ADHA 7015 Innovative Leaders: Transformational Health Leadership
The course introduces leadership models, theories, and skills needed to successfully manage and lead healthcare organizations through transformational versus transactional leadership-styles. Students use a variety of self-assessment tools (e.g., Myers-Briggs, SWOT analysis of self, leadership-style inventory) to develop self-awareness and to better understand the role of emotional intelligence in effective leadership. Students gain knowledge and skills for building and growing the interpersonal relationships and political skills required to develop and lead teams, and to successfully advance from organizational management roles to leadership roles.
Course overview
- Department
- Advancing Studies
- School
- ADV
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Graduate
- Offered
- Periodically
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.75 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.74 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 13
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Richard Guarino | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | — | 6 of 9 |
| Fall 2025 (midterm) | Richard Guarino | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | — | 5 of 13 |
| Summer 2025 | Richard Guarino | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 2.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 4 of 9 |
| Fall 2024 | Richard Guarino | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 10+ hrs/week | 1 of 2 |
| Summer 2024 | Richard Guarino | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | — | 7 of 12 |
| Spring 2024 | Richard Guarino | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 7–9 hrs/week | 13 of 14 |
| Fall 2023 | Richard Guarino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 of 9 |
| Summer 2023 | Richard Guarino | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 of 19 |
| Spring 2023 | Richard Guarino | 4.9 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.0 | — | 10 of 13 |
| Fall 2022 | Richard Guarino | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 10+ hrs/week | 7 of 12 |
| Summer 2022 | Richard Guarino | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 10+ hrs/week | 8 of 12 |
| Spring 2022 | Richard Guarino | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 7–9 hrs/week | 12 of 20 |
| Fall 2021 | Richard Guarino | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | — | 6 of 9 |