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Kathryn Tobey

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Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations SpecializationUniversity of Colorado Boulder

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The most effective leaders in complex technical organizations are successful leading the performance of large-scale technical endeavors. These leaders have generally established a network of professional relationships, supporting them throughout their career. This third Leading Technical Organizations course, "Value Creation and Building Enduring Relationships", explores techniques for building relationships that have a multiplicative impact on business success. The course provides insight into how authentic leadership yields employee engagement that is critical to strategizing, planning and performing large scale technical endeavors.
This course can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.

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No particular background is necessary, but we recommend taking the three courses of Leading Technical Organizations in order.

Approx. 14 hours to complete

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What you will learn

By successfully completing this course, you will be able to deploy effective relationship-building strategies.
You will also be able to describe the defining characteristics of "authentic leaderhsip".

Skills you will gain

Envision you as a leader of a technical organization
Enhance employee engagement through authentic leadership
How to build an entrepreneurial culture in an incumbent organization
Learn The value of enduring relationships and their contribution to business success
Understand what different stakeholders value in your organization

Flexible deadlines

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Shareable Certificate

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100% online

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Course 3 of 3 in the

Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations Specialization

Beginner Level

No particular background is necessary, but we recommend taking the three courses of Leading Technical Organizations in order.

Approx. 14 hours to complete

English

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Kathryn Tobey

Scholar in Residence

Lockheed Martin Engineering Management Program

941 Learners

3 Courses

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University of Colorado Boulder

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Syllabus - What you will learn from this course

Week1

Week 1

2 hours to complete

Stakeholder Perspectives

This first module of Leading Technical Organizations examines stakeholders and how meeting the needs of stakeholders is important to business. You will take an in-depth look at the stakeholders for your fictional aerospace corporation, LTO, and identify the specific relationships that exist between each group of stakeholders and the company. Stakeholder mapping will be introduced as a way to make a project or initiative at a company more successful.

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 35 min), 8 readings, 1 quiz

5 videos

University of Colorado's EMP Leadership Progression8mShareholders vs Stakeholders3mStakeholder Mapping5mLTO Stakeholder Perspectives13mLTO Stakeholder Perspectives Leadership Learning Scenario3m

8 readings

Welcome and Where to Find Help10mBe a Mr. Jensen – Clint Pulver3mImportance of Stakeholder Management10mStakeholders and Shareholders Compared2mShareholders vs. Stakeholders -Friedman vs. Freeman1mStakeholder Engagement Strategies10mWhat is a Stakeholder Map2mBuilding Stakeholder Relationships10m

Week2

Week 2

2 hours to complete

Value Creation

This module will focus on how to create value for the stakeholders that were identified and mapped in module #1. We will investigate how value creation has changed over the past couple decades and explore shared value creation where all stakeholders' needs are addressed, creating win – win situations. We’ll see how companies are looking to address the future of value creation by internally disrupting themselves using intrapreneurship.

2 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 33 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

Stakeholder Value Creation9mSuccessful Change Creates Value7mInnovative Value Creation & Creating Shared Value (CSV)4mCustomer Satisfaction & Disruption Through Intrapreneurial Activities7mLTO Value Creation Leadership Learning Scenario3m

8 readings

Introduction to Conscious Capitalism10mA Billion-Dollar Ethical Egg Business2mUpcoming Business Changes3mLego Case Study2mPerspectives on Value Creation1mThe Future is Creating Shared Value2mIntrapreWHO!?3mFlamin' Hot Cheetos Case Study2m

1 practice exercise

Value Creation and Stakeholders30m

Week3

Week 3

3 hours to complete

Building a Competitive Strategy

This module covers different types of strategies that companies have and explorers what a leader’s role is in developing those different types of strategies. It will investigate a very interesting differentiation in strategy, that of a "red ocean" strategy and a "blue ocean" strategy. The importance of well-conceived vision and mission statements and how they can motivate and empower your team will also be discussed. As a conclusion to the module, the idea of building your own personal strategic plan will be introduced.

3 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 49 min), 7 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

A Leaders Role in Strategy23mTypes of Strategies12mStrategic Vision & Mission Statements6mYour Own Strategic Plan2mLTO Vision & Mission Leadership Learning Scenario4m

7 readings

Strategic Planning10mHow Strategic Leaders Use Their Brain3mForces That Make Companies Successful2mCirque du Soleil Case Study1mMission and Vision Statements in Strategic Planning10mHow to Write a Mission Statement That Doesn't Suck4mCreate a Strategic Life Plan3m

1 practice exercise

Strategy30m

Week4

Week 4

4 hours to complete

Establishing Enduring Relationships

There is nothing more important in your career than the professional relationships that you develop. This module features guest speaker Tom Galambos, Global Chief Operating Officer and President of Hitachi Solutions America. He shares how his team partners with their customers to develop win-win outcomes. Developing a mentor-mentee relationship is often one of the most valuable relationships you will develop during your career and at the heart of all relationships is the ability to communicate effectively. This module is designed to help you build enduring professional relationships.

4 hours to complete

5 videos (Total 89 min), 8 readings, 2 quizzes

5 videos

Establishing Enduring Relationships26mCustomers as Partners27mMentor & Mentee Relationships8mEffective Communications20mLTO Customer Relationships Leadership Learning Scenario6m

8 readings

Relationships vs Partnerships10mHow to Build Relationships10mBusiness Networking4mThis Is Who You Are3mReciprocity Improves Relationships2mCommunication in Leadership10mThe 7 C's of Communication3mLess is More in Presentations2m

1 practice exercise

Building Relationships30m

About the Principles of Leadership: Leading Technical Organizations Specialization

This specialization explores how a leader multiplies their abilities by leading through others and that one's executive presence is essential to be a leader of leaders. The first key to success is building a team of exceptional, diverse leaders who are deeply involved in talent acquisition, development and retention activities. Learners will study how organizational leaders use different decision-making processes for different situations and that they are ultimately accountable for all results. Techniques for building enduring relationships that have a multiplicative impact on business success will be examined. This specialization provides insight into big picture considerations that organizational leaders must take into account when strategizing, planning and performing large scale technical endeavors.

This specialization can be taken for academic credit as part of CU Boulder’s Master of Engineering in Engineering Management (ME-EM) degree offered on the Coursera platform. The ME-EM is designed to help engineers, scientists, and technical professionals move into leadership and management roles in the engineering and technical sectors. With performance-based admissions and no application process, the ME-EM is ideal for individuals with a broad range of undergraduate education and/or professional experience. Learn more about the ME-EM program at https://www.coursera.org/degrees/me-engineering-management-boulder.

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