MAKING STAR LEADERS What is a Major in Organizational Leadership?
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”
- John Quincy Adams
What does
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP INCLUDE? • Leadership • Management • Communication • Social Sciences - Dealing with the human aspects of the world
Organizational Leadership is Interdisciplinary
Organizational Leadership and Business:
WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE? Business includes: • Finance • Accounting • Economics • Statistics
Organizational Leadership includes: • Human Behavior • Employee relations
What do Organizational Leadership
GRADUATES LEARN TO DO? • Motivate & Empower Others • Communicate Effectively • Lead Change - not just manage the status quo • Build & Lead Teams • Understand Group Dynamics • Understand Multicultural Issues
In what areas
WILL I BE ABLE TO WORK? • Business • Government (Local, State, Federal) • Non-Profit Organizations • Healthcare • Service Providers (retail, hotels, banks, etc.)
What are some
EXAMPLES OF JOB TITLES? • Management (General, Operations, Marketing Sales, Human Resources, Training & Development, Medical & Health, Manufacturing) • Supervisor • Corporate Recruiter • Consultant • Non-profit Director
WHAT CLASSES WILL I TAKE? 8 Core Leadership Classes:
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• Introduction to Leadership Studies • Organization & Management • Leader Ethics & Decision-Making • Leading Teams • Leading Change • Leadership in Global Contexts • Contemporary Leadership Issues • Practicum in Leadership
8 Organizational Leadership Electives. Options include: • Critical Listening • Social Psychology • Industrial/Organizational Psychology • Human Resource Management • Business Communications • Organizational Behavior • Conflict Management • Communication & Culture • Management of Non-Profit Organization • Healthcare Organization & Management
What are some of the features of the
ORGANIZATIONAL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM? • Online or Face-to-Face Classes • Practical as well as Theoretical • Leadership Applied to Real-World Situations • Lecture, Group work, Case Studies, Activities, Discussions, Reflections • Personal Attention
DOES THIS PROGRAM FIT FOR YOU?
NEXT STEP? CONTACT US! Make an appointment with Marie Yager email: marie.yager@wku.edu call: 270-745-5137