Leadership Skills_Prof. Michael Hackman

GMBA November 2010 Batch: Dubai Leadership Skills SPJCM

Credit: 1.0 Faculty: Prof. Michael Hackman Sessions: 8 Group Work:

Course Objectives:

1. Students will demonstrate knowledge of leadership concepts and theories. Outcome measures: Class Participation/Essay/Case Presentation/Case Study Exam

2. Students will transfer understanding of course concepts and theories to other settings through description, analysis, and evaluation. Outcome measures: Class Participation/Essay/Case Presentation/Case Study Exam

3. Students will demonstrate critical thinking skills as observers of contemporary leaders and popular leadership theories. Outcome measures: Class Participation/Essay/Case Presentation/Case Study Exam

4. Students will analyze their personal leadership communication styles and develop leadership communication skills. Outcome measures: Class Participation/Essay/Case Presentation/Case Study Exam Prescribed text: Hackman, M.Z., & Johnson, C.E. (2009). Leadership: A Communication Perspective [5th ed.]. Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press. Pedagogy: Lecture, Case study, Group exercises, Presentations. Evaluation Component Weight ages Description Class Participation 10%

Attendance and Participation: Leadership Skills is a course that students must attend regularly. Your attendance and participation are essential to your learning and to the overall success of the course. Students are expected to keep up with assigned reading and to actively participate in classroom discussion.



Essay 20% Critical Essay: Each student will be required to submit a critical essay of approximately 1,500 words (roughly five to seven double-spaced typed pages). Students should try to analyze and synthesize material from the text and lectures by applying original thought and individual experience to the leadership communication process. Select any one of the following topics for the critical essay: 1. Discuss the relationship between

communication and leadership. Detail specific strategies you can employ to communicate like a leader.

2. Discuss the authoritarian, democratic,

and laissez-faire leadership communication styles. Provide examples of groups or organizations in which you have encountered each of the leadership styles. Identify the styles you respond to most/least favorably.

3. Identify the specific traits you associate with successful leadership. How do your perceptions influence your behavior as a follower?

4. Discuss specific actions you can

undertake to develop a transformational approach to leadership. What impact might adopting the transformational approach have on a group or organization you are involved with?

5. Max DePree argues that leaders should

act as “servants.” How do you



respond to this assertion? How important do you feel empowerment is to successful leadership?

6. Discuss French and Raven’s Bases of

Power. Which power base(es) do you use most often? Why? Are you successful at influencing others?

7. Discuss the ethical implications of

leadership. Citing specific examples, identify ethical/unethical practices you feel either positively or negatively impact followers. Suggest a leadership code of ethics you believe would support the development of ethical leadership.

8. Discuss an experience you have had

working with a leader from a different culture. What were the greatest challenges/opportunities in this relationship? How did the cultural classification systems identified by Hall, Hofstede and associates and/or the GLOBE research studies factor into this relationship?

Case Presentation 25% Student Case Study Presentation/Written

Summary: Each student will prepare and deliver a 7 minute original case study presentation. Students can choose to present a case based on a personal experience or based on the experiences of others (friends, relatives, historic or political figures, etc.). Presentations should include (at a minimum) the following: • A brief description of the issue,

situation, or problem outlined in the



case.

• A discussion of the leadership and

communication ramifications of the issue, situation, or problem under investigation.

• A discussion of possible resolution

strategies and a proposed solution including a detailed rationale and implementation plan (when appropriate to the case).

The presentation is informal and may include audience participation. Students are, however, expected to demonstrate oral communication competence. This means that speakers should not read from notes for extended periods, visuals, if used, should be clear, concise, and professionally designed, and time limits should be closely adhered to. A brief written summary of the case of two to three double-spaced typed pages is due when you present.

End Term Exam 45% Case Study Examination: An open-book, open-notes case study examination will be given. Students will be expected to synthesize material from throughout the course to provide recommendations for enhancing leadership effectiveness. You will be asked to play the role of a consultant by identifying problems and recommending solutions. Your assessment will take the form of a report to the president of the organization discussed in the case study.



Schedule: Session One Preview of course expectations and requirements Leadership and communication READ: Text Chapter 1 Does leadership matter? Cases and discussion

Session Two Leadership communication styles READ: Text Chapter 2 Session Three Theoretical approaches to leadership: Traits, Situational, Functional, Relational and Transformational

READ: Text Chapters 3 and 4 VIDEO: Re-Imagine: Business Excellence in a Disruptive Age

Session Four Characteristics of transformational leaders: Creative, Interactive, Visionary, Empowering, Passionate READ: Text Chapters 4 and 5

Session Five Transformational leadership (cont). Organizational culture/leadership

READ: Text Chapters 7 and 8 Session Six Leadership and diversity Leadership development

READ: Text Chapters 10 and 12 Session Seven STUDENT PRESENTATIONS CRITICAL ESSAY DUE Session Eight STUDENT PRESENTATIONS Examination CASE STUDY EXAMINATION

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