Leadership

Practical tools to create an environment of goal achievement and team development. Includes motivational theory, group dynamics, personal strengths, goal setting and change management. Also includes expectation management, collaboration, factors that undermine engagement.

Information: Students enrolling in this course should have completed a basic supervision course (UMGT 122), be familiar with principles of management, personal communication and information processing styles, organization structure or supervised others for no less than three years, and/or hold a management position.

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify personal strengths.
2. Evaluate factors that undermine employee motivation and engagement.
3. Diagnose team skill sets and develop a plan to build synergy and collaboration.
4. Determine team expectations and goals.
5. Facilitate team development.
6. Explore the critical aspects of change.