Executive Certificate in Leadership & Management Outline
Effective Leadership
Instructors: Peter DeLisle, Michael Crant, Dave Hayes, Gaylen Paulson, Paul Slaggert
The course is designed for exceptional individual contributors who have been called or have taken the lead on a team or project level and have direct responsibility for guiding the work of others. You will use guided investigations, self-assessments and challenging problem-solving studies to develop your unique leadership style for success.
Key topics include:
- Conceptual tools for understanding leadership effectiveness
- Guidelines for the transition from individual contributor to manager
- Insights into the relationships between leaders and followers
- The responsibilities of leaders to make timely decisions
- The constant challenge of managing and resolving conflict
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Leading Teams and Organizations
Instructors: Peter DeLisle, Paul Slaggert, Dave Womeldorff, James O’Rourke, Dave Hayes, Joseph Holt, Leo Flanagan
The second course in the leadership and management series places students at the crossroads of tactics and strategy, providing the perspective and insight necessary to assess, interpret and respond to situations of uncertainty and complexity. You will learn to positively engage people, teams and organizations by responding to challenges with greater sophistication and confidence. Key topics include:
- Contingency models of leadership and performance
- Dynamics of delegation, empowerment and risk
- Insights into personal perspectives of interpersonal relationships
- Approaches to building a high performance team
- Personal principles and values in decision-making
- Accountability and leadership
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Executive Leadership Strategies
Instructors: Jim Davis, Peter DeLisle, Rajan Kamath, Margot O’Brien, Jack Walker, Tim Koegel, Leo Burke
Strategy, foresight, creativity and integrity are the key concepts in this executive phase of leadership and management development. In the culmination of Notre Dame’s three-course program, you will learn to synthesize your skills and apply your abilities for developing intellectual capital and organizational culture. Key topics include:
- The executive as strategic leader
- Archetypes of leader
- Climates for creativity and cognitive styles
- Industry structure, competitive analysis and competitive foresight
- Business leadership: The rule of law
- Business leadership: Telling the story
- Leadership in the era of hyperchange
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