Course Syllabus - Fall 2008
| Leadership
Development |
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| Date
and Time |
Lecture |
Readings |
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| Location |
Assignments |
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| September 5, Friday | Introduction | ||
32-144 |
Assignment #1:Contemplate the Essential Questions for Leadership |
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| Sept. 10 |
Leadership Lunch: Dr. Peter Diamandis |
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| E40-380 noon-2pm |
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| September 19-20, Friday-Saturday |
Thompson Island Ropes Course |
Norm Augustine Bennis and Nanus,Leaders, 2nd edition, 2003. "Mistaking Charge" (pp. 1-17) |
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| Thompson Island, Boston Harbor | Assignment #2:Essential Qualities and Personal Characteristics
of Leadership |
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| October 3 , 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) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multiple Intelligences, Howard Gardner, Basic Books, New York, NY, 1993. Heroic Leadership, Chris Lowney, Loyola Press, Chicago, IL, 2003. |
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| 32-144 |
Assignment #3: Elevator Speech Due Oct. 31 Assignment #2 due today |
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| October (TBA) |
Leadership Lunch: TBA |
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| October 31, 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. 21 Assignment #3 due today |
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| November 5 |
Leadership Lunch
with: Dr. Patricia M. Dehmer, Deputy Director for Science Programs, DOE Office of Science |
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| 1:00-2:30pm |
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| November 14, Friday | Prof. Newman | Elevator Speeches in Class | |
9:00-12pm |
Assignment #4 Nov. 21 | ||
| week of Dec. 1 |
Leadership Lunch with: Alumni Panel |
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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?
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
