Sport Management 595C - S-Sport Leadership

This course is based on the premise that while knowledge of leadership that is captured by readings, structured, and presented by professors in the classroom is a valuable tool for learning, it can be complemented by learning directly from experienced sport executives. This process of combining theory with leadership lessons from the "real world" will require you to read, reflect, write, and prepare diligently for 4-5 visits from top executives in the sport industry. The following leadership components will be addressed and examined in this course: effective and ineffective leadership traits, attributes, and behaviors; transformational and developmental perspectives; team leadership; and crisis management, among other components.

The primary purpose of this course will be met by you having increased knowledge of leadership theory and techniques in sport organizations, improved ability to understand the collaborative nature of leadership, realized the importance of becoming aware (in real time) of your assumptions and the effect that those assumptions may have on how you learn current leadership strategies, and recognized that leadership does not occur in a vacuum and that your actions and behaviors have implications on others (leaders and followers).

Open to Seniors and graduate students in ISOM, Junior and Senior Sport Management majors and graduate students, and HTM seniors.