Advanced Leadership & Organizational Design
Master leadership skills, organizational behavior, and change management for today's complex business environment. Ideal for experienced professionals.
Master leadership skills, organizational behavior, and change management for today's complex business environment. Ideal for experienced professionals.
This comprehensive course delves into advanced concepts of leadership and organizational design, catering to professionals with at least 2-3 years of industry experience. It covers a wide range of topics crucial for effective management in today's knowledge-intensive organizations. The curriculum includes leadership theories and competencies, understanding workforce diversity, power dynamics, decision-making processes, motivation techniques, team leadership, conflict resolution, and change management. Students will explore how individual differences in personality, cultural values, and group dynamics shape employee attitudes and behaviors. The course emphasizes practical skills such as creative problem-solving, ethical decision-making, and leadership techniques for enhancing social capital. It also addresses contemporary challenges like managing multicultural and geographically dispersed teams. Through a blend of theoretical foundations and practical applications, participants will develop the skills needed to lead effectively in complex, diverse organizational environments.
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What you'll learn
Differentiate between management and leadership roles and apply appropriate leadership styles
Understand and manage workforce diversity, including personality differences and cultural values
Navigate power dynamics and office politics effectively
Make ethical decisions and manage workplace stress and emotions
Apply motivation theories to design effective job roles and incentive systems
Lead teams efficiently and resolve conflicts, especially in global and virtual environments
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This course includes:
501 Minutes PreRecorded video
41 assignments
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There are 9 modules in this course
This comprehensive course on Leadership and Organization Design provides an in-depth exploration of advanced leadership concepts and organizational management strategies. It begins with an examination of leadership theories and practices, differentiating between management and leadership roles. The course then delves into understanding workforce diversity, including personality differences, cultural values, and their impact on employee behavior. It covers crucial topics such as power dynamics and workplace politics, decision-making processes, ethical considerations, and stress management. A significant portion of the course is dedicated to motivation theories and their practical application in the workplace, including job and incentive design. The curriculum also addresses team leadership, conflict resolution (with a focus on global and virtual teams), organizational culture, and change management. Throughout the course, students engage with both classic and contemporary theories, applying them to real-world scenarios. The program culminates with strategies for fostering creativity and innovation within organizations. This course is designed to equip mid-level professionals with the knowledge and skills necessary to lead effectively in today's complex, diverse, and rapidly changing business environment.
Leaders vs. Managers
Module 1 · 13 Hours to complete
Understanding Your Workforce – Differences of Personality & Cultural Values
Module 2 · 15 Hours to complete
Understanding Your Workforce – Surface level Diversity and Employment Relationship
Module 3 · 14 Hours to complete
Power & Politics
Module 4 · 15 Hours to complete
Decision-Making Process, Ethical Considerations, & Managing Stress/Emotions
Module 5 · 12 Hours to complete
Motivation
Module 6 · 11 Hours to complete
Team Leadership & Conflict Resolution
Module 7 · 13 Hours to complete
Organizational Culture, Structure, & Change Management
Module 8 · 13 Hours to complete
Summative Course Assessment
Module 9 · 3 Hours to complete
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Instructor
Assistant Director, Master of Business Administration at Illinois Tech
Smriti Anand is the Assistant Director of the Master of Business Administration program at the Illinois Institute of Technology's Stuart School of Business. She is also a Professor of Management, where she teaches courses in organizational behavior and human resource management at undergraduate, MBA, and doctoral levels. Smriti holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management from the University of Illinois at Chicago, an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, and a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Her research interests include leadership, diversity, and non-traditional work arrangements, particularly focusing on idiosyncratic deals (i-deals) within organizations. Smriti has published extensively in leading management journals and has received several awards for her teaching excellence, including the IIT Stuart School of Business Beta Gamma Sigma Professor of the Year Award. Additionally, she is actively involved in professional organizations and has experience in high-tech industries, managing cross-functional teams and leading product development initiatives.
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