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Seattle University, backed by partnerships with the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, Sounders, Reign, Storm, and Oak View Group, is offering exclusive access to its renowned Sports and Entertainment graduate program — now online and self-paced!
This fall, TeamWork Online members can enroll in three (3) graduate-level courses starting September 25th, featuring topics like Sports Business Marketing, Event Operations, and Introduction to Sports and Entertainment Management. Complete 5 courses across fall, winter, and spring to earn a prestigious Certificate of Sports and Entertainment Leadership from SeattleU.
Class Starts: 3/30/26
Course Description
This leadership course equips you with actionable skills that are immediately transferable to your role, whether stepping into leadership for the first time or looking to expand one’s capabilities. Students will apply leadership principles in real-world scenarios, strengthen conversational skills to build trust, and integrate proven frameworks for effective decision-making. Designed for immediate impact, this course helps students develop the mindset and strategies needed to lead with confidence in any professional environment.
Course Topics
- What do Leaders and Managers Do Anyway?
- Stepping into Your Leader-Manager Self
- Wait. What? My Leader Journey is not About Me?
- Leadership Perspectives in Sport
- The Art of Work Relationships and the Conversations that Fuel Them
- Both/And Leadership: Holding Paradoxes and Tensions
- The Magic of Feedback and Accountability
- Leading in an Age of Uncertainty
- Conflict Management
- Your Best Days are Ahead
Learning Outcomes
After successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
- Integrated leadership practices, frameworks and theories into actionable insights.
- Applied principles of leadership in real-world scenarios.
- Used conversational skills that foster trust in dyadic workplace relationships.
- Implemented conflict resolution skills in workplace scenarios.
- Produced a leadership mindset guide based on skills and knowledge learned in this course.
Prerequisites
N/A
