Type of Credit: Elective
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Number of Students
The course teaches students the principles of result-based leadership, strategy, and performance management. Students will learn to use Objective Key Results (OKRs) and the Balanced Scorecard to drive performance and achieve strategic objectives. The course covers critical topics such as assessing organizational performance and making informed data-driven decisions. Students will also learn how to navigate complex leadership challenges such as managing change, leading diverse teams, and fostering a culture of innovation. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply these concepts and techniques to real-world situations, becoming influential leaders who can drive positive change in their organizations.
能力項目說明
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.
Learning outcomes:
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Orientation to change and leadership |
Introduction Change and today’s leadership
Readings: The next globalization Everything you know about strategic leadership |
Knowing the peers Reporting: An exercise with ChatGPT topic search |
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Understanding of leadership |
Strategic orientation Strategic thinking and acting
Readings: How CEOs define vulnerability The resilience imperative |
Article presentation Proposing final project
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Strategic leadership role in an organization |
Leading through uncertainties Strategic transformation Readings: Bold transformation Generative AI led by people
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Article presentation Reporting: Vision and core values statements
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Strategy and Performance System Development |
Leadership for change Review of strategic planning process
Readings:
Innovation for weathering uncertainty Reimagining the BSC
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Article presentation Project discussion |
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Systematic Implementation of Strategies |
OKR and BSC. Strategy implementation process
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BSC and OKR exercise
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Leadership for superior performance
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Support system for the leaders Leading innovation
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Group presentation and discussion
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Class Participation and Discussion |
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10% |
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Individual (5%) Within the team (5%) |
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Article Presentations (15 points) |
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15% |
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Class exercise and reporting (10 points) |
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10% |
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Vision statement |
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10% |
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Core values statement |
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10% |
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BSC & OKR exercise |
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15% |
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Final Presentation |
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15% |
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Final Project |
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15% |
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TOTAL |
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100% |
Important Notes and Policies
Students are expected to come to class prepared with some knowledge of the corresponding readings for that particular session. Students shall try to come to class no later than 15 minutes after the scheduled start time. There should be no reading of outside materials including newspapers, magazines, or books. Questions and comments are welcome and encouraged in class. However, please be self-respectful when expressing your views.
All the course projects are group activities. Therefore, everyone will be in a group of no more than six members. Each team will determine for themselves how they want to divide up the work on all of the team projects. Projects will include conducting research and analysis, paper writing, and article and report presentation throughout the semester.
Final Project – Strategic Process Exercise
Leading the organization through the strategic process of environmental scanning to ensuring effective execution of the strategic plan is a pivotal role of any leader. This project aims to provide the learners an opportunity to practice this process so that they are equipped to becoming stellar strategic leaders. The main elements of the final report include:
1. Executive summary
2. Business scenario for the project
3. Environment scanning
4. Mission and vision with core values
5. Strategic initiatives and leadership process
6. BSC/OKR
7. Reflection on learning and conclusion
The following is the format for the project report:
1. A cover page should include business title, group number, and names of the members. If there were to be any concern about the individual participation, please include the percentage of individual contribution to the assignment.
2. Diagrams/figures and tables should be listed as appendices. They should be cited in the text.
3. Double-spaced.
Class Presentation
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20 minutes Participated with all team members |
| Presentation Score Sheet | ~~~suggested grading criterion~~~
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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.
Kaplan, R.S., & Norton, D.P. (2003). Strategy Maps: Converting Intangible Assets into Tangible Outcomes. Harvard Business Review Press.
Lei, R.K. (2021). Performance Management Tools OKR KPI KSF MBO BSC Application Methods and Actual Cases, People Post Press.
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.
Selected contemporary articles from Harvard Business Review, McKinsey Quarterly, and The Boston Consulting Group.