Leadership Course

Transformative Leadership

Create an adaptive culture by inspiring behavioral change.

Location: Synchronous on Zoom
Schedule: 9:00am-12:00pm ET

Course Summary

Discounts

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Name	Details	Level
Group Discount Level 1	Enroll 3-4 participants in one course offering.	5%
Group Discount Level 2	Enroll 5 or more participants in one course offering.	10%
U.S. Government	Current employees with .gov email (not applicable to government contractors).	10%
U.S. Military	Active duty personnel, reservists, retired or disabled veterans.	10%
Students	Currently enrolled student from any university; please send photo of date-stamped student ID.	10%
Michigan Engineering Professional Education Alumni	Past participants of any Michigan Engineering Professional Education certificate course.	10%
U-M Alumni	U-M alumni from any school or department – please send uniqname to [email protected] for confirmation.	20%
U-M Students and Staff	Current U-M students, faculty, and staff – please send uniqname to [email protected] for confirmation.	20%

	Instruction Time	Completion Time	CEUs
Transformative Leadership	Six 3-hour sessions	Canvas access ends after 30 days	2.75

Transformative Leadership is an innovative approach that inspires growth within individuals and organizations. By harnessing the power of social influence and purpose, you can remove a fear of change in your organization. To achieve this, transformative leaders learn to navigate the challenges of human nature and organizational inertia while implementing key leadership principles and practices.

Learning Objectives

Understand transformative leadership and its impact on individuals and organizations, including the importance of adaptive cultures
Analyze how human nature affects change—considering factors like the need for certainty, fear, and resistance
Explore classic motivational models and the psychology of learning
Design a leadership roadmap to outline goals and create inspirational purpose at both organizational and personal levels
Recognize the attributes and essential qualities of a transformative leader
Learn the process of change management
Learn how to use tools like PDCA, visual management systems, and leader standard work
Develop coaching skills and capacity, including different coaching methods and understanding learner types
Explore strategies for sustaining organizational culture, drawing insights from real-world case studies and applications

Course Overview

In this course, you will merge theoretical concepts with practical strategies to master transformative leadership and align individual goals with organizational objectives. You will develop a customized roadmap for success. This roadmap will include coaching methods, change management processes, and sustainment strategies to enhance your leadership style. With transformative leadership, you will learn to lead change in your organization and inspire others to do the same.

Overview of Transformative Leadership and Creating an Adaptive Culture

Overview of Transformative Leadership

Definition, Objective, and Challenges
Social Systems and Social Influence

Creating an Adaptive Culture

Organizational Inertia vs. Flexible Adaptive Cultures
Human Nature Challenges: Expectations, Fear, and Resistance to Change

Motivation, Trust, and the Psychology of Learning

Motivation and Trust

Building a Foundation of Trust
Classic Motivational Models
- The Personal System (Attitudes, Moods, Beliefs, Competencies, Values, Goals)
- Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
- Herzberg’s Job Enrichment Principles
Creating a Reason for Change, Get Personal

Psychology of Learning

The Law of Readiness, the Law of Effect, the Law of Exercise, the Law of Habit
Forming Habits: Cue, Routine, Reward
Group Exercise: Personal History of Change
Lean Tool: Plus Delta

Needs of a Transformative Leader

Four Factors of Transformational Leadership

Intellectual Stimulation
Individualized Consideration
Inspirational Motivation
Idealized Influence

Motivation Skills & Techniques

5 Types of Appreciation
Intrinsic Reward and Long-Term Success

Leading with Authenticity

Practice Self-Awareness, Humility, and Collaboration
Group Exercise: Approaches of a Great Leader
Individual Exercise: Trust Inventory

A Leadership Roadmap

Create an Inspirational Purpose

Start with a Roadmap
Outline Purpose at Organizational and Personal Levels

Develop a Process

Tools & Methodologies
Replacing Uncertainty with Confidence

Provide Coaching

Explore the Dreyfus Model, Humble Inquiry, Socratic Method
Understand Learner Types

Manage the Change

Change Management Processes
Apply the Plan-Do-Check-Act Cycle

Sustain the Culture

Visual Management Systems
Leader Standard Work
Case Studies and Application: Pixar, Toyota

Roadmap Presentations and Wrap-Up

Who Should Attend

The Transformative Leadership course is intended to benefit:

Anyone in a leadership position from supervisor to CEO
Leaders in any industry including but not limited to manufacturing, service, and healthcare
Anyone who wants to create an adaptable culture of continuous improvement

Credentials

Digital Badge

Digital badge earned after successful completion of this course.

Digital Certificate

Certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of this course.

Instructional Team

Drew Locher

Lean Specialist and Instructor, Michigan Engineering Professional Education
President, Change Management Associates

Drew first became involved in the development and delivery of innovative Business Improvement programs while working for General Electric in the 1980s. Since leaving GE in 1990 and forming Change Management Associates, he has provided Operational Excellence consulting and organizational development services to industrial and service organizations representing a wide variety of industries including: Healthcare, Transportation, Distribution, Education, Financial Services and Manufacturing.

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