Course Descriptions and Bibliography

ORGL 600: Foundations of Leadership

This class served as an introduction to the amorphous and multi-faceted concept of leadership. We explored several different views, opinions, and theories of leadership and were given the opportunity to relate them to our values at the time. With this inward-looking approach, we increased our awareness of personal value preferences and developed a leadership philosophy based on our strengths and weaknesses.

Andrew Cruickshank & Dave Collins (2015). Illuminating and applying “the dark side”: Insights from elite team leaders. Journal of Applied Sport Psychology, 27 (3), 249-267. DOI: 10.1080/10413200.2014.982771

Carey, M. R. (1999). Heraclitean fire: Journeying on the path of leadership. Dubuque, IA: Kendall/Hunt Pub.

Carson, M. A., Shanock, L. R., Heggestad, E. D., Andrew, A. M., Pugh, S. D., & Walter, M. (2011). The Relationship Between Dysfunctional Interpersonal Tendencies, Derailment Potential Behavior, and Turnover. J Bus Psychol Journal of Business and Psychology, 27(3), 291-304. doi:10.1007/s10869-011-9239-0

Eliot, T. S. (1963). Murder in the cathedral. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World.

Freire, P. (2000). Pedagogy of the oppressed. New York: Continuum.

Gallus, J. A., Walsh, B. M., Driel, M. V., & Gouge, M. C. (2013). Intolerable cruelty: A multilevel examination of the impact of toxic leadership on U.S. military units and service members. Military Psychology, 25(6), 588-601. doi:10.1037/mil0000022

Hogan, J., Hogan, R., & Kaiser, R. B. (2010). Management derailment: Personality assessment and mitigation. (S. Zedeck, Ed.) American Psychological Assocation Handbook of Industrial and Organizational Psychology , 3, 555-575.

Islam, M. M. (2013). The Toxic Politics of Bangladesh: A Bipolar Competitive Neopatrimonial State? Asian Journal of Political Science, 21(2), 148-168. doi:10.1080/02185377.2013.823799

Kouzes, J. M., & Posner, B. Z. (2007). The leadership challenge. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Leary, T. G., Green, R., Denson, K., Schoenfeld, G., Henley, T., & Langford, H. (2013). The relationship among dysfunctional leadership dispositions, employee engagement, job satisfaction, and burnout. The Psychologist-Manager Journal, 16(2), 112- 130. doi:10.1037/h0094961

Palmer, P. J. (2007). The courage to teach: Exploring the inner landscape of a teacher's life.

Pirsig, R. M. (2006). Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance: An inquiry into values. New York: HarperTorch.

Wheatley, M. J. (2006). Leadership and the new science: Discovering order in a chaotic world. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

Yukl, G. A. (2013). Leadership in organizations. Boston: Pearson.

ORGL 605: Imagine, Create, and Lead

This course served as a platform to explore how individuals communicate through different mediums. Design thinking, dance, song, and various team-building exercises were all utilized to highlight different personality characteristics and communication preferences. This allowed us to see that we are not limited in our ability to understand another person, but instead are given the task to explore what type of environment ultimately allows them to do their best work.

Brown, T. (2009). Change by design: How design thinking transforms organizations and inspires innovation. New York, NY: Harper Business.

Burkus, D. (2014). The myths of creativity: The truth about how innovative companies and people generate great ideas. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Catmull, E. & Wallace, A. (2014). Creativity Inc.: Overcoming the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration. New York, NY: Random House.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2015). The systems model of creativity: The collected works of Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi. New York, NY: Springer.

Csikszentmihalyi, M. (2008). Flow: The psychology of optimal experience. Harper Perennial Modern Classics.

De Bono, E. (1999). Six thinking hats. New York, NY: Back Bay Books.

Dyer, J. Gregersen, H., & Christensen, C. M. (2011). The innovator’s DNA: Mastering five skills of disruptive innovators. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Press.

Goldstein, D. (2013). Creative you: Using your personality type to thrive. Hillsboro, OR: Beyond Words.

Kelley, T. & Kelley, D. (2013). Creative confidence: Unleashing the creative potential within us all. New York, NY: Crown Business.

Kumar, V. (2013). 101 design methods: A structured approach for driving innovation in your organization. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Lehrer, J. (2012). Imagine: How creativity works. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.

Michalko, M. (2006). Thinkertoys: A handbook of creative-thinking techniques. Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press.

Puccio, G. J. & Cabra, J. F. (2010). Organizational creativity: a systems approach. In J. C. Kaufman & R. J. Sternberg (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of creativity. (pp. 145-173). New York, NY: Cambridge University press.

