GSPD 602 –

Essential Leadership Skills

Instructor: Bella Richmond
isabella.richmond@mail.concordia.ca

Fall 2023
Course description

Focus on fundamental leadership Divided in three parts

skills
Variety of contexts I. Leadership fundamentals
II. Negotiating and problem solving
III. Team dynamics
 Expected learning outcomes

01 02 03 04
Compare leadership Describe context- Create solutions to Identify elements
styles and practice appropriate problems using a affecting team
techniques to negotiating suitable approach. performance and
improve emotional techniques. apply strategies to
skills. manage team
conflicts.
 Lesson description

10 Lessons • Each pre-recorded lesson has four to five 10-15 min

sections
(via moodle) • Available every Sunday evening or Monday morning

• September 26 @ 12pm
3 Live sessions • October 25 @ 9am
(via zoom) • November 23 @ 10am
 Two types of There will be a Deadline to submit Course
asynchronous prompt to start the self-reflection
activities:
I. Self-reflection
activity exercise (SRE) will
be the second
Activities
exercises (x5) Friday at 11:59PM
II. Bi-weekly after prompt
readings (x4) appears in lesson
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