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Leadership Essentials Certificate - Syllabus

The Leadership Essentials Certificate consists of three units (each unit contains five lessons):

Unit 1: Responsibility of Leadership Unit 2: Managing for Results Unit 3: Managing Teams and Making Better Decisions

Certificate Description

There is no “one best way” to lead. To be a successful leader, you must be able to match your leadership style to each unique situation. In the Leadership Essentials Certificate you will examine theories and learn methodologies that outline the responsibilities of leadership, proven management methods and best practices for leading effective teams that produce results.

Leadership skills are critical in the 21st century, and applicable in all vocations. Any student, from any discipline, that is aspiring to be in a leadership role will benefit from this certificate. Students should enroll in this certificate to:

further hone leadership skills and learn what types of people become leaders. learn how and why people are motivated to satisfy needs, and the sources of job satisfaction. compare the pros and cons of utilizing teams. further enhance your decision-making techniques and identify some common mistakes in

decision making.

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this certificate, you will be able to:

Determine and describe the responsibilities of leadership Identify and discuss job performance, job satisfaction, and motivation. Describe the best methods for decision-making and identify some commonly made mistakes in

the decision making process

Meet Your Professor Michael Crant, Ph.D.

Professor in the Department of Management and Organization, University of Notre Dame Mendoza College of Business Michael Crant is senior faculty member in the Department of Management at the University of Notre Dame's Mendoza College of Business. He is internationally known for his research on proactive behavior at work and has developed the “proactive personality scale,” which is the most frequently used measure of proactivity in the field of management. He holds both a BS in Business Administration and an MBA from the University of Florida, and earned his PhD in Organizational Behavior from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Unit 1: Responsibility of Leadership

Unit 1 Description:

Unit 1 will address five main questions:

1. What is Leadership and why is it important to followers? 2. Are leaders born and not made? 3. What do leaders do? Is there one style that will always be effective? 4. What is Transformational Leadership and what are the keys to its success? 5. What are contemporary approaches to leadership?


By the end of this unit, you will be able to:

Define leadership and describe its importance. Compare and contrast the relationship between personality traits and leadership. Describe the role of a leader and analyze various leadership styles that can be used to fulfill

that role. Define Transformational Leadership and illustrate the key success factors. Describe and analyze various contemporary approaches to leadership.

Lesson 1:

What is Leadership?

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

What is Leadership? Lecture 1 What is Leadership? Lecture 2

Readings:

33 Ways to Define Leadership Top 10 Differences Between Managers and Leaders

Supplemental Reading:

What is Servant Leadership? Thoughts from Southwest Airlines President, Colleen Barrett

Application: Lesson 1 Assignment

Summary: Video

Assessment: Lesson 1 Assessment

Lesson 2:

Personality Traits and Leadership

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Personality Traits and Leadership, Lecture 1 Personality Traits and Leadership, Lecture 2

Readings:

What it Takes to be a Great Leader The Rarest Commodity is Leadership Without Ego


Summary: Video


Lesson 3:

What Do Leaders Do?

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

What Do Leaders Do? Lecture 1 What Do Leaders Do? Lecture 2

Readings:

Task vs. Relationship Leadership Theories Top 10 Differences Between Managers and Leaders


Summary: Video


Lesson 4:

Transformational Leadership

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Transformational Leadership, Lecture 1 Transformational Leadership, Lecture 2

Readings:

Transformational Leadership Four Elements of Transformational Leadership Transforming Transformational Leadership


Summary: Video


Lesson 5:

Contemporary Leadership Approaches

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Contemporary Leadership Approaches, Lecture 1

Contemporary Leadership Approaches, Lecture 2

Readings:

9 Tips to be a Better Leader Everyday Leadership


Summary: Video


End of Unit 1 Assessment: Unit 1 Quiz

Unit 2: Managing for Results

Unit 2 Description

Unit 2 will address five main questions:

1. What are the determinants of job performance, and how are people motivated to satisfy needs?

2. What are the sources of job satisfaction? 3. What are the most effective ways to link consequences to behaviors and what are the types of

consequences that leaders use? 4. Why do we care about fairness in the workplace? What is Equity Theory? 5. How is self-confidence related to goals and goal setting?



