Transformational Leadership for Tech Diplomacy
As the first course in the Transformational Leadership Series, this experience introduces the foundation of transformational leadership through self-awareness. It focuses on identifying the values that drive personal and organizational behavior, strengthening integrity and purpose in decision-making.
What you will learn
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Discover the Transformational Leadership Model: SELF, OTHERS, ACTION, COMMUNITY.
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Explore the interconnection of personal growth and global impact as it relates to tech diplomacy.
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Understand and leverage the strengths of others as it to fostering trust.
Course content
Model Overview
Explore the Transformational Leadership Model as a framework for creating meaningful impact. Examine how self-awareness, empathy, purposeful action, and community engagement work together to build trust and drive innovation. Understand how these dimensions strengthen leadership in the context of global tech diplomacy.
Becoming a Values-Driven Leader
Investigate how core values guide ethical decision-making and effective leadership. Learn how aligning personal and organizational values enhances credibility, integrity, and trust. Apply strategies to define your leadership principles and model values-based influence in complex, global environments.
The Value of Vision and Mission
Understand how vision and mission provide clarity and direction for transformational leadership. Explore how values shape a compelling vision, how that vision mobilizes teams, and how mission connects purpose to action. Learn to craft and communicate a shared vision that drives meaningful, values-based change across technology and diplomacy.
Your Course Director
Abigaile VanHorn
Dr. Abigaile VanHorn is the Vice-President of Learning & Development for Acorn Leadership Institute. She attended Purdue University, where she completed her Master of Arts and Doctor of Philosophy in political behavior and institutions. She taught Political Science and Leadership, Ethics, and Values at the college level for over 10 years while contributing to the fields of teaching and learning as well as women and politics before shifting her focus to the study and practice of team development, mentoring, and leadership.
Abby joined the Sigma Chi Leadership Institute (of which Acorn is a wholly-owned subsidiary) in 2019 as the Director of Curriculum Development. Throughout her work, she aims to successfully integrate qualitative and quantitative research methods to help uncover challenges, understand the story behind the data, and find innovative solutions. This approach has allowed her team to craft award-winning curriculum and learning resources for higher education and corporate clients alike. Her vocational passion lies in creating tailored approaches to strengths-based leadership development and helping organizations build high-performing teams.