This course designed for Washington University's University College Non-Profit Certificate Program examines models of successful leadership for a wide range of contemporary organizations, including business, nonprofit, information technology, health care, communications, and public affairs. Drawing from organizational theory, political science, and literary works, students explore leadership and organizational effectiveness. Students examine leadership style through interviews with leaders in the St. Louis community.
Course includes an electronic discussion forum.
This semester long leadership training is open to any George Warren Brown School of Social Work student committed to their personal leadership development and to improving their communities. The class will provide exposure to St. Louis leaders in a variety of fields, assist students to explore their personal attitudes and views of leadership and examine their own leadership style. It will also focus on developing specific leadership skills and give students an understanding and appreciation of the differences and overlap between leadership and management. Topics of the training range from effective communication skills, personal leadership inventories and community building skills. Coro offers a full range of leadership seminars .