In this course, Foundations of Everyday Leadership you will learn about group decision-making as a vehicle for helping an everyday leader address some of the limitations of individual decision-making.
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About this Course
In this foundational course, Foundations of Everyday Leadership you will learn about the “head and heart” of everyday leadership by exploring the dynamics of individual and group decision-making and the challenges of managing motivation. Central to the course is forming a nuanced understanding of why and how leadership skills are critical to an organization’s success.
You will be able to:
- Articulate why and how leadership skills are so critical to organizational success
- Use leadership skills to work more effectively with others and organize teams to work more effectively together
- Apply the foundations of effective leadership skills to everyday situations
Skills You Will Gain
- Group Decision-Making
- Managing motivation
- Individual decision-making
- Communication In Small Groups
- Leadership
Syllabus
WEEK 1
2 hours to complete
Foundations of Everyday Leadership: Course Orientation
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
4 videos (Total 8 min), 6 readings, 1 quiz
4 hours to complete
Module 1: Head and Heart of Everyday Leadership
This module will examine what critical levers an everyday leader has available (the management of information and the management of motivation) to accomplish a leader’s core tasks (making and implementing decisions), and why inclusiveness may be the most important skill in a leader’s toolbox.
7 videos (Total 49 min), 4 readings, 3 quizzes
WEEK 2
3 hours to complete
Foundations of Everyday Leadership: Individual Decision Making
This module will focus on the management of information (head) side of everyday leadership. We will examine decision analysis as a systematic approach to using the information to make decisions, as well as the weaknesses and limitations of decision analysis.
5 videos (Total 31 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes
WEEK 3
4 hours to complete
Foundations of Everyday Leadership: Group Decision Making
We will also consider the three key determinants of process loss in group decision-making that need to be overcome for group decision-making to be effective.
6 videos (Total 49 min), 3 readings, 3 quizzes
WEEK 4
3 hours to complete
Foundations of Everyday Leadership: Managing Motivation
This module will focus on the managing motivation (heart) side of everyday leadership. We will examine how leaders can best manage motivation and the importance for individual motivation of a leader’s management of interdependence among group members.
6 videos (Total 35 min), 5 readings, 3 quizzes