Discuss the determinants of job performance, and explain how people are motivated to satisfy needs.

Describe the sources of job satisfaction. Determine the most effective ways to link consequences to behaviors utilizing proven methods

of leadership. Explain Equity Theory and its impact on fairness in the workplace. Define and describe the SMART Framework and its correlation to self-confidence.

Lesson 1:

Job Performance and Needs

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Job Performance and Needs, Lecture 1 Job Performance and Needs, Lecture 2

Readings:

Coaching Poor Performance


Summary: Video


Lesson 2:

Job Satisfaction

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Job Satisfaction, Lecture 1 Job Satisfaction, Lecture 2

Readings:

Dale Carnegie Study Reveals the Connection Between Leadership Skills and Job Satisfaction


Summary: Video


Lesson 3:

Consequences of Behavior

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Consequences of Behavior, Lecture 1 Consequences of Behavior, Lecture 2

Readings:

Coaching for Success: Dealing With Problem Employees


Summary: Video


Lesson 4:

Perceptions of Fairness

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Perceptions of Fairness, Lecture 1 Perceptions of Fairness, Lecture 2

Readings:

Equity Theory – Why Employee Perceptions About Fairness Do Matter


Summary: Video


Lesson 5:

Confidence and Goals

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Confidence and Goals, Lecture 1 Confidence and Goals, Lecture 2

Readings:

Examples of Employee Performance Goals What is a SMART Goal in Situational Leadership?


Summary: Video



Unit 3: Managing Teams and Making Better Decisions

Unit 3 Description Unit 3 will address five main questions:

1. What are the best practices of effective teams? 2. What are the dysfunctions of ineffective teams? 3. What are the assets and liabilities of utilizing teams?

4. How do people make decisions? 5. What are some common mistakes in decision making?

Student Learning Outcomes:


Describe best practices of healthy teams and the role of leadership. Analyze team dysfunctions and describe the role of leadership with ineffective teams. Compare and contrast team communications, strengths and weaknesses. Recognize and utilize effective team decisions and describe common mistakes in team decision

making. Recognize and utilize effective team decisions and describe common mistakes in individual

decision making.

Unit 3: Teams and Climates for Creativity

Lesson 1:

Team Norms and Healthy Conflict

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Team Norms and Healthy Conflict, Lecture 1 Team Norms and Healthy Conflict, Lecture 2

Readings:

Dare to Disagree

Supplemental Readings:

Managing Groups and Teams eBook


Summary: Video


Lesson 2:

Undesirable Norms and Team Leadership

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Undesirable Norms and Team Leadership, Lecture 1 Undesirable Norms and Team Leadership, Lecture 2

Readings:

How to Influence Team Norms


Summary: Video


Lesson 3:

Team Communications

and Strengths

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Team Communications and Strengths, Lecture 1 Team Communications and Strengths, Lecture 2

Readings:

Listen, Learn...Then Lead


Summary: Video


Lesson 4:

Effective Team Decisions

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Effective Team Decisions, Lecture 1 Effective Team Decisions, Lecture 2

Readings:

Trial, Error, and the God Complex


Summary: Video


Lesson 5:

Making Individual Decisions

Introduction: Video

Lectures:

Making Individual Decisions, Lecture 1 Making Individual Decisions, Lecture 2

Readings:

How Great Leaders Inspire Action Steve Jobs Leadership Skills Breakdown


Summary: Video



End of Certificate Assessment: Certificate Final Exam

Assessment, Quiz and Final Exam Criteria

Type Number of Questions Number of Attempts Passing Grade

Lesson Assessment 4 Unlimited 80% or higher (recommended)

Unit Quiz 10 Unlimited 80% or higher (mandatory)

Final Exam 30 Two 80% or higher (mandatory)

READING LIST

Charisma on Command. (2016, January 4). Steve Jobs Leadership Skills Breakdown - How To Motivate

