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Positive Leadership for Engineers
Positive leadership is the science and application of the leader’s character strengths and subjective experiences to create a personal leadership style that supports employee engagement, productivity, innovation, organizational citizenship, and a culture of well-being. Many Silicon Valley companies already actively promote the creation of a culture of well-being. The course is divided into three sections, (I) gaining insight into one’s individual psychological operating system, (II) positive psychology as a foundation for leadership development, and (III) positive leadership application strategies. The course will conclude with the development of a personal leadership plan.
Topics
- (I) gaining insight into one’s individual psychological operating system, (II) positive psychology as a foundation for leadership development (III) positive leadership application strategies.
- • Examine how our subjective experiences and crucibles shape how we engage, interact, and respond to others. Understand how the science and application of Positive Psychology and Positive Leadership Theory can help leaders motivate employees and create a culture of wellbeing. Explore how empathy, gratitude, positive emotions, job crafting, meaning in work, forgiveness, and character strengths can be used to connect better to teammates, followers, and stakeholders. Develop a 5-year personal leadership plan that draws upon identified strengths and various theories to guide students toward becoming successful leaders.
Official catalogue course objectives and student learning outcomes
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027