About this course: Are leaders born or made? Learn the essential skills to develop and expand your leadership repertoire, design teams for collaboration, and craft win-win negotiation strategies. High Performance Collaboration: Leadership, Teamwork, and Negotiation focuses on leadership, teamwork, and negotiation. Students will engage in self-assessments to analyze their leadership style, develop team charters to optimize their groups, and develop a game plan for effective negotiation. Recurring course sessions repeat every 2 weeks on Monday with an enrollment period of 5 days.

Created by: Northwestern University

Taught by: Leigh Thompson, J. Jay Gerber Distinguished Professor of Dispute Resolution and Organizations
Kellogg School of Management

Basic Info	Course 1 of 6 in the Organizational Leadership Specialization
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
User Ratings	4.8 stars Average User Rating 4.8See what learners said

Syllabus

WEEK 1

Introduction to the Organizational Leadership Specialization

This course is the first in Northwestern's Organizational Leadership Specialization which represents a collaboration between four of Northwestern’s schools. Watch these videos with four of Northwestern’s deans for their perspectives on leadership and what you will learn in the specialization.

2 videos

Video: Introduction to the Organizational Leadership Specialization with Dean Blount
Video: Perspectives on Leadership at Northwestern with Dean Ottino, Dean Hamm, & Dean O'Keefe

Leadership

Learn how to cultivate your leadership skills and coach others.

11 videos, 9 readings

Video: Introduction to Course 1 with Dean Blount
Video: Introduction to Leadership Module
Reading: Course Grading & Logistics
Reading: Meet Your Professor
Reading: Course Contributors
Reading: Suggested Textbooks (optional)
Video: Nature vs. Nurture
Video: Mindset and Growth
Video: Leadership Style
Reading: Revised Optional Follow-up Readings for Making the Team 6th edition (optional)
Video: Intrinsic and Extrinsic Motivation
Video: The How of Happiness
Video: Decision Making
Reading: Revised Optional Follow-up Readings for Making the Team 6th edition (optional)
Video: Emotional Intelligence
Video: Organizational Intelligence
Video: Cultural Intelligence
Reading: Exploratory Activities (optional)
Reading: Life Story Exercise (optional)
Reading: Revised Optional Follow-up Readings for Making the Team 6th edition (optional)

Graded: Leadership Development

Graded: Motivation, Emotion, and Cognition

Graded: People Skills

Graded: Reflection on Multiple Intelligence Survey Results

WEEK 2

Teamwork

Learn how to optimally design a team for success.

10 videos, 4 readings

Video: Introduction to Teamwork Module
Video: Goal-Setting
Video: Size and Diversity
Video: Roles and Rules
Reading: Revised Optional Follow-up Readings for Making the Team 6th edition (optional)
Video: Evidence-Based Management
Video: Optimizing Conflict
Video: Virtual Teams
Reading: Revised Optional Follow-up Readings for Making the Team 6th edition (optional)
Video: Creativity and Innovation
Video: Who's More Creative, Groups or Individuals?
Video: Best Practices for Creativity
Reading: Revised Optional Follow-up Readings for Making the Team 6th edition (optional)
Reading: Exploratory Activities (optional)

Graded: Building Your Team

Graded: Team Decision Making

Graded: Team Creativity

Graded: Develop a Team Contract

WEEK 3

Negotiation

Learn how to negotiate in a collaborative fashion in large and small business situations.

10 videos, 1 reading

Video: Introduction to Negotiation Module
Video: Develop Your BATNA
Video: Target Points and Anchoring
Video: The Art of Concessions
Video: Win-Win Negotiation
Video: Creating Value
Video: Interests, Rights and Power
Video: Conflict Escalation and Irrational People
Video: Reputation and Ethics
Reading: Exploratory Activities (optional)
Video: Conclusion of Course 1 with Dean Blount

Graded: Preparation and Leverage

Graded: Win-Win Negotiation

Graded: Disputes and Conflict Escalation

Graded: Negotiation Planning Document

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Coursework

Each course is like an interactive textbook, featuring pre-recorded videos, quizzes and projects.

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Northwestern University

Northwestern University is a private research and teaching university with campuses in Evanston and Chicago, Illinois, and Doha, Qatar. Northwestern combines innovative teaching and pioneering research in a highly collaborative environment that transcends traditional academic boundaries.

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Ratings and Reviews

Rated 4.8 out of 5 of 595 ratings

I highly recommend this course to all professionals from all walks of life.

Best of the Courses.Have learned a lot.

Dr. Leigh Thompson is a great instructor. Content good.

I really liked the course and structure. It really enables to think and practice more.