Enhancing Your Leadership Skills at Grantham University

By Brandon Swenson June 11, 2020

As our world becomes increasingly connected, the way we work is changing. And a changing workforce requires a new kind of leader.

Grantham’s Master of Science in Leadership degree program prepares students to lead initiatives, ideas, strategies and culture in our ever-changing world. If you’re looking to move upward in your career—regardless of the industry you’re in or the amount of experience you have—a master’s degree in leadership can help you get there.

Why leadership?

A company’s most valuable resource is its people, yet many managers have had no leadership training. Understanding how to manage the people who make your business work paves the way to a happier workplace and a more profitable business. A Gallup poll found that 50% of employees said they had left a job solely to “get away” from a manager. A lack of leadership skills is costly, no matter what business you’re in.

Improving your leadership skills has a trickle-down effect on others in your organization. A study by the Harvard Business Review found that good leaders make others around them better leaders, as well. By investing in learning new leadership practices, you’re helping yourself as well as everyone who reports to you.

When you pursue a master’s in leadership, you not only learn about important organizational structures and strategic thinking, you learn the so-called “soft skills.” Soft skills include things like communication and collaboration, which help keep team members on the same page.

Hands-on learning

In our leadership program, you’ll learn leadership theories and demonstrate them through action learning and research projects. When you graduate with a degree from Grantham, you come away with more than just knowledge. You have practical skills that you can apply in the workplace.

Program highlights

When you pursue a master’s in leadership at Grantham, you’ll cover these concepts:

• Understand leadership at all levels and from different perspectives, including people, structures, cultures and tasks.
• Learn about management, ethics, strategic thinking and organizational culture.
• Focus on the importance of promoting diversity, inclusion and trust while also creating a culture of accountability that holds up across a work force that may be spread throughout the world.
• Study leadership theory and learn to apply it.

Professional skills

The goal of the leadership degree program is to create well-rounded leaders, which means developing critical thinking skills beyond the classroom. You’ll learn and practice these less tangible—but very important—leadership concepts:

• Verbal and non-verbal communication strategies
• How to collaborate with a workforce dispersed across cultures and times zones
• The importance of professional and social responsibility
• Strategies for critical thinking and problem solving
• How to evaluate strengths and weaknesses to better manage your career
• Improving data aptitude to provide meaningful analysis

Program benefits

With an online degree from Grantham, you can refine your leadership capabilities in an environment that works around your busy schedule. Our online courses start monthly and there are no set class times.

Grantham’s Master of Science in Leadership requires just 36 credit hours and is designed to be completed in two years. You can cut that time down further by receiving up to 50% credit for prior coursework and life experience.

Job prospects

Good managers are always in demand. Management occupations are expected to see a 7% job growth¹ through 2028 and collect a median salary of more than $104,000.

A master’s in leadership can open doors to all types of jobs, from sales manager to CEO. Plus, those who work in management and have a master’s degree can make more than 20% more ² than those who only have a bachelor’s degree.

Don’t wait

The next class start is just around the corner, so you don’t have to wait to begin your Master of Science in Leadership program at Grantham. We are fully accredited through the Distance Education Accrediting Commission and financial aid is available. Contact an admissions representative and get started today!

Sources;

1 https://www.bls.gov/ooh/management/home.htm

2 https://www.businessinsider.com/the-masters-subjects-that-increase-pay-the-most#13-engineering-11-increase-5