MS Leadership and Organizational Change to offer a new Agile Leadership course in fall 2022

The Master of Science in Leadership & Organizational Change is adding an agile leadership course to its offerings. Beginning this fall, LOC 570 Agile Leadership will be available to our graduate students.

The course builds skills in becoming a servant leader who develops and supports self-guided teams. Students better understand the role of agile individuals, teams, and organizations and how they are more adaptable to change, more innovative, and more productive. Additional skills include building a culture of higher trust, understanding body language, and correctly holding people accountable.  

According to the Harvard Business Review, “Now agile methodologies—which involve new values, principles, practices, and benefits and are a radical alternative to command-and-control-style management—are spreading across a broad range of industries and functions and even into the C-suite.” 

A different article by IT consultant and author Cliff Berg titled SpaceX’s Uses of Agile Methods noted, “SpaceX is an Agile company. That is one reason why they can do things faster, cheaper, and better. And crucially, they apply Agile ideas thoughtfully — not as a methodology to mindlessly follow, but as a set of ideas to inspire them.”

The instructor is Bob Whipple, who is the author of four books on leadership and trust.  Bob is CEO of Leadergrow Incorporated, an organization dedicated to the development of leaders.  A highly successful leader at a Fortune 500 company for over 30 years, Mr. Whipple accomplished revolutionary change while leading a division of over 2,000 people through outstanding “people” skills.  Bob’s teaching style is highly experiential and entertaining. Students love his classes.

MS Leadership & Organizational Change transforms students into leaders that others are eager to follow. Among the many skill-building courses:

• Leadership Assessment & Development

• Team & Conflict Management

• Leadership Analytics

• Creating High-Performance Organizations

• Developing Innovative Strategies

• Non-Profit Consultation

• Leading Organizational Change

• Leading with Virtue & Purpose 

The program’s delivery approach aligns with busy lives:

• One in-person, energetic and active weekend of classes per month to practice skills

• Flexible online reading replaces lectures

• Learn new skills from industry leaders

• Apply those skills in the workplace on Monday

Check-out student stories, instructor profiles, and leadership blogs on the LOC website.

https://www2.naz.edu/academics/grad/leadership-organizational-change-management-degree-program/

Join us this fall by applying here.

https://www2.naz.edu/admissions/grad/how-apply/leadership-organizational-change