Course Objectives

In Managers as Leaders, you develop leadership skills, and learn to integrate leadership and management functions into seamless, graceful and effective performance that achieves institutional objectives while unleashing the potential of all OSU employees to create greatness. 

Skill Development

Participants who actively engage in the course will develop skills to generate Vision-Directed, Values-Based outcomes, unleash people’s potential for greatness, and align the work unit with Vision, Mission & Values. 

Outcome Generation

Program outcomes are generated to the extent that; 1) participants practice leadership skills, and 2) supervisors support participants to use leadership skills on-the-job.  Program outcomes multiply as more people develop and collaborate to use leadership skills.

Learning outcomes
  1. Leadership skill development
  2. Integrated leadership and management practice
Participant outcomes
  1. Participants will have the ability to:
  • integrate leadership and management into effective performance
  • generate vision-directed, values-Based outcomes
  • unleash people’s potential for greatness
  • align the work unit with OSU’s vision, mission and values
     
Positive feedback for the LC

Brian Woods, PhD
Henry W. and Janice J. Schuette Endowed Professor
College of Engineering, Nuclear Science & Engineering

"Since participating in the LC, Izabela has stepped up to offer solutions to challenges our research program is experiencing. Moreover, she has proposed systemic changes that promise to result in comprehensive improvements.  Izabela, Seth Cadell (another LC graduate) and I are designing a leadership system for our research program. Their input has clearly been influenced by their work in LC."


Melody Oldfield
Assist Vice President
University Relations & Marketing

"The department and division need Gary to be a strong leader in the area of brand management related to how we write and message the university. Gary has the expertise to be this person but in the past did not see himself as a leader, teacher, or mentor. Now he does."

"He has better tools for supervising direct reports but also to take a stronger role within our division. It is wonderful to see him gain a better understanding that leading is understanding how to bring people along in their own careers, how to get the best out of a person and how to find direction for your department."


Lauren Dodd
Student Services Manager
INTO OSU

"Liu has been able to contribute a whole range of new perspectives and ideas that have enhanced our solutions to problems and the quality of our services."

In a letter to the Chief Human Resources Officer, Liu Yang wrote:

"When I realized Dr. Mägis had a very different teaching style than many other presenters who focused heavily on giving information, I became immediately convinced of the potential outcome of this training. When she stated her philosophy that ‘taking in information is only distantly related to learning,’ I could not agree more.

I started to identify trends and think strategically on program implementation, which means to respond rather than react to repeated issues we encounter at INTO OSU. I also became more confident in speaking up in meetings and giving presentations to groups. Most importantly, I found myself searching for opportunities to act proactively instead of waiting for tasks to be assigned.

I thank you for your endorsement in making this session a possibility for all employees like me who may regard themselves as ordinary but will be transformed into doing extraordinary things. I look forward to seeing many more people becoming emergent leaders and thus contributing their strengths to the OSU community."