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Strategic Leadership Principles and Tools for Health System Transformation in PFRH

Location
Internet
Term
Summer Institute
Department
Population, Family and Reproductive Health
Credit(s)
2
Academic Year
2025 - 2026
Instruction Method
Synchronous Online
Class Time(s)
M, W, F, 7:00 - 9:20am
Auditors Allowed
No
Available to Undergraduate
Yes
Grading Restriction
Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Cynthia Minkovitz
Jose Rimon
Kojo Lokko
Contact Name
Cynthia Minkovitz
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Do you envision yourself facilitating health system change? Are you curious about the skills needed to identify leverage points for change? To negotiate so all sides benefit? Then this course is for you.
Introduces principles of strategic leadership in the context of facilitating health systems change in low resource settings. Introduces mental models and the household production of health, systems thinking and strategic leverage, personal mastery and commitment to change, action-learning principles and practice, shared vision and creative tension, the theory of constraints and root cause analysis, strategy design and key moves, implementation with accountability, and linking data to action. Develops leadership skills via interactive workbook exercises, small group work and class presentations.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. Recognize the importance of self reflection to clarify one’s values and purpose in life, and understand how one’s mindset (world mental models) shapes the reality that one observes
  2. Describe the features of systems thinking and identify leverage points for change
  3. Explain strategies for engaging stakeholders at every level in coalitions to generate a shared vision of a better future
  4. Identify strategies to build action-learning teams based on shared goals and values, mutual respect, and a willingness to take risks and learn from mistakes
Methods of Assessment
This course is evaluated as follows:
  • 40% Participation
  • 20% Reflection
  • 40% Group Project(s)
Instructor Consent
No consent required
Special Comments

Students will attend class sessions virtually. Students are expected to be present and engage in course discussion during the class times indicated.