LEAD 580D - Leadership Seminar

Credits: 4

This course addresses Leadership through a wide variety of lenses including Leading Through Storytelling, Leading Teams, Leading Through Authenticity, Leading Through Feedback, Leading During Crises, Leading Innovation, Leading the Future of Work, and others. Acceptance into the course requires a 3.5 GPA, submission of an application essay (2 pages), and one faculty recommendation. Students will experience a highly interactive learning environment in a small (20 student limit) Honors Seminar format including lectures, breakout groups, coaching, book summary reports, ongoing Q&A/discussions, and a capstone independent group project on ‘The Future of Leadership’. Course content is taught by expert guest faculty and group assignments are supported by experienced professional coaches. The course is delivered using a unique hybrid design including two in-person class sessions (one near the beginning and one near the end of the semester). Other sessions during the first half of the semester are conducted virtually via Zoom. The second half of the semester is devoted to independent group project work (no formal class sessions), supported by periodic group coaching check-ins. SOM Honors Leadership Academy is led by Adjunct Faculty member (LEAD 480C/580C) and Binghamton University alumnus, Ian Ziskin, President, EXec EXcel Group, who has 42 years of experience as an author, business leader, board advisor and member, coach, consultant, chief HR officer, entrepreneur, professor, and speaker.