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BA 352LEADERSHIP AND

COMMUNICATION

RON BRAMHALL

What is good leadership?

What is effective professionalcommunication?

At your table, introduce yourself:NameConcentration/majorStanding (soph, junior, senior)

Imagine that you are a new employee

of this consulting firm and I haveselected you to be on a project team.

As your supervisor, what do I expectof you? What does leadership mean

in that context?

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Did Alice Coles demonstrate good

leadership? Why or why not?

What did Alice Coles do specifically

that demonstrates good leadership?

What is good leadership?

Leadership that is both effectiveand authentic or moral.

In fact, leadership works, in largepart, because it is authentic or

moral.

Make a difference

How will you make a difference?

Communication and interpersonalskills

Ability to work well within a team

Personal ethics and integrity

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Wall Street Journal article (Sept. 20, 2006) -

attributes that recruiters of MBA students findmost valuable in potential employees

Making a difference

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Making a difference

Personal development: knowing yourself and

growing deliberately

Leadership: making a difference through

relationships

Communication skills: getting people to

understand, believe, care, and act

Teamwork: achieving more together than the bestindividual alone

Leadership development is a process of:

Self-awareness- making meaning from your

experience through reflection and feedback

Understanding - knowing what works and

what doesnt

Willingness - to change and try new things

Action - taking specific actions to grow

We will engage in this process through

project-based learning

Real Problem, Real World- providesrelevance, exigency and ambiguity

Effective - Leadership and communication

cant be developed by reading a text book

Practical - experiencing what works and what

doesnt

Applicable - Employers care about what youcan do more than what you know

Learning Process

Experience

Reflect

Generalize

Apply

ConceptsFeedback

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Success in this course depends onyour willingness to:

open your mind to new possibilitiesand ideas be willing to critically

analyze what you believe and thinkyou know

take personal risks be willing to

step out of your comfort zone

give and receive honest feedback bewilling to accept mistakes and learn

from them

In short, stop thinking like a

student, and start thinking like a

professional.

EI

Challengethe Process

Inspire aSharedVision

Model theWay

EnableOthers to

Act

Encouragethe Heart

Leadership is an

inside-out job

What does Lorraine Kerwoods story

have to tell us about leadership?

What are the keys to her success?

To Do

Complete Student Information Form byNoon on Tuesday.

Read syllabus thoroughly and note questions

Read: We Googled You and the WritingAssignment #1 Instructions for that case.Bring a copy of each to class.

Create Personal Website on wordpress.comand send link to Ron

Subscribe tohttp://bramhalluo.wordpress.com

Sign-up for Resume Workshop byWednesday (link on Course website)