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Courses & Delivery Model

Combining self-study and executive-style workshop sessions

Designed for Real Leadership

The delivery model of the courses reflects the modern reality of leadership, where some of the work is online and some of it is in person. Our innovative hybrid model provides participants with a combination of self-study and executive-style workshop sessions. Specifically:

  • The first few weeks of each course consists of self-paced virtual learning.
  • The last few weeks of each course adds live, weekly virtual sessions from 5:30-7 p.m. Mountain Time on Thursdays.
  • In the middle of each course, there is an interactive in-person weekend in Boise.

Each course is offered in short, 7-week sessions, which allows participants to focus on one leadership topic at a time. Specifically:

  • Leading Teams is offered the first 7-week session in Fall.
  • Leading Systems is offered the second 7-week session in Fall.
  • Leading Self is offered the first 7-week session in Spring.
  • Leading Decision-Making is offered the second 7-week session in Spring.
  • Leading Change is offered as a 7-week session in Summer.

Courses

LEAD 501- Leading Self
This course is based on the premise that all leadership begins with developing the self. Topics include leader self-awareness, guiding values, emotional intelligence, and personal vision.

LEAD 502- Leading Teams  
This course is based on the premise that leadership is grounded in collaborative relationships. Key concepts include facilitating a productive team culture, managing team conflict and difficult conversations, and skillfully motivating and influencing. Topics include identifying real and perceived differences, and leveraging both similarities and differences to strengthen teams.

LEAD 503 Leading Systems 
PREREQ or COREQ: LEAD 500 or LEAD 501. This course is based on the premise that leadership is complex. The primary focus is understanding how the needs of various stakeholders and subcultures impact how we lead, and developing the ability to analyze the system and engage productively.

LEAD 504 Leading Decision Making
PREREQ or COREQ: LEAD 500 or LEAD 501. This course is based on the premise that contemporary organizations consist of diverse ways of thinking and working, which leaders must leverage to drive an informed decision making process. Content focuses on selecting an appropriate decision-making model for the team or system, and an appropriate medium for clearly communicating decisions to all relevant parties.

LEAD 505 Leading Change 
PREREQ or COREQ: LEAD 500 or LEAD 501. This course is based on the premise that today’s organizations thrive through effective and ongoing development and change. Key concepts include understanding your role as a change manager and leader, supporting your team through the discomfort of conflict and change, and developing resilience throughout the organization.