ENGRG 5840

Eng Leader Skill Clinic: Effective Followership

Course Description

Course information provided by the 2026-2027 Catalog.

Leadership is often framed as a matter of title or position, but the people who shape teams most powerfully are not always the ones in charge. This clinic invites students to examine followership as a distinct and learnable set of skills: the ability to contribute with initiative, support a leader's vision without surrendering independent judgment, and influence team outcomes from any position. Students will explore what distinguishes passive compliance from active, engaged followership, and why the capacity to follow well is not a steppingstone to leadership but an enduring part of it.

Enrollment Information Priority given to: Master of Engineering (MEng) students.

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Learning Outcomes

• Identify the mindset and behaviors that characterize effective followership.
• Demonstrate the ability to influence team outcomes and contribute meaningfully without relying on formal authority.
• Explain why the capacity to follow well is integral to effective leadership at any level.

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