Online Leadership Programs

What do online leadership programs cover?

Although many managers take leadership degrees, management skills and leadership skills are not the same.  The difference between manager and leader is best illustrated with an example.  A chief operations manager will use leadership skills when formulating a strategic plan and influencing others to follow it.  On the other hand, he or she will use management skills when managing the resources of the company.

In order to develop the knowledge and skills required for leadership, students require a foundation in subjects such as: psychology, human relations, finance, and computer studies.   Specific leadership courses can then build on this foundation. These courses might include:

• communication and interpersonal skills;
• management decision making;
• building collaborative teams;
• change management;
• strategic planning;
• transformative leadership;
• leadership influences;
• diversity in organizations.

 

What are the career prospects?

A leadership  degree can provide the leadership perspective you need to succeed in a management position at several levels.  You can be equipped with the leadership attitudes, knowledge and skills to take on the demands of upper level management roles.

Chief executive officers can earn a salary of $175,000, but competition is clearly very tough for these positions.