LEAD 4410 Innovative Change Leadership

This course explores how leaders and organizations not only survive but thrive and innovate during uncertain and volatile times. The student will explore leadership adaptability, innovation, and comfort with ambiguity during times of rapid and disruptive change. This course is intended for the student with a background in leadership or completion of LEAD 3110, LEAD 3050, and LEAD 4005. (3 lect.)

Credits

3 credits

Major Topics

  • Disruptive change
  • Resistance
  • Cultural and organizational diversity
  • Innovation and creativity through change
  • Sustaining change

Outcomes

In order to successfully complete this course, the student will:

1. Critique change models.

2. Evaluate disruptive change and how post-pandemic leadership differs from the past.

3. Critique components of leadership that are crucial to innovation.

4. Evaluate the role of organizational diversity in resisting change.

5. Design a communication process to address resistance to change.

6. Evaluate values necessary for a creative organizational culture.

7. Create a diverse and creative cultural model that supports innovation through change during disruptive times.