Type of Credit: Elective
Credit(s)
Number of Students
Both business environment and social norms and culture have evolved and posed challenges for strategically planning for organizational transformation and for leading the next generation of workforce. Leaders are compelled to acquire strategic orientation and the competencies to ensure the sustainability of any initiative. The course aims to provide learners with a systematic understanding of leadership and its role in strategic planning and execution of organizational transformation through pedagogical learning of business processes with empirical case discussions. Furthermore, through the in-class experiential learning, the course will also focus on developing the learners’ result-based leadership and tools for ensuring effective implementation of strategies.
能力項目說明
Both business environment and social norms and culture have evolved and posed challenges for strategically planning for organizational transformation and for leading the next generation of workforce. Leaders are compelled to acquire strategic orientation and the competencies to ensure the sustainability of any initiative. The course aims to provide learners with a systematic understanding of leadership and its role in strategic planning and execution of organizational transformation through pedagogical learning of business processes with empirical case discussions. Furthermore, through the in-class experiential learning, the course will also focus on developing the learners’ result-based leadership and tools for ensuring effective implementation of strategies.
| 教學週次Course Week | 彈性補充教學週次Flexible Supplemental Instruction Week | 彈性補充教學類別Flexible Supplemental Instruction Type |
|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Content | Reading | Activity |
| 1 | 4/14 Sun 9:10-5:30 |
Introduction Change and today’s leadership |
1. The next globalization 2. Everything you know about strategic leadership |
Knowing the peers An exercise with ChatGPT: topic search and presentation |
| 2 | 4/21 Sun 9:10-5:30 |
Strategic orientation | 1. The resilience imperative 2. Bold transformation |
Article presentation Proposing final project |
| 3 | 4/27 Sat 9:10-5:30 |
Strategic transformation | 1. Generative AI led by people 2. Innovation for weathering uncertainty |
Article presentation |
| 4 | 4/28 Sun 9:10-5:30 |
Leadership for superior performance | 1. Reimagining the BSC References: BSC & OKR |
Article presentation BSC and OKR exercise |
| 5 | 5/5 Sun 9:10-5:30 |
Group presentation and discussion | *The written final report will be due in two weeks |
Class Participation and Discussion 10%
Individual (5%)
Within the team (5%)
Article Presentations (10 points x 2) 20%
Case discussion and reporting (10 points x 2) 20%
Vision statement 10%
BSC & OKR exercise 10%
Final Presentation 15%
Final Project 15%
TOTAL 100%
Required Readings (Online)
Beneficial Readings:
Beal, Douglas, Eccles, Robert, Hansell, Gerry, and et al. (2017). Total Societal Impact: A New Lens for Strategy. The Boston Consulting Group.
Freedman, Mike and Tregoe, Benjamin B. (2003). The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Hughes, Richard L. and Beatty, Katherine C. (2014). Becoming a Strategic Leader: Your Role in Your Organization’s Ensuring Success. 2nd Edition. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Jennings, Kenneth R. and Stahl-West John (2016). The Serving Leader: Five Powerful Actions to Transform Your Team, Business, and Community. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishers, Inc.
Kaplan, Robert S. and Norton, David P. (1991). The balanced scorecard – measures that drive performance. Harvard Business Review, Jan-Feb: 71-79.
Lei, Ren Kang (2021). Performance Management Tools OKR KPI KSF MBO BSC Application Methods and Actual Cases (Chinese Edition). Beijing: People Post Press.
Marr, Bernard (2022). Business Trends in Practice. John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
Montgomery, Cynthia A. (2012). The Strategist: Be the Leader Your Business Needs. New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers.
Day, David V. (ed.) (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Leadership and Organizations. https://academic.oup.com/edited-volume/34490
Paul R. Niven, Paul R., & Lamorte, Ben (2016). Objectives and Key Results: Driving Focus, Alignment, and Engagement with OKRs. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Ross, Bernard & Cluff, Angela (2022). Strategy Maps: What They are and Why You Need One. =MC Consulting.
Simon, Patrick, Maor, Dana, Guggenberger, Patrick, Park, Michael, & others. (2023).
The State of Organization. NY: McKinsey & Company.
Stowell, Steven J. and Mead, Stephanie S. (2016), The Art of Strategic Leadership: How Leaders at All Levels Prepare Themselves, Their Teams, and Organizations for the Future. Hoboken NJ: Wiley.