Strategy: Forming and Implementing Vision

1 credits · Divinity School

The ability to think strategically is an essential leadership skill. Getting from 'A' to 'S' requires a vision of 'S' and a plan to move toward it. This class will examine how leaders conceptualize change and then work to implement it. This process involves both imagining desirable goals and managing concrete realities, both creating dreams and constructing budgets. This course will include consideration of a range of topics, such as the following: traditioned innovation, social entrepreneurship, institutional renewal, leading for change, complex planning strategies, institutional vision, and sustainability planning