PLE 320 Strategic Leadership

The world is in constant change, and as each year goes by these changes occur faster and are becoming more complex. Today it is not sufficient to have a wealth of knowledge regarding ones business area, we must know how to use this information to move people inside an organization toward a more efficient and comfortable work environment. Leading can be dangerous. Even though it may seem romantic and attractive to think of leadership as inspirations, decisive actions and powerful rewards, leading requires taking risks that can put in danger a person?s professional and personal development. It demands putting oneself on the line edge, challenging the status quo and working with hidden conflicts. And when people resist and fire back, the temptation is there to withdraw and return to a safer place. Those who opt for leading take on the risks, and sometimes get hurt. That is why the exercise of leadership must be seen as something strategic that, despite the resistance and danger that comes with it, allows those who assume it to fulfill the bigger goal of producing the required changes in the organization.
Taking a prescriptive and practical approach, the course covers three main issues: a) evolution and adaptation b) daring to be a responsible efficient leader and 3) who am i as a leader, strengths and weakness.