Course Overview for the Fundamentals of Leadership Certificate, Northwestern University School of Professional Studies - Northwestern School of Professional Studies

Program Courses

PDP courses are offered online, remotely, and on-campus. Please refer to the Schedule Notes for course delivery information.

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LEAD_ART 202-0 : Leaders as Change Agents

Description

Change is inevitable, yet many organizational changes fail to achieve their goals. As a leader, you’re often called upon to champion these changes, whether it’s explaining the reasons behind them, influencing key stakeholders, or overseeing the transition from concept to completion. Whether you’re leading a small team or driving change across an entire organization, this course equips you with the tools and strategies to succeed.

Leaders as Change Agents will empower you to lead organizational change with confidence. You’ll learn proven models and approaches that set the foundation for successful change, acting as a roadmap from the initial idea to full implementation. Throughout the course, you’ll develop your personalized “change profile,” identifying your strengths and areas for growth, so you can lead with greater change fluency.

Learning objectives

By the end of this four-week course, you will be able to:

• Utilize multiple change models to design organizational change with increased success
• Analyze the organizational environment and variables to determine the barriers and strategies for effective changes
• Identify your strengths and opportunity areas as a change agent in your organization
• Practice and discuss change approaches through case studies
• Describe key elements of change management, including vision, stakeholders, resistance, and key questions to ask

Registered students can access their online course site here. An activated NetID and password is required for login. *Please note: It may take up to 24-hours for registered students to be added to the online course platform.

Additional Information:

This course is offered in the Spring and Fall quarters and is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis.