ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP
LDR 561 / 520
3 Credit Hours
COURSE PURPOSE:
This course addresses the principles and processes of skillfully leading and developing organizations, whether churches, local communities, NGO’s, CBO’s, or businesses. Built upon the foundation of biblical principles and values, topics will be studied in light of current leadership research and literature, to enable the student to be strategic in leadership, for effective and sustainable ministries and organizations which contribute to the larger good, and in which the participants thrive and grow.
COURSE OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the course, the student will be able:
- To discuss principles and processes of organizational leadership;
- To demonstrate an understanding of organizational culture and development processes;
- To analyze and strategically address organizational leadership and systemic problems, especially in the African context;
- To lead an organization with more wisdom and skill than before, leading the way as a servant-leader, empowering all within the organization to succeed and excel, even as the organization grows and flourishes.
COURSE CONTENT:
Topics to be covered include: vision, mission, core values, corporate culture, visionary and strategic leadership, organizational identity, participation and equity, organizational diagnostics, SWOT analysis and other evaluation models, motivation, trust-building, planning, implementing strategic change as a dynamic process, integration of faith as the foundation for corporate leadership.
- Lecturer: Mike Wicker