Influence and Motivation for Engineering LeadersCornell Course
Course Overview
The best leaders are inspirational and transformative. They motivate, inspire, and empower rather than simply dictating or directing those around them. Leaders need to garner specific results that often require sustainable behavioral changes for both individuals and groups. To get these results, you need to both influence and motivate the people around you.
Many people view influence and motivation as one and the same, but they are not, and it is important to be able to use them separately or together. Influence involves having an impact on other people's actions, thoughts, attitudes, beliefs, or emotions, while motivation is about getting people to change and sustain that change after they have been influenced. In this course, Professor Erica Dawson, Ph.D., the Nancy and Bob Selander Director of Engineering Leadership Programs at Cornell University, will help you expand your repertoire of tools and techniques for influencing and motivating others, ultimately leading to the desired and sustainable behavioral changes you want to see.
Key Course Takeaways
- Determine a desired change and why it is needed
- Choose an effective approach to influence
- Create and deliver persuasive messaging
- Support specific change by shaping environmental and situational factors
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Who Should Enroll
- Emerging engineering leaders with 0-10+ years experience
- Engineers who are early to mid career who have been on the technical side and want to move into a leadership role
- Leaders who work with engineers and technology professionals in a cross-functional role
- Early professionals seeking to go back for an MBA and want a taste of leadership content
- Graduate students who are transitioning from an academic track to an industry track
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