Class Schedule

Leadership & Decision Making

Course #3980 – Sec. 617080

Thursday 6:40 – 9:00 p.m., Polsky #425

Dr. Ramona Ortega

Office Hours: Before and after class, and by appointment

Office Phone (330) 972-5414 – Polsky 264B

First day of classes – Thursday, August 31st, 2000

Topic: "Leadership is…"

Activities:

Course Introduction

Group Activity

Small Group Seminar Assignment

Course Assignments:

(1) Case study sign-up (2 to 3 page paper.) Due date to be determined by student.

Presentations may begin 3rd week of classes (September 14th.)

(2) Suggested readings sign-up (1 to 2 pages.) Due date to be determined by student.

Presentations may begin 3rd week of classes (September 14th.)

(3) "Leadership is…" (1 to 2 page paper.) Due September 7th (next week.)

(4) Vision of Leadership. (No more than 10 pages.) Papers are due at the beginning of class December 7th.

2nd Class – September 6th

Topic: The "essence" of leadership

Activities:

Lecture

Group Activity

Seminar

Readings:

Komives - Part One Leadership for a Changing World.

  1. An Introduction to Leadership
  2. TheChanging Nature of Leadership
  3. A New Way of Understanding Leadership

Rosenbach & Taylor – Chapter 17, A View About "Vision."

"Leadership – What is Your Definition of Leadership?" (handout.)

Assignments:

Case study sign-up continues

Due: (1) "Leadership is…"

3rd Class – September 14th

Topic: The leader as positional hero: authority and power

Activities:

Lecture

Group Activity

Seminar

Readings:

Komives. Part Two: Exploring Your Potential for Leadership.

  1. Understanding Yourself
  2. Understanding Others

Rosenbach & Taylor – Introduction & Chapters 1 & 2

DeRopp, "The Master Game," (handout.)

Vroom & Yetton, "Leadership Decision Tree," (handout.)

Due: Case study presentations begin

Suggested reading presentations begin

4th Class – September 21st

Topic: Positional leadership: the leader as decision maker

Activities:

Lecture

Seminar

Group Activity

Due: Case study presentations

Suggested reading presentations

Readings:

Komives. Part Three: Relationships, Environment, and the Practice of Leadership.

  1. Interacting in Teams and Groups
  2. Understanding Complex Organizations
  3. Building Coalitions and Communities
  4. Leading with Integrity and Moral Purpose

Rosenbach & Taylor chapters 3 & 5

"Power and Leadership Are Two Different Entities," (class handout.)

Wilson, "No room for unethical leader," (class handout.)

5th Class – September 28th

Topic: Positional leadership: the leader as culture builder

Activities:

Film: (Day After Trinity) and Group Activity

Seminar

Due: Case study presentations

Selected readings presentations

Readings:

Komives. Part Four: Leadership and Renewal:

  1. Why Renewal Is Vital to Groups ans Organizations
  2. The Mind, Body, and Soul of the Leader

Pastin & other selected readings: Organizational cultures and Ethics (class handout.)

"The Seven Pillars of Leadership Character," (class handout.)

6th Class – October 5th

Topic: Leadership as relationship: "the notion of followership"

Activities:

Lecture

Seminar

Group Activity

Readings:

Rosenbach & Taylor – Part 2 – "Followership: The Under-appreciated Dimension."

"Which Kind of Hero Are You?" (handout.)

"Levels of Participation in the Normative Decision Model," (handout.)

Due: Case study presentations

Selected reading presentations

7th Class – October 12th

Topic: Leadership as relationship: differences

Activities:

Group project – Government site visit (?)

Seminar

Readings:

Rosenbach & Taylor – Part 3 – Leadership and Competitive Advantage

(Introduction and #9, #10, #11)

"The Importance of Dialogue," (handout.)

Due: Case study presentations

Selected readings presentations

8th Class- October 19th

Topic: Leadership as guardianship/stewardship

Activities:

Film: Patton

Group project

Seminar

Readings:

Kass & Catron, "Stewardship as a Fundamental Element in Images of Public Administration." Henry D. Kass, (pp. 113-131, handout.)

Rosenbach & Taylor (#12, #13, #14, #15)

Coleman, "Working with Emotional Intelligence," (handout.)

Due: Case study presentations

Selected reading presentations

9th Class – October 26th

Topic: Leadership capacities: self-knowledge

Activities:

Lecture –

Leadership Style inventories (handout).

Seminar

Readings:

Rosenbach & Taylor – Part Four – On Becoming Better Leaders (#18, #19, #20, #21.)

Kass & Catron (handout). "The Responsible Actor as "Tortured Soul": The Case of Horatio Hornblower." Michael M. Harmon (pp. 151-180, handout.)

Cousteau, "How to Swim With Sharks: A Primer," (handout.)

Due: Case study presentations

Selected readings presentations

10th Class – November 2nd

Topic: Getting to "yes." The Harvard Negotiation Project.

Activities:

Lecture

Seminar

Group negotiations

Readings:

Fisher & Ury Parts 1 & 2

Gist, "Decision Making in Public Administration." (In Rabin, Hildreth, & Miller, Ch. 6. Pp. 225-228, handout.)

"Demonstrate Effective Leadership," (handout.)

Assignment Due:

Case study presentations

Supplemental reading presentations

11th Class – November 9th

Topic: Negotiating without giving in…

Activities:

Group negotiations continued

Readings:

"Your Problem Solving Style in Team Management Situations," (handout.)

Fisher & Ury Part 3. Also read the conclusions section.

Gist, Ch. 6 pp. 229-236 (handout.)

Lincoln Principles (handout.)

Due: Case study presentations

Selected readings presentations

12th Class – November 16th

Topic: Leadership in America –

Activities:

Lecture

Group Activity

Seminar

Readings:

Gist, Ch. 6, pp. 236-244, (handout.)

Covey, "The Habits of Highly Effective People," (handout.)

"Diagnosing the States of Group Development," (handout.)

Assignment Due: Case study presentations

Selected readings presentations

13th Class – November 23th

THANKSGIVING – NO CLASS

 

14th Class – November 30th

Topic: The Habits of Highly Effective Leaders

Activities:

Lecture

Seminar

Group Activity

Readings:

"Leadership Alternatives, What You Do Is What You Get," (handout.)

Gardner, "The things you learn in maturity…" (handout.)

Other selected readings (TBA.)

Assignment Due: Case study presentations

Selected readings assignments

15th Class – December 7th – Final Day of Instruction

Topic: "Some are born to leadership, some aspire to leadership, and others have leadership thrust upon them…" What kind of leader are you?

Activities:

Lecture: Review of leadership theories, conjecture, and experience.

Seminar

Group Activity – Meet at Bierce Library, Room 61 – Test Your Leadership Exercise

DUE: Term papers.

16th Week – Exam Week. No Classes.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!