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Leadership Principles


Adult Programs / Professional Development -
Adult Online Professional & Personal Development Spring/Summer 2024

This is the first in a series addressing the development of Generation Y (born 1980-1999) leadership. Find out what it takes to become an effective leader. Discover your style of leadership. Discuss task completion, building relationships with your subordinates, becoming socially perceptive to changes in the workplace, utilizing your emotions in a positive and effective manner, and addressing challenging goals.

This course can be taken alone or as part of the 3 course Certificate in Leadership Development.

Class Details

Unit 1: Introduction to Leadership Principles
  • What does it mean to be a good leader?
  • The multiple approaches to leadership
  • Models of leadership
  • The critical need for Gen Y leadership
Unit 2: Recognizing your leadership style
  • Leadership Traits Self Assessment
  • Leadership Style Self Assessment
  • Leadership Skills Self Assessment
  • Task and Relationship Assessment
Unit 3: Leadership Special Concerns
  • Handling Conflict in the Workplace
  • Managing Out-group Employees
  • Ethical Considerations
Unit 4: Cases in Leadership
  • Case Study 1
  • Case Study 2
  • Self-reflection: What type of leader am I?

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William A Draves

LERN Instructor

William A. Draves is one of the foremost authorities in the world on teaching online. More than 6,000 faculty and teachers have taken this course. He did his graduate work in education, with an emphasis on adult education, from The George Washington University in Washington DC.

Draves has taught for over thirty years, including teaching at the graduate level. His books include "How to Teach Adults," the most popular book ever written on the subject, and "Energizing the Learning Environment."

He has been interviewed by Wired.com, The New York Times, NPR, NBC Nightly News, Washington Post, Virtual University News, Chronicle of Higher Education and other national media.

Draves is author of the book, "Advanced Teaching Online," which is used as the text book for this course. This course is part of the Certified Online Instructor (COI) designation, the most recognized certification for online teaching in higher education.

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Virtual Class
Sun-Sat, Jun 3 - Jun 28
12:01 - 11:59 AM

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$ 145.00
single class