LEADING WITH ETHICS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
LEADING WITH ETHICS AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE Leaders spend 30 to 50% of their time making decisions, but many turn out to be poor. Through this course, you will learn where to look for strategic problems and opportunities, and then you will decide which ones you should tackle. You will learn how to structure problems, get to the underlying cause, and choose alternatives. Through taking this approach, you will use problem-solving techniques to include the perspectives of different people. These techniques will then be applied to strategic problems and common personal dilemmas. You will walk away from this course with an improved ability to make good, strategic decisions. This class can count towards the Executive Leadership Certificate. The Executive Leadership Certificate is highly customizable. Choose any of our 6 leadership classes to receive the full certificate. The Executive Leadership Certificate covers both soft skills and hard skills necessary to lead organizations. If you are in a mid- to senior-level position and want to grow in your organization or make a career change, this certificate is right for you. If you are an individual who wants to understand business from multiple angles and develop your leadership skills, this certificate is also right for you.
Topics Covered • •
Encouraging ethical behavior Emotional intelligence and leadership capabilities
I Need This Program Because: • • •
I want to understand the essence of empathy and its impact I want to communicate effectively in emotionally-charged situation I want to be more motivated and enthusiastic about my contribution
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Building and sustaining relationships Developing an emotionally intelligent and ethical workforce
My Organization Needs This Program Because: •
We want to implement practices to help encourage ethical behavior in our organization
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We want to ethically influence and impact others to build effective relationships
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We want to develop a competitive advantage through ethical practices
Who Needs This Class • • •
Anyone who leads or works with other people, no matter the size of the organization Mid- to senior-level leaders who want to hone their leadership and interpersonal skills Leaders who want to create a collaborative community within their organization through building relationships and creating and sustaining an ethical culture
Modules Components of Ethical Leadership • • •
Does leadership matter? Importance of trust and integrity Why should a leader be ethical?
Ethical Decision-Making: Resolving Ethical Conflicts • • • • •
Principles of utilitarianism, virtue, and caring Servant leadership Effective approach to ethical decisionmaking How leaders justify their decisions How to create an effective ethical culture
Leveraging the Power of Emotional Intelligence • • •
The impact of emotional intelligence on effective leadership Components of emotional intelligence Power of reflection
Practical Applications of Emotional Intelligence • • • •
Personal competencies Social competencies Practical application and takeaway (best practices) Leveraging the power of emotional intelligence
Presenting Faculty | Abe Bakhsheshy, Ph.D. Dr. Abe is the Daniels Fund Ethics Initiative Professor and Director at the University of Utah and Professor/Lecturer of Organizational Behavior at the David Eccles School of Business. Along with his academic qualifications, he has more than 35 years of management and leadership experience, including seven years in an executive level position overseas working with multinational corporations.
THE ECCLES DIFFERENCE The David Eccles School of Business enrolls about 6,000 students in its eight undergraduate majors, four MBAs, seven other specialized graduate programs, one Ph.D. program, and executive education curricula. It is also home to seven institutes and centers that support an ecosystem of entrepreneurship, technology, and innovation, including the Lassonde Entrepreneur Institute, Ken C. Gardner Policy Institute, Sorenson Impact Center, and more. Our faculty members boast impressive professional and educational backgrounds and hold Ph.D.s from esteemed universities including the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School, Northwestern University’s Kellogg School, Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, and University of California at Berkeley’s Haas School.
TAKE THE NEXT STEP Telephone: (801) 587-7273 Email: ExecEd@Utah.edu Website: ExecEd.Utah.Edu Registration: Eccles.Secure.Force.com/ExecEdApplication 1731 E Campus Center Drive Robert H. and Katharine B. Garff Building, GARFF 4340 Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
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