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Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations

University of Colorado Boulder

Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations is a specialization offered by the University of Colorado Boulder. This course delves into the essential aspects of leadership in technical organizations. Learners will gain insight into how a leader multiplies their abilities by leading through others, and the importance of executive presence in being a leader of leaders. The course emphasizes the significance of building a team of exceptional and diverse leaders who are deeply involved in talent acquisition, development, and retention activities. Learners will study different decision-making processes for various leadership situations and understand the ultimate accountability of leaders for all results. Additionally, the course explores techniques for building enduring relationships that have a multiplicative impact on business success. It provides insight into big picture considerations that organizational leaders must take into account when strategizing, planning, and performing large scale technical endeavors.

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Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations
Course Modules

This specialization includes modules on Leadership Style and Building a High-Performance Team, Accountability and Employee Engagement, and Value Creation and Building Enduring Relationships.

Leadership Style and Building a High-Performance Team

This module focuses on understanding leadership style and the importance of building a high-performance team. Learners will gain insights into defining value creation and its role in effective leadership.

Accountability and Employee Engagement

This module explores the concept of accountability and employee engagement. It provides knowledge on applying different decision-making processes to leadership situations, and the significance of taking accountability as a leader. Additionally, it delves into strategy, risk-management, and meeting stakeholder commitments within the context of corporate culture.

Value Creation and Building Enduring Relationships

Participants will learn about value creation and building enduring relationships in this module. It covers effective relationship-building strategies and the defining characteristics of authentic leadership.

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