Earners of the LSU Leadership Acumen Digital Badge have demonstrated core/foundational knowledge of adaptive leadership and transferable skills, such as critical thinking, self-reflection, team work, and collaboration. This badge signifies the earner's preparedness to being an agile leader in dynamic business environments.
Leadership is the capacity to direct, encourage, and influence a team towards attaining shared objectives, creating a cooperative, responsible, and creative atmosphere.
Negotiation is a process where parties engage in communication, persuasion, and strategic concessions to reach mutually beneficial agreements while balancing their interests.
Conflict resolution is the process of addressing disagreements in a reasonable, equitable, and effective manner to achieve a harmonious, mutually agreeable outcome.
Communication is the process of exchanging thoughts, data, and emotions via speech, writing, and non-verbal cues, promoting comprehension and productive cooperation.
Critical thinking refers to the skill of impartially assessing and evaluating information to make a well-informed decision, characterized by skepticism and scrutiny of assumed facts.
Agile Leadership refers to the capacity to steer and inspire a team efficiently, embracing flexibility, ongoing enhancement, and quick adaptation to evolving conditions in a dynamic setting.
Earn mastery in the following courses: • BADM 7270: Leadership Essentials • BADM 7070: Understanding Behavior in Organizations • BADM 7160: Managing Negotiations With successful completion of the three courses, students demonstrate the following skills: ### Technical Skills 1. Emotional Intelligence: Utilize emotional intelligence skills to navigate leadership challenges with empathy and resilience. 2. Team Empowerment: Address team dynamics and cultural factors to manage and lead individuals, teams, and organizations. 3. Ethical Decision Making: Use ethical decision-making to promote positive organizational culture. 4. Negotiation: Employ negotiation tactics, mitigate biases, and leverage power dynamics to achieve favorable outcomes. ### Durable Skills 1. Communication: Apply appropriate communication techniques to persuade and guide outcomes. 2. Self-Reflection/Self-Awareness: Practice mindfulness to manage one’s emotions and use this to understand and interact with others more effectively. 3. Problem Solving: Evaluate information and results to choose the best solution and solve problems. 4. Collaboration: Work productively with different individuals and groups toward a common goal. 5. Adaptability and Agility: Balance standardized operations with encouraging autonomy and creative problem-solving.