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Classes Taught:1. Leveraging Human Capital: Study of the challenges and opportunities of leveraging and maximizing return on human capital. Examination of human capital management drivers including inclusion of diverse perspectives; employee engagement and motivation; performance management; and organizational learning. Focus on leadership practices for leveraging the benefits of diverse teams; tapping the discretionary energy and engagement of all employees; achieving priority… Show more Classes Taught:1. Leveraging Human Capital: Study of the challenges and opportunities of leveraging and maximizing return on human capital. Examination of human capital management drivers including inclusion of diverse perspectives; employee engagement and motivation; performance management; and organizational learning. Focus on leadership practices for leveraging the benefits of diverse teams; tapping the discretionary energy and engagement of all employees; achieving priority organizational goals through ongoing performance management; and building capacity for strategic growth through organizational learning.2. Managing Financial Resources: Study of fundamental organizational fiscal management and exploration of universal financial challenges faced by non-profit organizations. Topics include fundraising; phases of successful capital campaigns; developing and managing board relations; seeking grant funding opportunities; and creating feasible and sustainable business plans. Students will learn the direct relationship between a robust financial management system and the sustainability of their organizations. Show less

Instructor in the following graduate studies:1.Organizational Leadership:An introduction to the study and practice of transformational leadership. Students develop an understanding of the difference between management and leadership, while examining levels of leadership in historical context from the hierarchical leadership of the industrial era to the generative leadership of the interactive-information era. 2. Aligning Meaning and Purpose: A study of how… Show more Instructor in the following graduate studies:1.Organizational Leadership:An introduction to the study and practice of transformational leadership. Students develop an understanding of the difference between management and leadership, while examining levels of leadership in historical context from the hierarchical leadership of the industrial era to the generative leadership of the interactive-information era. 2. Aligning Meaning and Purpose: A study of how leaders unleash human potential in themselves and others by creating an environment in which there can be an alignment of an individual’s meaning and purpose with the values and goals of the organization. Students will examine the role of emotional maturity in generating commitment in themselves and others.3. Implementing Change Initiatives: Students study how leaders initiate and implement change in organizations. Studentswill learn to identify opportunities or necessities for change. They will examine how individuals internalize the process of change, how change affects organizational energy, how conditions for change are created, and how change initiatives are presented. They will develop the capacity to propose and implement change initiatives that are aligned with the organization’s purpose and values. 4. Building Sustainable Organizations:A study of how leaders build Sustainable Organizations in changing environments. Students will examine organizations as opens systems that interact with external environments, which are always presenting challenges and opportunities. Students will explore the role of leaders in maintaining the core values of an organization, while redefining its purpose and initiating changes in strategies, structures, policies, process, and systems in order to sustain organic growth in an environment where change may be continuous or discontinuous. Show less