Robinson, K. (2011). Out of our minds: Learning to be creative. Oxford, England: Capstone.

Sawyer, R. K. (2012). Explaining creativity: The science of human innovation. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Seelig, T. (2012). inGenius: A crash course on creativity. New York, NY: HarperOne.

Tharp, T. (2006). The creative habit: Learn it and use it for life. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.

ORGL 516: Organization Development

This course explored the field of organization development (OD) and exposed us to the idea of seeing groups, organizations, and institutions as social systems of varying complexity. We also discussed consulting, and explored how proper contracts and expectations should be established before beginning an OD assignment.

Argyris, C. (2006). Teaching smart people how to learn. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 267-285). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Bunker, B., & Alban, B. (2006). Large group interventions and dynamics. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 309-321). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Burnes, B. (2006). Kurt Lewin and the planned approach to change: A reappraisal. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 133-157). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Cooperrider, D. L., & Sekerka, L. E. (2006). Toward a theory of positive organizational change. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 223-238). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Distelhorst, D. J. (n.d.). An OD practitioner's "Tool Kit": Twenty years of accumulated OD wisdom and methodologies.

Kotter, J. P. (2006). Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 239- 251). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Nadler, D. A. (2006). The congruence model of change. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 252-262). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Sales, M. J. (2006). Understanding the power of position. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 322-343). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Schein, E. H. (2006). So how can you assess your corporate culture? In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 614- 633). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Senge, P. M. (2006). The leader's new work: Building learning organizations. In Organization development: A Jossey-Bass reader (pp. 765-792). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

ORGL 518: Transforming Leadership

This course highlighted the importance of connecting with the inner spirit of individuals. People often want to be a part of something greater than themselves. It is up to leaders to establish the mission of the organization and hire people who share similar passions. The culminating project for the course consisted of designing an intervention for an organization functioning at a sub-optimal level. My project focused on restoring organizational initiative to a group that seemed to have lost its mission.

Asif, M., Ayyub, S., & Bashir, M. K. (2014). Relationship between transformational leadership style and organizational commitment: Mediating effect of psychological empowerment. doi:10.1063/1.4903659

Burns, J. M. (1979). Leadership. New York: Harper & Row.

Burns, J. M. (2003). Transforming leadership: A new pursuit of happiness. New York: Atlantic Monthly Press.

Carey, M. L. (n.d.). The praktike of leadership: Part two.

Ciulla, J. B. (2004). Ethics, the heart of leadership. Westport, CT: Praeger.

Cronin, L. D., Arthur, C. A., Hardy, J., & Callow, N. (2015). Transformational Leadership and Task Cohesion in Sport: The Mediating Role of Inside Sacrifice. JSEP Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 37(1), 23-36. doi:10.1123/jsep.2014- 0116

Ghasabeh, M. S., Soosay, C., & Reaiche, C. (2015). The emerging role of transformational leadership. The Journal of Developing Areas, 49(6), 459-467. doi:10.1353/jda.2015.0090

Mills, D. Q. (2005). Leadership: How to lead, how to live. Waltham, MA: MindEdge Press.

Palmer, P. J. (2004). A hidden wholeness: The journey toward an undivided life: Welcoming the soul and weaving community in a wounded world. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Wu, C., & Wang, Z. (2015). How Transformational Leadership Shapes Team Proactivity: The Mediating Role of Positive Affective Tone and the Moderating Role of Team Task Variety. Group Dynamics: Theory, Research, and Practice, 19(3), 137-151. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/gdn0000027

ORGL 510: Renaissance Leadership in the 21st Century

Study abroad course that took place over a twelve-day period in Florence, Italy. The course focused on the conditions that led to the Italian renaissance and highlighted the clash of ideals that resulted in one of the most significant periods in history. We were left with a sense that contrasting viewpoints can be valuable to an organization and ultimately lead to impactful projects.

Gelb, M. (2000). How to think like Leonardo Da Vinci: Seven steps to genius every day. New York, NY: Dell Pub.

Hibbert, C. (2012). The House of Medici, its rise and fall. New York: Morrow Quill Paperbacks.

King, R. (2013). Brunelleschi's dome: How a Renaissance genius reinvented architecture. New York, NY: Penguin Books.

Steves, R. (2015). Rick Steves Italy 2016. Avalon Travel Publishing.

Wheatley, M. J. (2006). Leadership and the new science: Discovering order in a chaotic world. San Francisco: Berrett-Koehler.

