MOT8502: Innovation Leadership and Organizational Effectiveness
1 Credit
The MOT 8501 and 8502 sequence provides emerging and mid-career technology professionals with the leadership mindset, tool set, and skill set needed to focus, align, and engage multi-disciplinary individuals and teams in translating technology assets and foresight into customer solutions that generate profitable growth. MOT 8502 explores the role of outstanding leaders as developers of innovation strategy and architects of the organizational capability and team commitment needed to execute strategic choices. Emphasis is placed on principles and practices that help leaders focus on the right strategies, build the organizational capability required to execute a strategy, foster continuous improvement in individual and business performance, and lead change initiatives to sustain commitment versus compliance across diverse stakeholders. Students will practice improving their team effectiveness and develop a change leadership plan to support implementation of a key business initiative.