Seminar in Sports Leadership

Effective sports professionals need to understand ongoing and changing dimensions of individual and organizational behavior. This course includes content designed to help students understand the significance of leadership and management, development of a functioning culture within an organization, and the formation of effective strategies and techniques in the workplace. Additionally, students will be exposed to current and emerging trends in the sports industry, and will be called upon to utilize strong critical thinking and analytical skills in order to understand, evaluate, and analyze leading executives and current and emerging trends in the sports industry. Attention is given to developing knowledge about managing people and information, constituencies inside and outside the organization, internal and external change, and ethical behavior.