Systemic Leadership and Coaching Competencies for Future Leaders (5 cr)

Objectives (course unit)

The course gives you future competencies for your own supervisory work and allows you to solve your leadership and management questions in a complex environment through systems thinking. You will also learn how you can use systemic coaching as a new method in your own work.

Content (course unit)

Systemic leadership as a future competence Complexity and the need of a mindset shift Systems intelligence as an enabler Systemic coaching: tools, approaches and impact

Location and time

Schedule and lecturers Thu 28.8.2025 17-20 online via Zoom Sat 30.8.2025 9-12 online via Zoom Thu 11.9.2025 17-20 online via Zoom Fri 12.9.2025 17-20 online via Zoom The link below https://metropolia.zoom.us/j/67616358858

Exam schedules

No exam.

Assessment methods and criteria

Evaluation on a scale 1-5. Excellent (5) The student masters the theoretical background and reference frameworks related to systemic leadership and systemic coaching and knows how to apply them to his/her own work. His/her assignment includes plenty of reflection and insights based on the course material which create a coherent paper with relevant references. Good (4-3) The student partially masters theoretical background and reference frameworks related to systemic leadership and systemic coaching and has some ideas on how to apply them to his/her own work. His/her assignment includes some reflection and insights based on the course material. The student has used relevant references. Satisfactory (2-1) The student has some references and insights in his/her assignment re theoretical background of systemic leadership and systemic coaching and has some ideas on how to apply them to his/her own work. The assignment needs to be developed into a more coherent paper.

Assessment scale

0-5

Teaching methods

The course will be implemented online in August and September 2025. The course includes lectures, group discussions and reflective sessions. The focus is on combining systemic leadership and coaching theories to practice and learn how to use different tools in organizations. The language of the course will be English.

Learning materials

The books and articles will be announced later.

Student workload

The workload for the course is 27 hours per credit, divided as follows: Online lectures: 12 hours Peer work: 49 hours Independent work: 74 hours

Content scheduling

Info in the course description

Completion alternatives

No alternative assignment.

Further information

More information: helena.kuusisto-ek@metropolia.fi