.

This course frames leadership as a particular way of approaching life, one that is essential to both personal fulfillment and career effectiveness. The course begins with the inner work of a leader's personal development and then explores how leaders work through others to enhance their influence.

When Offered Fall, Spring.

Fees Materials fee: $75.
Permission Note Enrollment preference given to: Leadership minor students.

Distribution Category (KCM-AG, SBA-AG)

• Develop a critical understanding of contemporary leadership theories, styles, approaches and roles.
• Examine and clarify personal inspirations, values, and purposes in careers and life.
• Learn to align those inner motivations with personal actions, decisions, and communications in order to become more authentic, effective, and influential.
• Build skills for communicating effectively, especially in difficult conversations such as delivering feedback, resolving conflict, and influencing others.
• Practice skills for building effective teams and leading group planning, decision making and problem solving processes.
• Create a personal learning plan and leadership portfolio for supporting personal development.
• Establish a habit of reflection to promote continuous learning and effective leadership.

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