BUILDING HABITS FOR EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP
Effective leadership in personal and professional contexts is often the result of purposeful habits, which have been defined as the intersection of knowledge, skill, and desire.
This seminar will highlight key principles for effective leadership and will explore connections to individual and organizational habits. Additionally, students will explore the ways in which Covey’s seven habits contribute to one’s leadership effectiveness, along with ideas for future improvement in each of these areas.
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of the course, students will be able to:
- Identify key principles for effective leadership in personal and professional contexts
- Describe habits associated with individual and collective excellence
- Explain Covey’s seven habits and the ways in which these habits relate to one’s experiences
- Create a development plan that highlights one habit of greatest strength and one habit in need of greater attention
UPCOMING DATE TBD
Learn about the new Building Habits for Effective Leadership course from instructor Ralph A. Gigliotti, Ph.D.
COURSE AGENDA
- Pre-readings
- Supplemental lectures to introduce the concept of leadership habits
- Discussion board assignments
- Synchronous class from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
- Course introductions
- An introduction to leadership habits and core principles of leadership excellence
- Personal reflections on individual and organizational habits
- Synchronous class from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
- Overview and analysis of Covey’s seven habits
- Synchronous class from 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
- Applied group case study that applies the seven habits and requires a report-out from each of the groups
- Concluding reflections and questions
- Additional course readings
- Supplemental lectures to highlight and further apply the main course themes
- Creation of a development plan
MEET THE INSTRUCTOR
Ralph A. Gigliotti, PhD
Director of Leadership Development and Research
Center for Organizational Leadership, Rutgers University
Ralph A. Gigliotti, Ph.D. is Director of Leadership Development and Research in the Center for Organizational Leadership at Rutgers University, where he also teaches in the Department of Communication and Ph.D. Program in Higher Education. He also teaches part-time at Villanova University in both the College of Professional Studies and Department of Public Administration. Ralph’s research and consulting interests explore the intersection of organizational communication, leadership, crisis communication, and training and development within the context of higher education.
His research appears in numerous books and scholarly journals, and he has authored and co-authored several books, including the following:
- Crisis Leadership in Higher Education: Theory and Practice
- Leadership, Communication, and Social Influence: A Theory of Resonance, Activation, and Cultivation
- Leadership: Social Influence in Personal and Professional Settings
- A Guide for Leaders in Higher Education: Core Concepts, Competencies, and Tools
Ralph is a National Examiner for the Malcolm Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (National Institute of Standards and Technology, United States Department of Commerce). He is also actively involved in various professional associations, including the leadership team of the Training and Development Division for the National Communication Association and the Board of Directors for the Network for Change and Continuous Innovation in Higher Education.
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