BA 3345.

001 Introduction to Leading and Managing

(3 credit hours)

Day and Time: Monday: 12.30 to 3.15

Place: SOM 2.902
Instructor: Padmakumar Nair, SOM 4.208
Telephone: 972-883-6264
Email: padmakumar.nair@utdallas.edu
Office hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 08.15-9.15 AM or by appointment

Text books:
1. Developing Management Skills, sixth edition
by David A. Whetten and Kim S. Cameron
Publisher: Prentice Hall
ISBN: 0-13-154240-0
Available at:
Off Campus Books
581 W Campbell Rd
Richardson, TX 75080
(972) 907-8398

This course will deal with theories and techniques of leadership and management. The
course will start with a general overview of major theories on leadership and
management. The main focus of this course is on the relationship between individual
action and organizational performance.

A major highlight of this course is that we will discuss in detail how Personality and
Theory of Life influences intentions and behaviors. We will also discuss current ethical
dilemmas faced by business and government leaders.

In addition to what has been mentioned above, special attention will be given to the
following topics to understand changing internal and external environment of
organizations.
9 Leadership and Ethics
9 Leadership and Power
9 Global and Cross-Cultural Leadership
9 Leadership and Organizational Learning
Evaluation: There are two group reading assignments and one Group Research Project
for every group, one individual assignment and one mid-term multiple-choice exam.

Group presentations and class participation: 30%

Mid-term Exam: 20%
Individual Assignment 20%
Final Group Project 30%

Assignments:
Individual: Identify / select an organizational crisis from the open literature. Describe
how the leader managed (or mismanaged) the crisis. Based on the leadership concepts we
discuss in the class, write an essay (about 1500 words) on why you think she/he showed
good / bad leadership in that situation. Also include in this essay what can future leaders
learn from this leader / situation. Individual assignment is due on November 20th.

Group: Select one of the following topics and develop few hypotheses (3 to 5) around
the topic area selected and conduct library research to verify your hypothesis. You will
make a 15 min Power Point presentation on this topic on November 20th and November
27th. Also send me the presentation before the class on November 18th and November
25th.

Group Project Topic:

Pick a leader of your choice. Describe what factors were instrumental in shaping their
development, leadership style and effectiveness. Give special attention to personality,
theory of life, situation and critical incident (if any).

CLASS SCHEDULE
Date Content
Week 1 Introduction and Leadership Theories
[August 21]
Week 2 Leadership Theories (Continued…)
[August 28]
Week 3 Labor Day (No class)
[September 4]
Week 4
[September 11]
Week 5 Personal Skills
[September 18] • Self Awareness
Reading 1 (Group 1)
Reading 2 (Group 2)
Week 6 Personal Skills
[September 25] • Managing Stress
Reading 3 (Group 3)
Reading 4 (Group 4)
Week 7 Personal Skills
[October 2]
 • Learning and Problem Solving
Reading 5 (Group 5)
Reading 6 (Group 6)
Week 8 Inter Personal Skills
[October 9] • Motivating Others
• Communicating Supportively

Reading 7 (Group 7)
Reading 8 (Group 8)
Week 9 Mid-term Exam
[October 16]

Week 10 Inter Personal Skills

[October 23] • Coaching, Mentoring and Counseling

Organizational Skills (Group Skills)

• Leading Organizational Change
Reading 9 (Group 1)
Reading 10 (Group 2)
Week 11 Inter Personal Skills
[October 30] • Gaining and using Power
• Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

Reading 11 (Group 3)
Reading 12 (Group 4)
Week 12 Organizational Skills (Group Skills)
[November 6] • Empowering and Delegating

Reading 13 (Group 5)
Reading 14 (Group 6)
Week 13 Organizational Skills (Group Skills)
[November 13] • Creating, Developing and Leading Teams

Reading 15 (Group 7)
Reading 16 (Group 8)
Week 14 General discussion and Reflections
[November 20]
Week 15 Final presentation
[November 27]
Week 16
[December 4]
List of Readings
The readings can be downloaded from the library website (go to eJournals:
http://www.utdallas.edu/library/collections/journals.htm )
1. Managing Government, Governing Management, H. Mintzberg Harvard Business Review, May-
June 1996

2. Can Leadership Be Taught? Interview and Commentary by J.P. Doh, Academy of Management
Learning and Education, 2003, Vol.2, No.1, 54-67

3. What Leaders Really Do, by John P. Kotter, HBR, Dec. 2001

4. Leadership that gets results, by D. Goleman, HBR, March-April 2000

5. Covert Leadership, H Mintzberg, HBR, Nov.-Dec. 1998

6. Primal Leadership :The Hidden Driver of Great Leadership, by D. Goleman et al., HBR, Dec. 2001

7. Level 5 Leadership J. Collins et al., HBR, Jan. 2001

8. Power is the Great Motivator, by D.C. McClelland and D.H. Burham, HBR, Jan. 2003

9. Five Minds of a Manager, H. Mintzberg Harvard Business Review, Nov. 2003

10. Developing your Leadership Pipeline, Jay A. Conger and R. M. Fulmer, HBR, Dec. 2003

11. Leadership Development: Perk or Priority, HBR, I. F. Kesner, HBR, May 2003

12. Developing Leaders: How Winning Companies Keep on Winning?, R. M. Fulmer et. Al., Sloan
Management Review, Fall 2000

13. Ending the CEO Succession Crisis, Ram Charan, HBR, Feb., 2005

14. The Anxiety of Learning, D. L. Coutu, HBR, March 2002

15. Speed Simplicity Self-Confidence: An interview with Jack Welch, Noel Tichy and Ram Charan,
HBR, Sept.-Oct. 1989

16. The Smart-Talk Trap, J. Pfeffer and R. I. Sutton, HBR, may-June 1999

17. The Work of Leadership, R. A. Heifetz and D. L. Laurie, HBR, Dec. 2001

18. Leading for Value, B. Pitman, HBR, April 2003

19. CEO as a Coach: An interview with An Interview with Allied Signal’s L. Bossidy, Noel Tichy and
Ram Charan, HBR, March-April 1995

20. Future of Leadership: Combining Vertical and Shared Leadership to Transform Knowledge Work,
C. L. Pearce, Academy of Management Executive, vol.18, no.1 2004