Transformational and Visionary Leadership Course
Overview
Change is happening faster than ever before, driven by technological innovations, marketplace factors and the new normal of a post-pandemic world. The strongest leaders don’t merely keep up or react to change. They are prepared to transform themselves and their teams to meet current needs while staying focused on the future. But how do you become that leader?
This course in Transformational & Visionary Leadership provides a roadmap for decision making and a plan to improve your leadership effectiveness, adapt to your team and company needs and confidently drive your organization toward positive change.
Over the four weeks of the course, you will learn to identify your personal strengths and leadership styles, gain strategies that can immediately improve your leadership abilities, learn frameworks for analyzing your company’s present and future state, and techniques for changing in-step with your industry. This course grounds you in the concept leaders need to lead individuals, teams and organizations toward – and through – transformational change.
What You’ll Learn
Your Personal Leadership Style
- Recognize your areas of strength as a leader
- Understand the contexts and situations in which your leadership style excels
Lead From All Levels
- Understand why every employee – regardless of title – can create transformational change
- Explore time-tested leadership tactics from some of history’s greatest business minds
Organizational Analysis
- Analyze your organization’s current strengths and weaknesses
- Evaluate your executive leaders’ vision and performance
- Pinpoint the organization’s structure and culture – and use them to facilitate organizational transformation
Industry Analysis
- Gain the tools and tactics you need to forecast impending industry changes – and turn them into opportunities for transformation
- Utilize proven leadership techniques to transform your organization into a future-ready enterprise that embraces the power of change
Who Should Register
The course in Transformational & Visionary Leadership is designed for:
- Senior-level executives making transformational decisions and leading the organization into uncertainty and change
- People leaders and managers responsible for translating the vision, mission and objectives of change to first-level or departmental employees
- The employees and individual contributors adopting the processes of change and adapting to these new situations
Curriculum
4 Week Course
Understanding Yourself and Your Peers
- Where Do You Excel?
- The CliftonStrengths Online Talent Assessment
- What Are Your Personal Preferences?
Understanding Your Influence and Power
- The History of Top-Down Leadership
- The Rise of Bottom-Up Leadership
Understanding Your Organization
- Organizational Dynamics
- Organizational Structure
Understanding Your Market
- How Organizations Change
- How Industries Change
If you’re going to pay by credit card, you can either get started with installment payments or pay in full. Just let your enrollment representative know the option that work best for you.
Corporate and Military Tuition Assistance
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Corporate and Military TA
Corporate tuition assistance is paid by your employer. You will need to provide appropriate forms for processing, prior to enrollment. Air Force tuition assistance is available for active-duty service members. You will need to provide a valid military tuition assistance voucher. Both TA options are subject to employer benefit policies.
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Deferred Corporate TA
Pay tuition now and have your employer reimburse you. Additional documentation will be needed to process this payment. Subject to employer benefit policies.
Military Benefits
Active Duty
Michigan State offers a 15% savings, per certificate course, to active-duty servicemembers, Guardsmen and Reservists (upon verification of military status).
Veterans
Michigan State offers a 15% savings, per certificate course to veterans (upon verification of military status).
Spouses and Family
Michigan State offers a 15% savings, per certificate course, to active-duty servicemembers, veterans, Guardsmen, Reservists and their spouses and dependents (upon verification of military status).