
ONLINE COURSE
Employ strategic decision-making methodologies to carefully choose innovations and drive business performance.
Cultivate an environment that fosters the development of leadership qualities within others.
Acquire the ability to adjust to a market and a technological era marked by continuous change.
Engage in two live sessions with MIT instructors, and up to eight live sessions with learning facilitators, industry experts, and peers.
Networking opportunities establish professional connections with industry experts and your cohort.
Access to rich supplementary resources provides additional materials and content for a more thorough educational journey.
All the participants who successfully complete their program will receive an MIT Professional Education Certificate of Completion, as well as Continuing Education Units (CEUs)*.
To obtain CEUs, complete the accreditation confirmation, which is available at the end of the course. CEUs are calculated for each course based on the number of learning hours.
*The Continuing Education Unit (CEU) is defined as 10 contact hours of ongoing learning to indicate the amount of time they have devoted to a non-credit/non-degree professional development program. To understand whether or not these CEUs may be applied toward professional certification, licensing requirements, or other required training or continuing education hours, please consult your training department or licensing authority directly.
Transformational change is about making profound and significant shifts that lead to long-lasting and favorable results, whether in the context of organizations, systems, or individual lives. MIT Professional Education's Transformational Leadership online course is for those who are looking for effective and accelerated change in their organizations in a professional sphere constantly in flux. Transformational leadership goes far beyond personal rewards, it focuses on intrinsic motivations and how leaders engage with others. While transformational leadership focuses on oneself, it furthermore benefits organizations and society as a whole.
Introduction to Transformational Leadership
Adapting to Fast-Changing Markets and Technologies
Leading Innovation Processes
The Five “I’s” of Transformational Leadership
Pre-Assessment Leadership Skills
Choosing Innovations: The Strategist
Defining Purpose, Part I
Defining Purpose, Part II
Setting Priorities, Part I
Setting Priorities, Part II
Strategic Planning for Innovation
Case Study Analysis
Finding Innovations: The Explorer
Exploration by Questioning
Exploration by Observation, Part I
Exploration by Observation, Part II
Forming Innovation Teams and Securing Resources: The Architect
Deciding What Innovation Opportunities to Pursue
Solving Problems: Open vs. Closed Innovation
Designing Effective & High-Performing Innovation Teams I
Designing Effective & High-Performing Innovation Teams II
Leading the Innovation Development Process: The Coach
Coaching Approaches
Coaching Individuals: The Importance of Feedback
Coaching Teams: Timing is Everything
The Beginning: Mobilizing and Visioning
The Midpoint: Gaining Full Engagement in Work Strategies
The End: Bringing the Team to a Close
Leading the Implementation of Innovations: The Champion
Leveraging Power and Influence
Managing Stakeholder Relationships
Champions and Role Modeling
Championing Change
Final Self-Assessment of Leadership Skills
The current work environment is increasingly competitive and unpredictable. This is why we need leaders who are seasoned in this unique type of leadership.
Professionals with an interest in innovation determined to create an impact on innovation processes in their organizations and drive success.
CEOs and other managers of companies undergoing transformation processes for which innovation is central to success.
Innovative entrepreneurs of tech startups with innovative aspirations.
Technical experts already with a high level of responsibility with a strong interest in leadership positions

Senior Lecturer, Daniel J. Riccio Graduate Engineering Leadership Program, MIT
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