People [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVLERJ5IdrA

Davids, B. (2012, April 10). The rarest commodity is leadership without ego: Bob Davids at TEDxESCP

[Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQrPVmcgJJk

Dudley, D. (2017). Drew Dudley: Everyday leadership | TED Talk | TED.com [Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.ted.com/talks/drew_dudley_everyday_leadership

Employeetraining. (2014, August 18). Coaching poor performance [Video file]. Retrieved from

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_vlekGIt_M

Fisher, C. (2017). What is a SMART goal in situational leadership? | Chron.com. Retrieved from

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/smart-goal-situational-leadership-38335.html

Harford, T. (2011, July). Tim Harford: Trial, error and the God complex | TED Talk | TED.com [Video file].

Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/tim_harford

Heffernan, M. (2012, June). Margaret Heffernan: Dare to disagree | TED Talk | TED.com [Video file].

Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/margaret_heffernan_dare_to_disagree

Helmrich, B. (2016, April 5). 33 ways to define leadership. Retrieved from

http://www.businessnewsdaily.com/3647-leadership-definition.html

Hünniger, D. (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia

Commons

Mayhew, R. (2017). Examples of employee performance goals | Chron.com. Retrieved from

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/examples-employee-performance-goals-10757.html

McChrystal, S. (2011, March). Stanley McChrystal: Listen, learn ... then lead | TED Talk | TED.com [Video file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/stanley_mcchrystal Morley, M. (2017). Task vs. relationship leadership theories | Chron.com. Retrieved from

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/task-vs-relationship-leadership-theories-35167.html

National Society of Public Accountants. (2000). Transformational Leadership. - Free Online Library.

Retrieved from https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Transformational+Leadership.-a062451805

PR Newswire Association LLC. (2016). Dale Carnegie study reveals the connection between leadership

skills and job satisfaction. Retrieved from

https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Dale+Carnegie+Study+Reveals+The+Connection+Between+Leadership+

Skills...-a0470466462

Practical Psychology. (2017, January 25). 9 Tips to be a better leader - Leadership and management skills

and qualities [Video file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0w-ASaOb94

Rykrsmith, E. (2010, September 13). Effective teams part 3: How to influence team norms | The fast

track. Retrieved from http://www.quickbase.com/blog/effective-teams-part-3-how-to-influence-team-

norms

Rykrsmith, E. (2010, September 20). What is servant leadership? Thoughts from Southwest Airlines

President, Colleen Barrett | The fast track. Retrieved from http://www.quickbase.com/blog/what-is-

servant-leadership-thoughts-from-southwest-airlines-president-colleen-barrett

Schieltz, M. (2017). Four elements of transformational leadership | Chron.com. Retrieved from

http://smallbusiness.chron.com/four-elements-transformational-leadership-10115.html

Sinek, S. (2013, May 17). Responsibility and Leadership: Simon Sinek at TEDxColumbiaCollege [Video

file]. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ4zl6G_Td4

Sinek, S. (2009, September). Simon Sinek: How great leaders inspire action | TED Talk | TED.com [Video

file]. Retrieved from http://www.ted.com/talks/simon_sinek_how_great_leaders

Tanner, R. (2017, January 5). Equity theory - Why employee perceptions about fairness do matter.

Retrieved from https://managementisajourney.com/equity-theory-why-employee-perceptions-about-

fairness-do-matter/

TEDx Talks. (2015, January 16). Transforming transformational leadership | Lesley Hayes |

TEDxBrentwoodCollegeSchool [Video file]. Retrieved from https://youtu.be/n3sEybeRzZI

Torres, R. (2013, October). Roselinde Torres: What it takes to be a great leader | TED Talk | TED.com

[Video file]. Retrieved from

http://www.ted.com/talks/roselinde_torres_what_it_takes_to_be_a_great_leader

Tschohl, J. (2015, February 13). Coaching for success: Dealing with problem employees [Video file].

Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wm6nnjfyM6M

Williams, S. (2011, October 9). Top 10 differences between managers and leaders [Video file]. Retrieved

from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ubRzzirRKs

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