Foundations in Leadership
and Approaches to Skills Development
Starts: TBA
Ends: TBA
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Description:
This residential course uses a variety of experiential approaches to
assist aspiring and practicing managers to enhance their leadership
skills. Participants will be expected to not only enhance their interpersonal
competency, but also expand upon their knowledge and understanding of
the theory and research underlying the impact of managerial skills on
the organization.
In an age of team management and collaboration, leadership is an essential
skill that needs to be uncovered and developed, as well as applied.
This course encourages individuals to bring their unique background,
experiences, and perceptions to the important discussion of leadership.
The residential portion of this course will take place on the University
of Guelph campus. This will include participation in the Leadership
Conference.
Topics:
The Environment of Leadership
Core Behavioural
Principles
Leadership Paradigms
Fostering Improved
Competency
Identifying Common
Road-Blocks
Resources Provided:
Course manual, textbooks, readers, course website, etc.
Resources Required: On-line (Web-based) course
requiring access to the Internet. The minimum requirements are: a personal
computer with a Pentium-class processor; Windows 95 or later; 32 MB
RAM (64 recommended); 10 MEGS hard disk space; SVGA Monitor; 1 MB video
card; 256 colours; CD-ROM drive (suggested); word processing software;
56k modem; Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 4.7 or later (Please note
that we DO NOT recommend using Netscape 6 at this time.)
Instructor(s): Prof. Stephen Lynch
Sponsoring College: College
of Social and Applied Human Sciences
Tuition Fee(s): CDN $1,200 or CDN
$900 for Not For Profit or Charitable Organizations (excluding meals
& accommodations)
 For
more information about the content or learning objectives,
please contact Professor Michael Cox
at 519-824-4120, extension
56597 or send an email to mcox@uoguelph.ca
For all other inquiries, contact:
John Cassidy,
Manager, Distance Education and DE Learning Technologies
Phone: (519) 824-4120, Ext: 56777
FAX: (519) 824-1112
E-mail: jcassidy@open.uoguelph.ca
Other
Leadership courses:
Theories of Leadership
Ethics in Leadership
Role of the Leader in Improving Organizational Decision-Making
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