About this course: In this course you will learn about the “head and heart” of everyday leadership, individual decision making, group decision making, and managing motivation. The objectives are to understand why and how leadership skills are so critical to organizational success, and learn the foundations of effective leadership skills. Learners: • Understand why and how leadership skills are so critical to organizational success • Know how to use leadership skills to work more effectively with others, and are able to organize teams to work more effectively together • Will be able to apply the foundations of effective leadership skills to everyday situations faced by leaders. This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.

Created by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Taught by: Gregory Northcraft, Professor of Business Administration and Harry J. Gray Professor of Executive Leadership
College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Basic Info	Course 1 of 7 in the Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization.
Commitment	4 weeks of study, 4-6 hours/week
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.7 stars Average User Rating 4.7See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Course Orientation

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

1 video, 6 readings

Graded: Orientation Quiz

Module 1: Head and Heart of Everyday Leadership

This module will examine what critical levers an everyday leader has available (the management of information and the management of motivation) to accomplish a leader’s core tasks (making and implementing decisions), and why inclusiveness may be the most impor...

6 videos, 4 readings, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 1 Debriefing

Graded: Module 1 Writing Assignment

WEEK 2

Module 2: Individual Decision Making

This module will focus on the management of information (head) side of everyday leadership. We will examine decision analysis as a systematic approach to using information to make decisions, as well as the weaknesses and limitations of decision analysis.

4 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 2 Debriefing

Graded: Graded Quiz over Modules 1 & 2

WEEK 3

Module 3: Group Decision Making

This module will focus on group decision making as a vehicle for helping an everyday leader address some of the limitations of individual decision making. We will also consider the three key determinants of process loss in group decision making that need to be...

5 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 3 Debriefing

Graded: Module 3 Writing Assignment

WEEK 4

Module 4: Managing Motivation

This module will focus on the managing motivation (heart) side of everyday leadership. We will examine how leaders can best manage motivation, and the importance for individual motivation of a leader's management of interdependence among group members.

4 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 4 Debriefing

Graded: Graded Quiz over Modules 3 & 4

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Rated 4.7 out of 5 of 587 ratings

it is wonderful learning through online system.

I like it very much, Professor Northcraft's techniques of teaching, and the Courses' materials are vital tools to learn, and how to utilize those tools in order to be a successful Manager and Leader in your institution!

very interesting course, I learnt brand new concept of leadership

Well delivered and engaging, materials were perfect and the instructor was knowledgable. I really enjoyed the course, and it will definitely make a difference.

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Foundations of Everyday Leadership

Foundations of Everyday Leadership

Foundations of Everyday Leadership