BA Introduction to Leading and Managing (3 credit hours)

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1 BA Introduction to Leading and Managing (3 credit hours) by Padmakumar Nair, Ph.D., Dr. Eng., MBA Day and Time: Thursdays, 1.00 to 3.45 PM Place: SOM Instructors: Padmakumar Nair [SOM 2.418] and Jerry Hoag [Exec. Ed.] Telephone: Office hours: Tuesdays 3.45 to 5.00 PM or by appointment Books: 1. Do the Right Thing: How Dedicated Employees Create Loyal Customers and Large Profits, by James F. Parker Publisher: Wharton School Publishing; 1 st edition (November 30, 2007) ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Warren Buffett Speaks: Wit and Wisdom from the World's Greatest Investor by Janet Lowe Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (August 31, 2007) ISBN-10: ISBN-13: The Personality Puzzle Fourth Edition David C. Funder, University of California, Riverside ISBN-10: ISBN-13: Current market and societal realities are forcing us to look at new approaches, to designing organizations which are innovative and flexible, that demand a rethinking of the traditional command and control models of managing and leading. Leaders in this rapidly changing, global environment who cannot meet both the cognitive and behavioral challenges of this new world of business are unlikely to succeed. This course has been designed by keeping these considerations in mind at the same time making sure that this course will be action oriented in its delivery method and reflective in its learning approach. Students will develop a leadership mindset with the ability to analyze broad organization-wide issues. They will also gain a better understanding of how their roles relate to the overall

2 performance of their organization. The course will also help participants develop skills in using their knowledge to create practical and innovative solutions to actual day-to-day managerial problems faced by today s international organizations. This course will deal with Science, Practice and Philosophy of leadership and management. The course will start with a general overview of major theories in the areas of leadership and management. The main focus of this course is on the relationship between individual action and group performance and ultimately the performance of the organization as a whole. A major highlight of this course is that we will discuss in detail how Personality and Theory of Life influence intentions and behaviors. We will also discuss current ethical dilemmas faced by business and government leaders. Evaluation: There are several group reading assignments and one group research project, one individual paper, one mid-term (multiple-choice) exam and a final comprehensive (multiple-choice) exam. Group presentations (readings + book chapters) 20% Mid-term Exam 20% Comprehensive Exam 20% Individual Assignment 20% Final Group Project 20% Assignments: Group: In this assignment you will make a group presentation towards the end of the semester. In addition, somewhere around the 8 th week you will make a five minutes pre-presentation to get advanced feedback from me and your fellow students. The group assignment should be presented as a power point presentation. Pick an organizational leader who is/was in charge of a company which has gone through ups and downs during the tenure of the leader. Some of the recent examples are leaders of Amazon, Sun Microsystems, K-Mart, Boeing, GM, Ford, ABB, Sony, 3M, Eastman Kodak, DuPont, Intel, Johnson & Johnson, Dow Chemical, Caterpillar, IBM, HP, Dell, TI, P&G, McDonald s, Merck, AOL and Walt Disney. After identifying the leader, describe his / her leadership style (transformation versus transactional) and how his / her style and theory of life influenced organizational success and employee wellbeing. As a group you will give a 5 minutes pre-presentation on October 13 th and 15 min final presentation on this topic on December 1 st. Also please send me a soft cop of the presentation on or before Nov. 30 th (at least a day before your actual presentation). Individual: A 2000 to 3000 word essay on My Ideal Leader. You should talk about her personality traits, Theory of Life and examples of effective behaviors. You should explain your points using real life examples and theories / concepts from psychology and sociology of leadership.the individual paper (a soft copy only!) is due on November 24 th.

3 CLASS SCHEDULE Date Content Week 1 Syllabus, Class expectations, and General Introduction August 20 MBTI and Big-Five Personality evaluation Week 2 Personality Psychology of Leadership: Understanding Self and Others August 27 Reading 1 Reading 2 Week 3 September 03 Week 4 September 10 Week 5 September 17 Week 6 September 24 Week 7 October 01 Week 8 October 08 MBTI feedback Gandhi movie Personality Psychology of Leadership: Understanding Self and Others (Continued ) Reading 5 Reading 6 Leadership development and Theory of Life Reading 7 Reading 8 Introduction to Leadership Theories Reading 9 Reading 10 Leader as motivator and Influencer: Self Motivation and Motivating Others Reading 11 Reading 12 Leader as motivator and Influencer: Self Motivation and Motivating Others (contn ) Pre-presentation of the group project [5 minutes] Reading 13 Reading 14 Week 9 October 15 Leader as Organizer: Leadership as Organizing the Organization & Leader as Decision Maker

4 Reading 15 Reading 16 Week 10 October 22 Week 11 October 29 Week 12 November 05 Week 13 November 12 Mid-term Exam Reading 17 Reading 18 Leader as the Ethical Guardian Reading 19 Reading 20 Leader as Culture Creator Reading 21 Reading 22 Leader as Change Agent Reading 23 Reading 24 Week 14 November 19 Week 15 November 26 Final Exam No class Week 16 December 03 Final Presentations List of Readings The readings can be downloaded from the library website (go to ejournals: ) 1. Can Leadership Be Taught? Interview and Commentary by J.P. Doh, Academy of Management Learning and Education, 2003, Vol.2, No.1, What Leaders Really Do, by John P. Kotter, HBR, Dec The Dangers of Feeling Like a Fake, HBR, Sept. 2005

5 4. Leadership that gets results, by D. Goleman, HBR, March-April Ending the CEO Succession Crisis, Ram Charan, HBR, Feb., Developing your Leadership Pipeline, Jay A. Conger and R. M. Fulmer, HBR, Dec Leadership Development: Perk or Priority, HBR, I. F. Kesner, HBR, May Primal Leadership :The Hidden Driver of Great Leadership, by D. Goleman et al., HBR, Dec Power is the Great Motivator, by D.C. McClelland and D.H. Burham, HBR, Jan Learning to Lead at Toyota, HBR, May Why should Anyone Be Led by You, HBR, Jan Level 5 Leadership J. Collins et al., HBR, Jan The Anxiety of Learning, D. L. Coutu, HBR, March Leading by Feel, HBR, Jan., Five Minds of a Manager, H. Mintzberg Harvard Business Review, Nov Developing Leaders: How Winning Companies Keep on Winning?, R. M. Fulmer et. Al., Sloan Management Review, Fall How to grow Great Leaders, HBR, Dec., The Smart-Talk Trap, J. Pfeffer and R. I. Sutton, HBR, may-june When Should a Leader Apologize, HBR, April Managing Government, Governing Management, H. Mintzberg Harvard Business Review, May-June The Work of Leadership, R. A. Heifetz and D. L. Laurie, HBR, Dec Leading for Value, B. Pitman, HBR, April Leadership Made in Germany, Academy of Management Executive, vol.16, no. 1, Speed, Simplicity, Self-Confidence: An interview with Jack Welch, Noel Tichy and Ram Charan, HBR, Sept.-Oct. 1989