Change is the new normal for all types of organizations. For-profit Fortune 500 companies, state and national government organizations, non-profit community organizations, and civil society organizations are all increasingly challenged to respond to changes in social values and adapt to dynamic social, ecological, economic, technological factors. As a result, there is a large and growing demand for professionals who can facilitate and lead positive change.<br><br>Our program leading to an MS degree in Leadership & Human Resource Development (LHRD) is an applied program designed to develop in students the leadership, planning, analytical, problem solving, and change management capabilities that today's globalized organizations need to be successful. The knowledge and skills graduates acquire enable them to:<br><br> Develop and leverage an organization's human capital resources<br> Collaborate with leaders, managers, and employees to identify and analyze performance issues<br> Develop and implement strategies to address high priority performance issues<br> Create enabling environments to maximize the potential for change<br> Monitor and evaluate the outcomes of strategies and interventions<br> Use cutting-edge evidence-based practice to foster change<br> Help organizations realize their strategic goals and objectives<br>These capabilities are highly transferable and can be applied in a wide range of positions and settings. For example, our MS graduates are employed as Organization Development specialists, Chief Learning Officers, Human Resource Directors, International consultants, Training Directors, Human Resource Development consultants, and others. They work in a wide range of organizations and apply their leadership, change and development skills in the health sector, education, manufacturing and business, IT, community development and other non-profit organizations, and hospitality and tourism.