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There are 5 modules in this course
Leadership of complex technical organizations is being challenged by the rapid pace of technology development, innovation and the new flexible workplace where employees working from anywhere demand to be engaged, motivated and recognized. This first Leading Technical Organizations course, "Leadership Style and Building a High-Performance Team", explores your personal leadership style, how value is created, how a leader multiplies their abilities by building high performance teams, and how your executive presence is essential to be a leader of leaders.
This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.
This module will introduce the Leading Technical Organizations Specialization and describe how it fits into the University of Colorado’s (CU’s) Engineering Management Program (EMP) leadership progression. The learner will also complete assessments that will inform them about their predominant personality type and strengths. This unique personality type and strength information will be used to throughout this course and specialization to create peer-reviewed responses that are unique to the learner.
What's included
8 videos16 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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8 videos•Total 96 minutes
University of Colorado's EMP Leadership Progression•6 minutes
Leading Technical Organizations Specialization Introduction & Overview•15 minutes
What is Leadership ? Leadership Manifesto•18 minutes
Specialization Grading Summary•9 minutes
Corporate Culture & Value Creation Leadership Learning Scenario•11 minutes
How to be a Good Peer Reviewer•5 minutes
Your Personality Type (MBTI)•16 minutes
Your Strengths (Clifton Strengths)•16 minutes
16 readings•Total 170 minutes
Course Updates and Accessibility Support•1 minute
Non-Credit Students: Welcome and Where to Find Help•10 minutes
Leadership Quotes•2 minutes
Mckinsey Articles •20 minutes
Before You Judge Someone - Watch This - Jay Shetty•6 minutes
IT'S ON YOU - Inspirational Leadership Video- JB Kellogg•2 minutes
Corporate Culture Explained in 5 minutes or Less•10 minutes
Peer Reviews: A Guide to Giving Constructive Feedback•10 minutes
What is the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)•2 minutes
Strengths Are Greater Than Improved Weaknesses - Andy Stanley•3 minutes
Clifton Strength Assessments•45 minutes
Articles About Clifton Strength•10 minutes
How To Use Your CliftonStrengths 34 Report - Gallop•3 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Leadership and Your Personal Style and Strengths•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
Corporate Culture & Value Creation •180 minutes
Reaching Your Full Leadership Potential
Module 2•5 hours to complete
Module details
This module will give learners six specific areas to focus on throughout their career in order to meet their full leadership potential. It will discuss how leadership expectations have changed and how corporate organizational structure vary and are evolving. It will introduce a fictitious corporation called “LTO” that will be used as a backdrop for Leadership Learning Scenarios across the course and specialization.
What's included
5 videos6 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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5 videos•Total 65 minutes
Reaching Your Leadership Potential•15 minutes
LTO Corporation Introduction•14 minutes
How Leadership Expectations Have Changed (Leadership Trends 2022)•7 minutes
The Challenge and Opportunity of Organization Structures•17 minutes
LTO Make / Buy Leadership Learning Scenario•12 minutes
6 readings•Total 49 minutes
The Best Career Advice – Marcus Buckingham•4 minutes
The Great Resignation: Why Indeed Calls It The Great Realization•2 minutes
Post-COVID workplace [designing a workplace that employees actually want]•3 minutes
Matrix Organizations Revisited •34 minutes
Organized for Innovation – Harvard Business Review•4 minutes
The Adaptable Organization - Deloitte US•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Reaching Your Full Leadership Potential •10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
LTO Make / Buy Leadership •180 minutes
Building a High-Performance Team
Module 3•4 hours to complete
Module details
This Module starts with an examination into the importance of developing individuals and how that is critical to outstanding performance of the whole organization. It then introduces the importance of embracing diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace and the associated benefits, and concludes with the question; “are you ready to take the Leadership Leap?”
3C's that demonstrate Authentic Leadership - Michelle Ray•1 minute
70:20:10 Explained part 1•1 minute
Leadership - Practice being the last to speak by Simon Sinek•3 minutes
Diversity and Inclusion in the Workplace•3 minutes
Leading People Who Are Smarter Than You •8 minutes
How to stay motivated?? - Learn from Lion - King of the jungle•2 minutes
1 assignment•Total 10 minutes
Building a High Performance Team Quiz•10 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
LTO RF Talent Acquisition •180 minutes
Executive Presence and Why it Matters
Module 4•4 hours to complete
Module details
This Module is dedicated to the analysis of executive presence, different models that help learners to understand it and ultimately taking an introspective look to define how you want to shape your executive presence. Personality type and strength assessments from module #1 will help learners form the executive presence that is best suited for them.
Janice Hurley - The Image Expert with Executive Coaching Tips for Powerful Meeting Presence•3 minutes
How to Have A Virtual Executive Presence with Jodi Glickman•5 minutes
1 assignment•Total 5 minutes
Executive Presence Quiz •5 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
LTO Executive Presence •180 minutes
Leading Through Leaders
Module 5•5 hours to complete
Module details
This final Module in Course #1 of Leading Technical Organizations examines aspects of building an effective team with an emphasis on leading through leaders. The concepts of career and succession planning as well as delegation are important because they are some of the first responsibilities that leaders of leaders are often exposed to.
What's included
6 videos4 readings1 assignment1 peer review
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6 videos•Total 51 minutes
Building an Effective Team•17 minutes
Career & Succession Planning•9 minutes
Delegation•9 minutes
Team Operating Principles•6 minutes
LTO New Program Manager Leadership Learning Scenario•5 minutes
Course Summary•4 minutes
4 readings•Total 16 minutes
Sebastian Junger: This Marine Rule Is The Secret To Leadership•1 minute
Leaders Leading Leaders (Its a company culture thing!)•3 minutes
Delegation Poker - Learn Delegation Poker in 4 minutes•4 minutes
Team Operating Principles Reading •8 minutes
1 assignment•Total 30 minutes
Building a Effective Team Quiz•30 minutes
1 peer review•Total 180 minutes
LTO New Program Manager•180 minutes
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