MGT 848 - Servant Leadership and Equitable Decision Making

.6 Continuing Education Units (CEU). This course is not for Credit(s).

This course, for managers and supervisors, is designed to teach the basics of servant leadership and differences between the traditional power model of leading and a servant led model, relating to equity and sustainability in decision making. Topics to be covered include the purpose behind servant leadership, the business case for servant leadership, and how servant leadership can lead to higher engagement, more trust, and stronger relationships with stakeholders, leading to high velocity decision making.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to:
1. explain the concept of servant leadership,
2. Explain the critical elements of servant leadership,
3. discuss the impact of servant leadership on relationships with stakeholders,
4. discuss ways to improve team effectiveness using servant leadership concepts and techniques, and
5. discuss ways to improve performance management using servant leadership concepts and techniques.