This course focuses on the "cutting edge" concepts and theories of leadership and leader development that are designed to help cadets better understand the leadership process to enhance leadership effectiveness and organizational performance across multiple levels of analysis. The course addresses leadership from not only the focal leader perspective, but also from the organizational, strategic and combat leadership viewpoints. The course will examine the historical evolution of leadership theory, and emphasizes scientific research and the empirical supports for existing leadership theories, and current thinking on the effective development of leaders. Additionally, cadets will study some of the emerging leadership perspectives that have been proposed to be relevant for effective leadership in the volatile, ambiguous, uncertain and chaotic world of the 21st century.
Lessons
30 @ 75 min (2.000 Att/wk)
Labs
0 @ 0 min
Special requirements
Book review and analysis on a noted military leader. Significant inquiry into current leader development theory in relationship to the leader development program at USMA: written reports and oral presentations communicate the results.
