Course Syllabus - Fall 2007
| Leadership
Development |
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| Date
and Time |
Lecture |
Readings |
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| Location |
Assignments |
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| September 14, Friday | Prof. Dava Newman |
Introduction | |
32-144 |
Assignment #1:Contemplate the Essential Questions for Leadership |
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| September 21-22, Friday-Saturday |
Thompson Island Ropes Course (allow for popups) |
Norm Augustine Bennis and Nanus,Leaders, 2nd edition, 2003. "Mistaking Charge" (pp. 1-17) » Listen to interview |
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| Thompson Island, Boston Harbor | Assignment #2:Essential Qualities and Personal Characteristics
of Leadership |
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| Sept. 26 |
Leadership Lunch (optional): Dr. George Whitesides |
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| E40-380 noon-2pm |
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| October 5 , Friday | Prof. Dava Newman |
Elizabeth I,
CEO Abraham Lincoln Drucker, Discipline of Innovation Zaleznik, Managers vs. Leaders Bennis and Nanus, "Leading Others, Managing Yourself" (pp. 18-79) |
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| 32-144 |
Assignment #3: Elevator Speech Due Oct. 26 Assignment #2 due today |
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| October 11 |
Leadership Lunch: Dr. Robert Seamans |
Skim the book "Apollo The Tough Decisions" and read Chapter #5 | |
| 33-116 noon-2pm |
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| October 26, Friday | Prof.
Newman |
Thomas Edison Bennis and Nanus, "Taking Charge: Leadership and Empowerment" (pp. 200-218) |
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| 32-144 |
Assignment #4:Personal Leadership
Formulation Due Nov. 30 Assignment #3 due today |
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| October 29 Monday |
Leadership Lunch
with: Dr. Bill Bonvillian Power Play: The DARPA Model and U.S. Energy Policy |
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| E40-380 TPP Lounge |
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| November 30 , Friday | Prof. Newman | Elevator Speeches in Class | |
9:00-12pm |
Assignment #4 due today | ||
| December 3, Monday |
Leadership Lunch with: Alumni Panel |
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MIT Faculty Club |
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References
Leaders: Strategies for Taking Charge
by Warren G. Bennis, Burt Nanus
Teaching
Leadership to Union Women
The
Leader's Secret Self
Leading by Feel
Leadership: Warts and All
The Seven Ages of the Leader
Managers and Leaders: Are they Different?
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What Makes a Leader
Understanding
Leadership
Executive Summaries
Keep
It Honest
What Great Leaders Have
Leadership:
A Personal Journey
The
Development of Leaders in Ancient China, Rome and Persia
The
Development of a New Transformational Leadership Questionnaire
A Time for Bold Leadership
The Recent Literature on Public Leadership
How Storytelling Builds Next Generation Leaders
The Social Scientific Study of Leadership: Quo Vadis
Engineering and American Diplomacy
Leading Together Complex Challenges Requirea New Approach
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Art Map of MIT
Book
Reviews
Bibliography on Leadership
Explaining Science to Power: Make It Simple, Make It Pay
