About this course: This course covers the following topics: negotiation, feedback and coaching, conflict management, and leading change. The objectives are to learn how to use leadership skills to work more effectively with others, how to use leadership skills to organize others to work more effectively together, and to apply the foundations of effective leadership skills to everyday situations faced by leaders. Learners: • Will be able to negotiate effectively and influence others • Provide feedback and coaching that is appropriate and influential • Will be able to manage conflict and lead change This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.
Created by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Taught by: Gregory Northcraft, Professor of Business Administration and Harry J. Gray Professor of Executive Leadership
College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
| Basic Info | Course 2 of 7 in the Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization |
| Commitment | 4 weeks of study, 5-7 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Course Orientation
You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.
1 video, 6 readings
- Video: Welcome to Applications of Everyday Leadership!
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Information About the Case Study Activity
- Reading: About the Discussion Forums
- Reading: Glossary
- Reading: Updating Your Profile
- Discussion Prompt: Getting to Know Your Classmates
- Reading: Social Media
Graded: Orientation Quiz
Module 1 Negotiation
This module will examine the three core skills necessary for everyday leaders to negotiate effectively and how these three core skills can be used to influence others to want to do what we need them to do.
6 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Reading: Module 1 Overview
- Reading: Module 1 Readings
- Video: Lecture 1-1.1: Building Value
- Video: Lecture 1-1.2: Acquiring Information
- Video: Lecture 1-1.3: Claiming Value
- Video: Lecture 1-1.4: Exploding Offers
- Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Negotiation
- Reading: Module 1 Case Study Activity
- Video: Module 1 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion of the Module 1 Study Activity
- Video: Like this course? Learn more with the iMBA! (optional)
Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 1 Debriefing
Graded: Module 1 Writing Assignment
WEEK 2
Module 2: Performance Management
This module will focus on how a performance management system needs to be designed by leaders in order to collect useful information about performance. We will also consider how that information can be used by everyday leaders to provide feedback and coaching that is appropriately influential.
5 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Reading: Module 2 Overview
- Reading: Module 2 Readings
- Video: Lecture 2-1.1: The System
- Video: Lecture 2-1.2: Sources of Information
- Video: Lecture 2-1.3: The Heart of Performance Evaluation
- Video: Lecture 2-1.4: Gamification
- Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Performance Management
- Reading: Module 2 Case Study Activity
- Video: Module 2 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion of Module 2 Case Study Activity
Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 2 Debriefing
Graded: Graded Quiz over Modules 1 & 2
WEEK 3
Module 3: Conflict Management
This module will consider the role of professional third parties – what these professional third parties do to resolve conflict and how everyday leaders can adapt what professional third parties know and do to be more effective at managing conflicts around them.
5 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Reading: Module 3 Overview
- Reading: Module 3 Readings
- Video: Lecture 3-1.1: Intervening in a Conflict
- Video: Lecture 3-1.2: Types of Third Parties
- Video: Lecture 3-1.3: Perceived Justice
- Video: Lecture 3-1.4: Emotional Intelligence
- Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Conflict Management
- Reading: Module 3 Case Study Activity
- Video: Module 3 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion of the Module 3 Case Study Activity
Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 3 Debriefing
Graded: Module 3 Writing Assignment
WEEK 4
Module 4: Leading Organizational Change
This module will highlight what it takes for everyday leaders to successfully lead a change initiative, why others are likely to resist change, how everyday leaders can use inclusiveness to make the implementation of change more successful, and how everyday leaders can manage potential chaos during the unfolding over time of a change initiative implementation.
5 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz
- Reading: Module 4 Overview
- Reading: Module 4 Readings
- Video: Lecture 4-1.1: Making the Decision
- Video: Lecture 4-1.2: Implementing the Decision
- Video: Lecture 4-1.3: Vision
- Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Leading Organizational Change
- Reading: Module 4 Case Study Activity
- Video: Module 4 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
- Discussion Prompt: Discussion of the Module 4 Case Study Activity
- Video: Course Farewell
Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 4 Debriefing
Graded: Graded Quiz over Modules 3 & 4
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Good and very useful. I liked the case studies. The lectures were awesome.
Very nice course. I have gain a lot from it.
I absolutely recommend anyone who are at the management positions, I love it!
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