MBA617 Weekly Podcast

Week 3: Transformational Leadership

The impact of becoming a transformational leader will bring the most significant change in your life and into the lives of those around you. If your actions inspire people to dream more, do more, and become more, then you are a transformational leader. You influence people to think, speak, and act in ways that make a positive influence in their lives and in the lives of others. And that kind of leadership can change the world! In Week 3, you will explore leader-member exchange theory and transformational leadership, focusing on how leader-follower interactions shape leadership. You will research the impact of these relationships on organizational performance and assess how transformational leadership influences personal and professional change. Additionally, you will examine self-leadership strategies and the role of purpose in goal setting and integrate ethics into your discussions and leadership analysis. May the Lord greatly bless you today and cause you to shine, stand out, and be fruitful in everything. Now, let's go learn from you!

Week 2: Situational Leadership

We are all preparing to become the best leaders we can be. As we move into Week 2, consider how you currently use situational or consistent leadership to develop the skills of others around you.  In Week 2, we will discuss situational leadership and path-goal theory. You will understand leadership and its usefulness in particular organizational settings and path-goal theory as a motivational approach to leadership. You will analyze self-regulation theory, social cognitive theory, self-management, intrinsic motivation theory, and positive psychology. You will integrate an ethical perspective into your dialog forum posts and leadership analysis paper. May the Lord greatly bless you today and cause you to shine, stand out, and be fruitful in everything. Now, you got this!

Week 1: Leadership & Business Ethics

Each of you brings to your learning experience an individual perspective shaped by the events and choices of your past years.  As we move into Week 1, we will dig deep into leadership theory and business ethics. You will research and explore the differences between the traits, skills, and behavioral approaches to leadership. In addition, you will be introduced to self-leadership strategies for accomplishing academic and professional goals and learn how to integrate an ethical perspective. You will also analyze the power of self-motivation and its influence on personal attitudes and behavior. May the Lord greatly bless you today and cause you to shine, stand out, and be fruitful in everything. Now, let’s do this!

Welcome Emerging MBA617 Leaders!

Welcome Emerging MBA617 Leaders! Hi, I’m Dr. Valerie Arguello! It is my honor to welcome you to Leadership in Business. I am very excited to be your instructor this semester, and I cannot wait to meet you when this course officially begins. In my greeting, I call you “Emerging MBA Leaders” because we are all on a journey to learn the importance of leadership in business. We are all learning and growing despite our previous experience or education, and the online learning environment requires a moving and dynamic approach. The world is rapidly changing around us. Also, with it, leadership is changing—the traits and skills, the culture and expectations, and even the behaviors of leaders themselves. This course is about the interaction of all those changes. The MBA journey you are about to embark on will guide you to a continual God-flow of formation and transformation in you and your leadership. Prepare to emerge!