leading organization study guide
Study Guidelines for All Exams
Progress Exam #1 includes assigned material from Chapters 1-8 (see syllabus for specific pages assigned) and the following video lectures:
Foundations of Leadership
Leader as Sense Maker
Leader as Motivator
Final Exam includes assigned material from Chapters 14-17 and the following video lectures:
Leader as Structural Architect
Leaders as Maker of Culture
Leader as Developer of Talent
Leader as Change Agent
Leader as Visionary
General Guidelines
1. Let the online video powerpoints guide you through the text material. Priority should be given to those theories/concepts in the text that were also covered in the online video, interactive lecture or discussion sessions. For the final exam, remember to include the powerpoints for Chapter 14 (Conflict & Negotiation) also covered in discussion.
2. The videos shown in class are meant to illustrate theories/concepts; there will be no questions on the exam about the videos per se. This is also true of the videos shown in the online lectures.
3. You should have a general understanding of how ELC session activities relate to the course theories/concepts. For example, what you learned about group decision making in the sub-arctic survival exercise.
4. Your responses to the essay questions should include an accurate description and application of relevant theories, concepts and terms. Use the case facts to support your analysis.
5. You will be graded on your accuracy, clarity, relevance and logic in analyzing the cause of a particular problem as well as your ability to propose and support reasonable solutions.
Mini-Case Sample Question
In the 1970s, futurists were predicting that increases in technology would dramatically shorten the workweek for most people. But in the wired work world of today, where employees can reach “the office” from wherever they are, many manages are finding it extremely difficult to get away from their jobs. In
Progress Exam #1 includes assigned material from Chapters 1-8 (see syllabus for specific pages assigned) and the following video lectures:
Foundations of Leadership
Leader as Sense Maker
Leader as Motivator
Final Exam includes assigned material from Chapters 14-17 and the following video lectures:
Leader as Structural Architect
Leaders as Maker of Culture
Leader as Developer of Talent
Leader as Change Agent
Leader as Visionary
General Guidelines
1. Let the online video powerpoints guide you through the text material. Priority should be given to those theories/concepts in the text that were also covered in the online video, interactive lecture or discussion sessions. For the final exam, remember to include the powerpoints for Chapter 14 (Conflict & Negotiation) also covered in discussion.
2. The videos shown in class are meant to illustrate theories/concepts; there will be no questions on the exam about the videos per se. This is also true of the videos shown in the online lectures.
3. You should have a general understanding of how ELC session activities relate to the course theories/concepts. For example, what you learned about group decision making in the sub-arctic survival exercise.
4. Your responses to the essay questions should include an accurate description and application of relevant theories, concepts and terms. Use the case facts to support your analysis.
5. You will be graded on your accuracy, clarity, relevance and logic in analyzing the cause of a particular problem as well as your ability to propose and support reasonable solutions.
Mini-Case Sample Question
In the 1970s, futurists were predicting that increases in technology would dramatically shorten the workweek for most people. But in the wired work world of today, where employees can reach “the office” from wherever they are, many manages are finding it extremely difficult to get away from their jobs. In