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3.00 Credits
Students develop and polish communication strategies and methods through discussion, examples, and practice. Emphasizes writing and speaking skills necessary for effective leaders. Includes several oral and written assignments which are integrated with other subjects, and with career development activities, when possible. Schedule and curriculum coordinated with Organizational Processes. Mandatory one hour recitation in small groups. Restricted to first-year Sloan graduate students.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Introduces interactive oral and interpersonal communication skills critical to leaders, including strategies for presenting to a hostile audience, running effective and productive meetings, active listening, and contributing to group decision-making. Includes team-run classes on chosen communication topics, and an individual analysis of leadership qualities and characteristics. Students deliver an oral presentation and an executive summary, both aimed at a business audience.
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Prereq: 15.279, 15.280, or permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on the communication skills needed for a career in academia. Topics include writing for academic journals, preparing and delivering conference papers and job talks, peer reviewing for journals and conferences, and teaching. Participants are expected to work on a written project and deliver an oral presentation based on their current research. Restricted to doctoral students who have completed their first year. Limited to 20; priority to Sloan students.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
Surveys individual and social psychology and organization theory interpreted in the context of the managerial environment. Laboratory involves projects of an applied nature in behavioral science. Emphasizes use of behavioral science research methods to test hypotheses concerning decision-making, group behavior, and organizational behavior. Instruction and practice in communication includes report writing, team projects, and oral and visual presentation. 12 units may be applied to the General Institute Laboratory Requirement.
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Prereq: None
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3.00 Credits
Explores leadership from the military perspective taught by professors of military science from the Army, Navy and Air Force. Survey of basic principles for successfully managing and leading people, particularly in public service and the military. Develops skills in topics such as oral and written communication techniques, planning, team building, motivation, ethics, decision-making, and managing change. Relies heavily on interactive experiential classes with case studies, student presentations, role plays, and discussion. Also appropriate for non-management science majors.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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2.00 Credits
Surveys social psychology and organization theory interpreted in the context of the managerial environment. Shares lectures with 15.301, with a separate recitation required. Equivalent of 15.311 intended primarily for non-Course 15 students, both graduate and undergraduate. Deals with a number of diverse subjects, including motivation and reward systems, social influence, groups and teams, leadership, power, organizational design and culture, and networks and communication patterns in the organization.
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Prereq: None
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2.00 Credits
Enhances students' ability to take effective action in complex organizational settings by providing the analytic tools needed to analyze, manage, and lead the organizations of the future. Emphasizes the importance of the organizational context in influencing which individual styles and skills are effective. Employs a wide variety of learning tools, from experiential learning to the more conventional discussion of written cases. Centers on three complementary perspectives on organizations: the strategic design, political, and cultural "lenses" on organizations. Major team project to analyze an actual organizational change, with oral and written reports. Restricted to first-year Sloan master's students.
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Prereq: Permission of instructor
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2.00 Credits
An intensive one-week introduction to leadership, teams, and learning communities. Introduction of concepts and use of a variety of experiential exercises to develop individual and team skills and develop supportive relationships within the Fellows class. Restricted to first-year Leaders for Global Operations students.
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Prereq: None
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0.00 - 6.00 Credits
Course spans the entire two-year Leaders for Global Operations (LGO) program, focusing on practical experience that blends theory and practice. Students reflect on prior leadership experiences and then apply lessons learned to further develop their leadership capabilities. Requires active participation in all leadership classes and/or activities as well as short deliverables throughout the program.
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Prereq: None
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2.00 Credits
Provides the tools to better understand one?s unique way of leading change, i.e. leadership signature. Involves intensive self-assessment and interactive exercises aimed to help students identify their key strengths and weaknesses and hone their leadership skills. Focuses on the individual leadership credo and techniques for building confidence and credibility. Students explore alternative approaches to leadership, compare and contrast various leadership styles, and look at a range of leadership capabilities.
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Prereq: 15.311, 15.315, 15.322, or permission of instructor
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