Foundations of Leadership

The course "Foundations of Leadership" explores foundational leadership principles to help you develop the skills and traits necessary for senior technical leadership roles. Through engaging modules, you’ll analyze leadership approaches, including traits and skills-based theories, ethical practices, and modern leadership styles like transformational, servant, and adaptive leadership. You’ll gain critical thinking skills using Paul and Elder’s model, assess your leadership strengths, and learn to

• Explore critical thinking models and apply them to assess senior leader characteristics for effective decision-making and leadership.
• Analyze leadership traits using feedback from peers and evaluate technical, human, and conceptual skills in leadership.
• Learn how to apply ethical decision-making frameworks, and evaluate task vs. relationship orientations in leadership practices.
• Cover leadership theories like Path-Goal, Leader-Member Exchange, and Transformational Leadership to enhance team dynamics and motivation.