LIS 532V Collaboration and Leadership
This course provides the fundamental concepts and theories related to leadership and collaboration. It integrates an academic introduction to the features and implications of collaborative leadership with more pragmatic work that develops skills IPI students may use as they establish their leadership strategies and pursue effective collaborations within and across multiple organizational settings. The course will cover a number of leadership and collaborative tools and processes which may be used to make critical decisions to prioritize actions, to manage stakeholders, to leverage network connections, and to initiate a new team aligned for success. Issues related to leadership and collaborative work that ensure goal alignment, clear commitments are made and met, and the establishment of a collaborative mindset will be addressed, as well as approaches of building trust, dealing with conflict, and preventing and resolving problems that block collaboration.