Leadership in Organizations, Welcome to Abilene & Brave New World!
Resources: Syllabus, Jerry Harvey's Definition of Cheating, Class Lecture - Whiteboard Notes
Class Meeting Times: Tuesdays, 6-9:30 PM, 38-209
Live Online Access: https://join.freeconferencecall.com/sivanov (emergencies only), instructions
Student Support: Hany Makhlouf Academic Center for Student Support (38-114)
Office Hours: Before/after class, and by appointment (online, day, evenings, and weekends)
Course Readings:
Required:
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Out of the Crisis, ISBN: 0262541157, W. E. Deming (in UDC Library on Reserve)
On the Psychology of Military Incompetence, ISBN: 0465097804, Norman Dixon (in UDC Library on Reserve)
Obedience to Authority, Stanley Milgram (in UDC Library on Reserve)
The Prince (click for free download), Niccolo Machiavelli (free on Google Books)
A Cry Unheard: New Insights into the Medical Consequences of Loneliness, ISBN: 1890862118, James J. Lynch (in UDC Library on Reserve)
Optional:
The Principles of Scientific Management, ISBN: 0393003981, Frederick Taylor
A General Theory of Bureaucracy, ISBN: 0435824783, Elliott Jaques
Organization, ISBN: 0140217606, Wilfred Brown
Swatting Flies and Telling Lies: Stories of a Mad Organizational Consultant, Jerry B. Harvey
Executive Leadership: A Practical Guide to Managing Complexity, ISBN: 0962107018, Elliott Jaques, Stephen D. Clement
It's All About Work: Organizing Your Company To Get Work Done, ISBN: 0988639602, Stephen D. Clement
Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil, ISBN: 0140187650, Hannah Arendt
Escape from Freedom, ISBN: 0805031499, Erich Fromm
Our Own Worst Enemy, ISBN: 0708840388, Norman F. Dixon
How Come Every Time I Get Stabbed in the Back My Fingerprints Are on the Knife? And Other Meditations on Management, ISBN: 0787947873, Jerry Harvey
The Different Drum: Community Making and Peace, ISBN: 0684848589, M. Scott Peck
People of the Lie: The Hope for Healing Human Evil, ISBN: 0684848597, M. Scott Peck
Requisite Organization, ISBN: 1886436045, Elliott Jaques
Social Power and the CEO, ISBN: 1567205518, Elliott Jaques
Narcissistic Leaders: Who Succeeds and Who Fails, ISBN: 1422104141, Michael Maccoby
The Leaders We Need, ISBN: 1422101665, Michael Maccoby
Accountability Leadership: How to Strengthen Productivity Through Sound Managerial Leadership, ISBN: 1564145514, Gerald A. Kraines
The Art of War, ISBN: 0195014766, Sun Tzu (author), Samuel Griffith (translator)
The Age of Fallibility, ISBN: 1586483595, George Soros
The Visible Hand: The Managerial Revolution in American Business, ISBN: 0674940520, Alfred D. Chandler Jr.
Relativity: The Special and the General Theory--A Clear Explanation that Anyone Can Understand, ISBN: 0517029618, Albert Einstein
Man's Search for Meaning, ISBN: 0807014273, Viktor E. Frankl
Unhealthy Societies: The Afflictions of Inequality, ISBN: 0415092353, Richard G. Wilkinson
The Generals: American Military Command from World War II to Today, ISBN: 1594204047, Thomas E. Ricks
Building Social Business: The New Kind of Capitalism That Serves Humanity's Most Pressing Needs, ISBN: 1586488244, Muhammad Yunus
Physics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100, ISBN: 0307473333, Michio Kaku
Date[1], Session[2] |
Project Due |
Additional Theme |
Readings[3] |
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Tue, Jan 14, #1 |
Assignment
0-A: books Syllabus Q&A |
Introduction, Language, The Language of Organizations, Reflexivity, Primary and Secondary Sources Cheating, Ethical and Moral Principles, Anaclitic Depression Blues, Loneliness, Conversation, Leadership, Work & Trust |
Banning Laptops in Classrooms,
Commentary Harvey – Cheating |
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Video Lecture 1: Feararchy and Organizations (additional make-up class / reading day) |
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Reading Day 1: Dixon – 3, 1-29 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Milgram – 1-7 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Leadership Principles and Values at (class discussion): - Yahoo - Microsoft - Amazon - Apple - Army - IBM - AA - Uber - University |
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Tue, Mar 17, #2 |
Assignment
0-B: voting Movie: Race for Berlin[4]
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Organizational Policies Collaboration vs. Competition in Organizations (Case Study) Should Leaders Compete? |
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Video Lecture 2: The Alien Perspective on Humanity (additional make-up class / reading day) |
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Tue, Mar 24, #3 |
Paper 1 |
Leadership Characteristics / Case Study |
Dixon
– 3 (large font) (in UDC Library on Reserve) |
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Video Lecture 3: Organizational Design Concepts (additional make-up class / reading day) |
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Reading Day 2: Deming – 1-10 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Milgram – 8-15 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Machiavelli – 1-25 EJ Levels with You Long View of Lead In Praise of Hierarchy |
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Tue, Mar 31, #4 |
Paper 2 Movie: Managerial/Team Leadership Movie: Corporate Leadership Great Book Extra Credit Selection Deadline |
Definition of Leadership,
Leadership Roles, Authorities and Accountabilities Organizational and Leadership Systems, Systems Analysis Structure of the Organization Leadership Capability |
Harvey – Eichmann |
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Tue, April 7, #5 |
Movie: Challenger Exams 2 & 3 |
Leadership Decision-Making Rational and Irrational Leadership Decision-making: Are Leaders Rational People? General Review Team / Individual Project Work & Review On Leadership and Psychopaths Obedience to Authority Moral, Ethical, and Spiritual Issues of Organizations Building a Social Business |
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Tue, April 14, #6 |
Exam 1 |
(Remember Assignment 0-B: voting) |
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Tue, April 21, #7 |
Paper 3, graduating seniors |
Presentations – paper 3 & great book |
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Tue, April 28, #8
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Optional / online |
Team / Individual Project Work & Review |
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Tue, May 5, #9 |
Paper 3 |
Exams 2 & 3 (additional) |
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[1] Dates and topics on the syllabus may change slightly to accommodate the class’ needs.
[2] UDC Academic Calendar: www.udc.edu/registrar/academic-calendars
[3] All assigned reading is due before class; for a complete required reading list, please visit the class’ website at www.SergeyIvanov.org (all articles are posted as PDF files on the class web site – italicized above).
[4] All movies used in class are mini-movies on a specific topic to encourage and enhance the class conversation.
