EXLR 5230 - Leadership Synthesis and Discernment

4 credit hours
Formerly - EXLR 518

This course integrates and applies leadership theory to each participant’s capabilities. Students review their leadership history and reflect on direct experiences during the program to explore personal values, connection to the commons, and their role at work. Following a six-month discernment process, each student drafts a leadership development pland and reviews it with both faculty and executive coach. Emphasis is placed on exploration and alignment of personal values with organizational and societal needs in order to lead authentically for maximum impact. The course addresses transformation and change as processes involved in both personal growth and organizational leadership.