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Organizational, Strategic & Executive Leadership
Charles H. Polk School of Leadership and Professional Development
Leadership Competencies at MSU
Leading Others and Connecting through Communication
Leadership is a dynamic process within a web of relationships which requires understanding others and engaging them for collective good.
- Values and engages others – Models consideration and respect for the whole person; recognizes and acts upon the belief in human potential and value of individual differences. Frames challenges and actions to enable others to act; influences and mobilizes stakeholders to action; fosters a sense of excitement and personal significance.
- Develops others’ capacity – Models effective behaviors; promotes experience-based learning with coaching and mentoring; creates opportunities for changing attitudes and behaviors; builds capability on individuals’ strengths.
- Embraces diversity and bridges differences – Recognizes and capitalizes on transformative opportunities in conflict; mediates by seeing and acting in the best interest of the whole; negotiates agreements between competing interests; leverages diversity; establishes respect for different perspectives.
- Builds connections and teams – Seeks to establish personal and professional bonds and enhance relationships; creates opportunities for collective thinking and learning; brings people together to address shared concerns and interests; develops a broader shared knowledge base through dialogue.
- Allocates decision making – Chooses between consultative, autocratic, and consensual approaches to decision-making based on the type of issues, resilience of the social system, severity of issues, and time frame for taking action.
- Senses social realities – Reads and adaptively responds to social environments to maximize leadership impact; socially constructs alternative realities; manages stressors for productive performance.
- Communicates skillfully – Creates compelling narratives about self and context; exercises conscious communication with appreciation for the message, context and people; chooses communication style and channel to work for them; times communication to personal and organizational rhythms.
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Key Features
- Flexible Learning Format with convenient, accessible scheduling through online or classroom adult-oriented learning environments.
- Accelerated Degree Program
Ability to complete program OL major of 48 credit hours in 18 months.
- Credit for Prior Learning and Training
Recognition of previous education and work experience.
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- Regional Accreditation
The Higher Learning Commission and a member of the North Central Association.
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- Affordable Tuition
Full-time financial aid availability and reasonable costs.
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- Faculty
Academic credentials and real-world experience.
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- Cohort Classes
Complete the program major with the same group of peers from start to finish.
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