410.622.41
Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in Developing Countries
Location
Internet
Term
2nd Term
Department
Health, Behavior and Society
Credit(s)
4
Academic Year
2023 - 2024
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Tu, Th, 5:30 - 7:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Course Instructor(s)
Elizabeth Serlemitsos
Contact Name
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Resources
Introduces students to the principles of strategic leadership, placing these in the context of facilitating health systems change. Covers the following topics based on Peter Senge’s The Fifth Discipline: mental models and the household production of health, systems thinking and strategic leverage, personal mastery and commitment to change, action-learning principles and practice, shared vision and creative tension, the theory of constraints and root cause analysis, strategy design and key moves, implementation with accountability, and linking data to action. Develops leadership skills via interactive group exercises and class presentations.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize the importance of self reflection to clarify one’s values and purpose in life, and understand how one’s mindset (world mental models) shapes the reality that one observes
- Describe the underlying relationships and deeper patterns that shape it, and identify leverage points for change
- Engage stakeholders at every level in coalitions to generate a shared vision of a better future
- Build committed action-learning teams based on shared goals and values, mutual respect, use of data for decision-making, and a willingness to take risks and learn from mistakes
- Negotiate conflict, accepting differences, but taking actions from which all sides can learn and benefit
- Create organizations with a climate of trust, transparency, mutual cooperation and a desire to learn continuously
- Communicate effectively by holding conversations focused on outcomes, balancing advocacy with inquiry, and clarifying assumptions, beliefs and feelings within oneself and others
- Identify different leadership styles and adapt their personal style for effective change leadership
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
- 100% Final Paper
Enrollment Restriction
Masters and Doctoral students