COML 598: International and Intercultural Communication

COML 600: Communication Practicum in Writing and Multi-Media

Taken at the same time, these two courses were concentrated as a seventeen-day period in a small Italian town called Cagli. The town had about three thousand residents and only a handful of people spoke any English. The point of the course was to interview a local resident and highlight their personal impact on the town. Training in conversational Italian, photography, and Adobe Photoshop resulted in a published work on our subjects. Various blog posts were made throughout the course related to cultural differences, which enhanced our understanding of different cultures as a whole.

Caputo, J.S, Hazel, H., and McMahon, C. (1994, three editions) Interpersonal communication: Using reason to make relationships work. (1st ed.) Boston: Allyn & Bacon Publishers. (Chapter 12: Interpersonal Communication in the Global Village: Issues of Culture and Gender).

Hall, B.J. (2002) Among cultures:The challenge of communication. New York:Harcourt College Publishers. (Chapter 9: How can we succeed in our intercultural travels.)

Jandt, F. (2004) An Introduction to intercultural communication: Identities in a global community (4th ed.) (Chapter 10:Dominant US Cultural Patterns)

ORGL 610: Communication and Leadership Ethics

This course took a dual-approach to exploring ethics as it relates to leadership. The first challenged us to look inward at our personal values. This resulted in the understanding that not everyone shares the same views, which can be challenging for organizations with diverse populations. The second approach was viewed as the organizations responsibility toward the world. Topics like sustainability and corporate social responsibility were discussed to highlight avenues for organizations to deeply impact the world they inhabit.

Allen, A. L. (2005). Privacy isn't everything: Accountability as a personal and social good. In A. D. Moore, (Ed.), Information ethics: Privacy, property, and power (pp. 398-413). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press.

Arnett, R. C., Fritz, J. M. H., & Bell, L. M. (2008). Communication ethics literacy: Dialogue and difference. Sage Publications.

Brown, M. E., & Trevino L. K. (2006). Ethical leadership: A review and future directions. Leadership Quarterly 17, 595-616.

Christians, C. G. (2013). Ethical foundations and perspectives. In C. G. Christians, M. Fackler, K. B. Richardson, P. J. Kreshel, & R. H. Woods (Eds.), Media ethics Pearson new international edition: Cases and moral reasoning (pp. 1-22). Pearson Higher Ed.

Cover, R. (2013). Undoing attitudes: subjectivity and ethical change in the Go Back to Where You Came From documentary. Continuum: Journal Of Media & Cultural Studies, 27(3), 408-420. doi:10.1080/10304312.2013.772107

Cox, S., Goette, T., & Young, D. (2005). Workplace surveillance and employee privacy: Implementing an effective computer use policy. Communications of the IIMA.

Crossan, M., Mazutis, D., & Seijts, G. (2013). In Search of Virtue: The Role of Virtues, Values and Character Strengths in Ethical Decision Making. Journal Of Business Ethics, 113(4), 567-581. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1680-8

Eisenbeiß, S. A., & Brodbeck, F. (2014). Ethical and unethical leadership: A cross-cultural and cross-sectoral analysis. Journal Of Business Ethics, 122(2), 343-359. doi:10.1007/s10551-013-1740-0

Gini, A., Green, R. M. (2014). Moral leadership and business. In J. Cuilla (Ed.), Ethics, the heart of leadership (pp. 32-52). Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger.

Hall, B. (2013). Culture, ethics, and communication. In F. L. Casmir, (Ed.), Ethics in intercultural and international communication (pp. 11- 41). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Asssociates.

Hinman, L. M. (2012). Understanding the diversity of moral beliefs. In Ethics: A pluralistic approach to moral theory 2 (pp.25-60). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.

Johnson, C. E. (2016). Organizational ethics: A practical approach (3rd ed.). Thousand Oaks, CA: SAGE Publications.

M. (2016, July 27). Feelings vs Fact - Newt Gingrich - RNC Topic on Violent Crime - Feelings trump FBI Stats! Retrieved September 19, 2016, from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnhJWusyj4I

McIntosh, P. (1988). White privilege: Unpacking the invisible knapsack. Retrieved from Wellesley College, Center for Research on Women Web site: http://amptoons.com/blog/files/mcintosh.html

Mike, B. (2014). Footprints in the Sand: Edgar Schein. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268079888_Footprints_in_the_Sand_Edgar_Schein

Schudson, M. (2008). Why democracies need an unlovable press. Malden, MA: Polity Press.

Schwartz, S. H. (2012). An overview of the Schwartz theory of basic values. Online Readings in Psychology and Culture, 2(1). http//dx.doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1116

Stewart, L. P. (1997). Facilitating connections: Issues of gender, culture, and diversity. In Makau, J. M., & Arnett, R. C. (Eds.), Communication ethics in an age of diversity (pp. 110-125). Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.

