This course focuses on how leaders can practically create culture and systems that allow people to accomplish, grow, produce, and thrive at work. Topics taught can include hiring, fostering culture, performance management, benefits and pay, coaching, and effective organizational structures among others. The course emphasizes case examples and troubleshooting issues in human capital development, with specific attention to human resources law and ethics.

The Dahl School of Business partners with Dale Carnegie to bring MBA learners this course in advanced interpersonal skills. Learners will study and apply tested leadership practices in order to further develop their networking and communication skill sets, manage stress, and handle fast-changing workplace conditions. Learners will develop a "take-charge" attitude that enhances their ability to lead initiatives with confidence and enthusiasm.

Self-awareness is one of the hallmarks of a great leader. During this course, students will gain systematic feedback from others who have a stake in your leadership development. The 360 Leadership Circle Profile assessment simultaneously provides leadership competency feedback while also revealing the underlying assumptions that determine a leader's pattern of strengths and limitations. This course will help students further develop strengths and create a roadmap for the future.

This course provides an overview of several business research methodologies useful to organizational leaders in decision making. An application-oriented approach focusing on the systematic analysis of data will be used to inform decision making. Through a gained understanding of qualitative, quantitative, and practical business approaches, learners will be exposed to a variety of methodologies and approaches for data collection and analysis.

In today's business environment, it is important to be able to understand various philosophies related to organizational system analysis, data analysis, development, and change. During this course, students will examine the critical components of successful organizational change efforts, including critical and creative thinking processes, and change theory.

This course is focused on Compression Planning, a planning process developed by McNellis Company and based on the storyboarding model originally conceived by the Disney Company. Students will learn how Compression Planning can transform the concepts of creative brainstorming and storyboarding into a simple, easily understood process and will leave students with actionable items with which to move forward.

A course, on a special topic in the discipline at the post-baccalaureate or master degree level, offered on the basis of need, interest, or time lines. May be repeated for credit. See registrar's office current class schedules Web page for specific semester description.

The dark side of leadership explores the different types of leadership and behaviors found that stray away from the traditional models of leadership. This course will examine the different types of leadership behaviors that can be deemed dysfunctional and how to address these behaviors. We will review history and analyze leaders that have been destructive and identify their impact on followership, societies and history as well.

Enterprises of all sizes, as well as business units within enterprises need to be continually improving to be sustainable. This often entails implementation of strategic projects. Leading and managing these projects needs to be efficient and not cumbersome to be successful. Incorporating process involvement techniques such as Lean into the project management approach can assist in making projects less costly, timelier and more successful.

This course equips students with a theoretical and practical foundation of sustainability and explores the integration of sustainability into business strategy. Through an interdisciplinary approach, foundational knowledge of business sustainability, and risk assessment, students will develop innovative strategic initiatives applicable to a variety of organizational settings. Particular emphasis will be on the achievement of sustainable performance through effective planning, implementation, and analysis.