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Post Session One Assignments
Readings
Your Leadership Journey: Steve Job's 2005 Stanford Commencement Address (video)
Steve Jobs shares his leadership journey at Stanford's commencement.
"You can only connect the dots looking backward, not forward."
Lessons from your Leadership Journey (doc, 45 KB)
Session Two Assignments
Session Assignments
1. Use what you've learned.
Your primary assignment is to go back and apply what you have learned or rediscovered during the initial session. The sooner you get into action, the more likely you are to see progress.
Session One Applied Learning Suggestions
Session_1_Applied_Learning_Sugg.pdf (68 KB)
2. Submit your initial goals and action steps.
It will be helpful for you to reflect on your draft goals, to consult your manager and to finalize the initial goals you want to accomplish this year. Please send an electronic version of your goals and action steps to your coach by November 14th. Use the Word document below as a template. If you don't use Word, please contact Selina in our office to get it in a format that you can use.
Initial Development Goals Template
This Word document can serve as a template for mapping out your initial development goals. It includes tips on how to write effective goals and an example of a well-crafted goal.
ITLP_Initial_Goals.doc
Reading
Management Time: Who's Got the Monkey? (pdf, 277 KB)
As described in HBR: "Many managers feel overwhelmed. They have too many problems--too many monkeys--on their backs. All too often, they say, they find themselves running out of time while their subordinates are running out of work...This article describes how the manager can delegate effectively to keep most monkeys on the subordinate's back. It offers suggestions on the care and feeding of monkeys and on how managers can transfer initiative. In his accompanying commentary, Stephen R. Covey discusses both the enduring power of this message and how theories of time management have progressed beyond these ideas."
By William Oncken , Jr. and Donald L. Wass
with additional commentary by Stephen R. Covey
Strategic Thinking (pdf, 308 KB)
A primer on Strategic Thinking by MOR Associates' Brian McDonald.
Session Three Assignments
What Makes a Leader(pdf, 608KB)
By Daniel Goleman
Asked to define the ideal leader, many would emphasize traits such as intelligence, toughness, determination, and vision. Often left off the list are softer, more personal qualities - but recent studies indicate that they are also essential. Although a certain degree of analytical and technical skill is a minimum requirement for success, what is called "emotional intelligence" may be the key attribute that distinguishes outstanding performers from those who are merely adequate.
About Coaching
Coaching is a very important part of this leadership development process. Before your first coaching session, please take a moment to read about MOR's coaching philosophy and think a little bit about how your coach might be able to help you on your leadership journey.
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Session Four Assignments
Relationships: The Basic Building Blocks of Life (pdf, 72KB)
By Margaret Wheatley
Many of our frequent and recurring failures in organizations are a consequence of not comprehending the importance of relationships.
Three Perspectives on Organizations (doc, 472 KB)
By Deborah Ancona, Tom Kochan, John Van Maanen, Eleanor Westney, Southwest Publishing, 2004
This reading provides some insight for a segment and simulation on Wednesday. This latter piece is the only “academic paper” you will be asked to review. For those who are pressed for time or aren’t inclined to read longer academic chapters, our suggestion is that you read: Perspective 1, pages 1-3; Perspective 2, pages 1-5; and Perspective 3, pages 1-5. For those who are taking longer flights or are more studious, you might like to read on.
EduChallenge Manual (pdf, 1MB)
Power Play (pdf, 2.1MB)
by Jeffrey Pfeffer
Acquiring real clout—the kind that helps you get stuff done—requires bare-knuckle
strategies.
Session Five Assignments
University of Illinois Admissions Report (pdf, 276KB)
How Executives Grow (pdf, 144 KB)
By Helen Handfield-Jones, 2000
Talent can be bought, but the best companies develop their own.
Identifying and Developing Talent (pdf, 88 KB)
By Jim Bolt, 2008
Identifying and developing the next generation of leaders is as hot a topic as you can find these days. Pretty much everyone agrees we have a leadership shortfall, if not crisis, looming on the horizon.
Create a Culture of Accountability (pdf, 112KB)
By Roger Connors and Tom Smith
While the idea of accountability often has a negative connotation, this article provides a fresh and positive perspective on the concept of holding employees accountable for achieving desired results.
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