PHDE616 Leadership Skills (2 cr.)

This course focuses on leadership needs in the nonprofit sector and explores how it shapes an organization’s philanthropic culture. The course also covers styles of leadership and the ways in which outcomes are influenced through increased awareness of personal approach, values, and skills.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Compare various leadership styles and approaches.
2. Identify how personal style and values influence leadership action.
3. Evaluate one’s own strengths, style, and development needs as a leader.
4. Analyze the dynamics of team building, joint problem solving, and shared leadership.
5. Develop a personal framework for authentic leadership action.
6. Analyze the relationship between leadership and nonprofit organizational culture.