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, 6-9:30pm, online
Live Online Access: https://zoom.us/j/6560275446?pwd=Q3Y1Vk5jZ2lXY1I4QkNxem9Bb1dCQT09
Zoom Meeting ID: 656 027 5446 Passcode: udc
Student Support: Hany Makhlouf Academic Center for Student Support
Office Hours: Before/after class, and by appointment (online, day, evenings, and weekends)
Course Readings:
Required:
The Practice of Managerial Leadership, ISBN: 1469190826, Nancy R. Lee
The New Economics for Industry, Government, Education, W. Edwards Deming
Or
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)
The Broken Heart: The Medical Consequences of Loneliness, ISBN: 0465007694, James J. Lynch
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
Project Due | Additional Theme | Readings[3] | |
Tue, Mar. 9, #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 West Point 2020 |
| Video Lecture 1: Feararchy and Organizations (additional make-up class / reading day) | ||
| Reading Day 1: Dixon – 3, 1-29 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Milgram – 1-7 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Lee – 1-4 Kraines – 1-6 Leadership Principles and Values at (class discussion): - Yahoo - Microsoft - Amazon - Apple - Army - IBM - AA - Uber - University | ||
Thu, Mar. 11, #2 | Assignment
0-B: voting Movie: Race for Berlin[4]
| Organizational Policies Collaboration vs. Competition in Organizations (Case Study) Should Leaders Compete? | Harvey – Cheating West Point 2020 |
| Video Lecture 2: The Alien Perspective on Humanity (additional make-up class / reading day) | ||
Tue, Mar. 16, #3 | Paper 1 – Presentation | Leadership Characteristics / Case Study | Dixon
– 3 (large font) (in UDC Library on Reserve) |
| Video Lecture 3: Organizational Design Concepts (additional make-up class / reading day) | ||
| Reading Day 2: Deming – 1-10 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Milgram – 8-15 (in UDC Library on Reserve) Machiavelli – 1-25 Lee – 5-7 Kraines – 7-14 EJ Levels with You Long View of Lead In Praise of Hierarchy | ||
Tue, March 23, #4 | Paper 2 – Presentation 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 |
| Video Lecture 4: Leadership in Times of Crises (additional make-up class / reading day) | ||
Tue, March 30, #5 | Movie: Challenger
| 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 | |
Tue, April 6, #6 | Exams 2 & 3 | General Review / Additional Topics | |
Tue, April 13, #7 | Exam 1 | (Remember Assignment 0-B: voting) | |
| Tue, April 20, #8
| Paper 3 Exams 2 & 3 (additional) |
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Tue, April 27, – | Grades for Graduating Seniors To Be Posted | ||
Thu, May 6, – | All Remaining Grades To Be Posted | ||
[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.
