AED520

This course will provide advanced knowledge of the behavior, social influence, ethical challenges and decision-making processes related to strategic leadership. The interrelationships of leadership, mentoring and advocacy will be explored, and their roles discussed in relation to addressing challenges, effective problem solving, critical thinking, and in developing strategic foresight and systems thinking. The literature on leaders and what attributes great leaders possess is continually debated. In this course we will look at our own attributes and strengths, and how these transfer to effective leadership. Self-knowledge and self-awareness will be the basis of understanding some of the more common theories of leadership and leadership development, and the skills, values, abilities, and ethical considerations that the leader of the future will need to possess.