United Nations (1997). Summary of the United Nations agreement on human rights. New York. Retrieved from: http://www.hrweb.org/legal/undocs.html

Wood, J. (1997). Diversity in dialogue: Commonalities and differences between friends. In J. M. Makau, & R. C. Arnett (Eds.), Communication ethics in an age of diversity (pp. 5-26). Urbana-Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press.

ORGL 615: Organizational Theory and Behavior

This course further explored the system dynamics of an organization. Causal loop diagrams were utilized to explore cause and effect relationships between different variables and case studies were utilized to expose us to different leadership scenarios. We began to see how decisions related to one variable can have a potential impact on several other variables. This highlights the impact of leadership decisions and how they should be carefully considered before being implemented.

Anderson, V., & Johnson, L. (1997). Introduction to systems thinking: A skills-building workbook. Cambridge, Ma.: Pegasus Communications.

Bartlett, C. A., & Beckham, H. (2010, February 19). Applied Research Technologies, Inc.: Global Innovation's Challenges. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/product/applied-research-technologies-inc-global-innovation-s-challenges/4168-PDF-ENG

Bernstein, E. S., & Nohria, N. (1991, February 19). Note on Organizational Structure. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/product/Note-on- Organization-Stru/an/491083-PDF-ENG

Bossidy, L. (2014, July 31). What Your Leader Expects of You. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2007/04/what-your-leader-expects-of-you

Brett, J., Behfar, K., & Kern, M. C. (2016, April 29). Managing Multicultural Teams. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2006/11/managing-multicultural-teams

Christensen, C. M., & Shu, K. (2006, August 2). What Is an Organization's Culture? Retrieved from https://hbr.org/product/what-is-an- organization-s-culture/399104-PDF-ENG

Groysberg, B., Kaftan, C., & McCalla, J. W. (2007, April 23). Alan Kendricks at Cardiology Associates. Retrieved from http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=34459

Gulati, R. (2009, January 6). Cisco Systems (2001): Building and Sustaining a Customer-Centric Culture. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/product/Cisco-Systems--2001---Bui/an/409061-PDF-ENG

Herzberg, F. (2015, August 25). One More Time: How Do You Motivate Employees? Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2003/01/one- more-time-how-do-you-motivate-employees

Hill, L. A., & Farkas, M. T. (2001, October 4). Note on Team Process. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/product/note-on-team- process/402032-PDF-ENG

Hill, L. A., & Lineback, K. (2011, January 11). BE CLEAR ABOUT HOW YOUR TEAM WORKS: FOSTER THE RIGHT TEAM CULTURE - WHY EFFECTIVE TEAM MANAGEMENT IS KEY TO BECOMING A GREAT BOSS. Retrieved from http://www.thecasecentre.org/educators/products/view?id=98900

Hill, L. A., & Lineback, K. (2011, January 11). I'm the Boss!: Don't Depend on Your Formal Authority-Why Recognizing the Benefits and Pitfalls of Power Is Essential to Being a Great Boss. Retrieved from https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/7310BC-PDF-ENG

Hill, L. A. (2015, September 15). Becoming the Boss. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/2007/01/becoming-the-boss

Kaplan, R. S., & Norton, D. P. (2006, April 24). Managing Alignment as a Process. Retrieved from http://hbswk.hbs.edu/item/managing-alignment-as-a-process

O'Connor, N., & Robbe, E. D. (2010, January 19). EU Design's Rise in the Apparel and Fashion Industry: Formalizing Management and Incentive Systems. Retrieved from https://hbr.org/product/eu-design-s-rise-in-the-apparel-and-fashion-indust/an/HKU880-PDF-ENG

Polzer, J. T. (2009, September 01). Leading Teams Note. Retrieved from http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=37824

Senge, P. M. (2006). The fifth discipline: The art and practice of the learning organization. New York: Doubleday/Currency.

ORGL 620: Leadership Seminar

A culmination of our graduate program in leadership, this seminar course challenged us to look back on our academic experience, reflect on the work we did, and establish a future direction. The course focused on the development of a leadership portfolio to demonstrate our competencies, which serves as a way for interested individuals to better understand our personal values and highlights our skill-sets as leadership professionals.

Gibbons, P. (2015). The science of successful organizational change: How leaders set strategy, change behavior, and create an agile culture. Place of publication not identified: Pearson Education.

Kahneman, D. (2015). Thinking, fast and slow.