Course Purpose

Course Purpose: This course focuses on concepts and applications related to organizations and the individuals who create and work in them. My goal is to help you better understand and practice individual and organizational management. We will cover micro-level issues (e.g., individual differences and motivation), mid-level issues (e.g., leadership, groups and teams) and macro-level issues (e.g., organizational culture and structure). It is my hope that focusing on these concepts, applications, and issues will allow you to see and understand some things you might now take for granted. I believe this process will increase your understanding of yourself and others so that you can be more effective in the organizations in which you manage and participate.

• To learn more about yourself and your own assumptions, strengths, and areas for development.

• To understand more about others, including the nature and value of differences in points of view.

• To build a toolkit of concepts so that you can engage in dialogue about leadership and organizations more knowledgeably.

• To refine ability to read critically, think analytically, speak articulately, and write convincingly.

• To enhance diagnostic skills in identifying, analyzing and reflecting on your own and others' behavior.

• To improve prescription skills and the ability to actively experiment with possible courses of action.

• To work hard, but also have fun with all of the above!

Course Methods: This course is intended to blend theory (concepts) and

practice (applications) with the intent