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Leading Strategically: Building Skills for Effective Leadership
EDU A310W

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Description

What does it mean to "lead strategically" in your professional life? How might strategic mindsets and tools apply across all dimensions of your life? How do you avoid typical pitfalls, like trying to do too many things or strategy living in the leader’s head rather than being shared and driven by a variety of stakeholders? How can you be proactive rather than reactive? How does strategy translate to the daily work of organizations and leaders? This module prepares you to be a more strategic leader by partnering to answer these and other questions leaders face when trying to accomplish great things in complex contexts. The module is designed for leaders in a variety of environments - preK-12 schools and school systems, higher education, non-profits, mission-based for-profits, state and federal education agencies, entrepreneurial endeavors, U.S. and international. The module is hands-on and interactive, including self-assessment, peer interaction, and practice with tools you can use at the organizational level and in your own daily and regular work. 

 

School Graduate School of Education
Credits 2
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Department Education
Course Component Regular Course
Instruction Mode In Person
Subject Education
Grading Basis HGSE Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory
Learning Goals <p>Overall Goals: Think Differently: Leave with a question or idea that challenges your current thinking and that you want to explore more<br>Act Differently: Leave with at least one specific tool that you will apply in your practice<br>Specific Goals: Develop a deeper understanding of your existing strengths and potential growth areas as a strategic leader<br>Cultivate an effective approach for leading teams and projects strategically that includes: Focus on purpose Learning and mastering a set of activities aligned to support/advance your goals Cultivating tools to support ongoing calibration of the work from both an organizational and personal leadership perspective</p>
Career Focus This course is relevant for a variety of roles and contexts. It will make most sense if you picture yourself as a "leader" in your career, however you define leader.