Program Overview

Students in the Leadership and Organizational Behavior major will:

  • gain critical-thinking skills essential for leadership
  • increase self-understanding, social awareness and interpersonal skills
  • understand how people, individuals and groups act in organizations
  • cultivate skills for managing employees with beliefs, perceptions and goals that are different from one's own
  • increase observation and listening skills
  • learn to solve complex problems
  • learn how to communicate key information
  • understand the keys for leading effective teams
  • gain an understanding of the ethical dimensions of leadership
  • learn to lead with character and wisdom