Master in Management
- Course Syllabi:
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MM 512
Budget and Finance -
MM 513
Strategic Management -
MM 514
Practical Research, Analysis & Decision Making -
MM 515
Management Information Systems -
MM 516
Organizational Leadership & Communication -
MM 517
Human Resource Environment -
MM 518
Marketing for Private & Nonprofit Organizations -
MM 519
Legal Issues in Management -
MM 520
Orientation to Graduate Study for the Management Professional -
MM 522
Orientation to Capstone -
MM 598
Capstone Project - Electives
Course Overview
Organizational Leadership & Communication
MM 516
Cynthia Scherr
552-0340
Cynthia@scherrconsults.com
Overview
This course focuses on the concept of leadership and applying it to your own life and leadership roles. It is intended to be a practical course that will provide you with a framework for developing yourself and others as leaders.
Objectives
- To consider a range of leadership theories and practices to broaden our thinking about the importance of leadership and our potential for creating positive change.
- To gain personal insight into our own skills and challenges as leaders.
- To create a behavior-specific plan for development as a leader.
Text
Peter G. Northouse, Leadership Theory and Practice, Fourth Edition, Sage Publications, 2007.
Articles
Harvard Business Review Articles which can be downloaded at hbr.org:
Collins, Level 5 Leadership: The Triumph of Humility and Fierce Resolve, BR #R0507M
Drucker, Managing Oneself, HBR #R0501K
Goffie and Jones, Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? HBR #R00506
McCullough, Timeless Leadership HBR #0803B
Additional articles to be determined.