Personal Reflection Paper

Lecture 1: Introduction to Leadership

Lecture 2: Overview of the Course

Lecture 3: Leadership vs. Management

Lecture 4: Avoiding Derailment

Module 1: Defining Leadership

Part 1: Overview of Leadership

Part 2: Guardian and Navigator Roles

Part 3: Coach, Architect and Revolutionary Roles

MGT 411 Course Structure

The Fundamental Five*

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Module 1: Defining Leadership

Module 2: Leadership Theory

Module 3: Contingency Theories

Part 1: Overview of Leadership

Guardian Module 4: Leader as an Individual

Module 5: Emotional Intelligence

Module 6: Leading with Courage

Navigator Module 7: Vision and Strategic Direction

Module 8: Culture and Values

Part 2: Guardian, Navigator Roles

Coach Module 9: Motivation and Empowerment

Module 10: Leadership Communication

Module 11: Power and Influence

Architect Module 12: Leading Teams

Module 13: Developing Diversity

Revolutionary Module 14: Leading Change

Part 3: Coach, Architect  Revolutionary Roles

MGT 411 Textbook/ Readings

Sixth Edition

 Exams: Exam #1 (week 2) Exam #2 (week 5) Exam #3 (week 7)

 Quizzes: (lowest dropped) Quiz #1 (week 1) Quiz #2 (week 3) Quiz #3 (week 4) Quiz #4 (week 6)

 Online Check: (weekly)

 Team Case Study Analyses: Paper #1 (week 3) Paper #2 (week 6)  

 “Reflection” Paper (week 7)

Graded Assignments

Syllabus

MGT 411:  Leading Organizations Fall 20XXB        SLN: XXXXX

Professor: David Kim McKinnon, Ph.D.  Telephone:  (480) 965‐4736  Office: BA 352F Office Hours:  Thursdays, 1:00 – 3:00 PM or by appointment  E‐mail: [email protected]

Course Description

Leadership has been cited by numerous authors and thinkers as the key to  sustained competitive advantage in organizations.  The purpose of this  course is to study and apply current thinking about leadership both at an  individual and organizational perspective. The course will deal with topics from both conceptual (the way things are  designed to work) and practical (the way things really work) perspectives.

W. P. Carey School of Business Goals The Undergraduate Program of the W.P. Cary School of Business has  established the following learning goals for its graduates:

1.  Critical Thinking 2.  Communication 3.  Discipline Specific Knowledge 4.  Ethical Awareness and Reasoning 5.  Global Awareness

Items in bold have significant coverage in this course.

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