Principles of Naval Leadership & Management
Course Schedule
Term:           Fall Semester, 2007
Instructor:   Lieutenant Colonel Sidney Mitchell, USMC
CLASS MEETING 1:   Thursday, 27 September 2007					Required Reading(s)
Topic 1:	Introduction to the Course/What is Leadership?				pp 1-24
Topic 2:	Leadership Development/What makes a Good Leader?				pp 46-65
Topic 3:	Personality Traits/Intelligence/Characteristics/Emotional Intelligence				pp 159-173 and173-195
CLASS MEETING 2:   Thursday, 4 October 2007					Required Reading(s)
Topic 1:	Mr. Peter Gray -- Myers Briggs Interpretations
Topic 2:	Mr. Peter Gray -- Myers Briggs Interpretations
Topic 3:	Mr. Peter Gray -- Myers Briggs Interpretations
CLASS MEETING 3:   Thursday, 11 October 2007					Required Reading(s)
Topic 1:	Bases of Power				pp 107-123
Topic 2:	Influence and Persuasion				pp. 123-128
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Topic 3:	The Military Leader vs. The Civilian Leader				L& M pp. 129-133
					L& M pp. 245-251
CLASS MEETING 4:   Thursday, 18 October 2007					Required Reading(s)
Topic 1:	Delegation
Topic 2:	Followership Styles				pp. 25, 28-30
Topic 3:	Motivation Satisfaction and Performance/Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs				pp.  239-258,  498-502
Topic 4:	Situational Approaches/Goal Setting				pp. 267-275, 472-477, 481-486
CLASS MEETING 5:   Thursday, 25 October 2007					Required Reading(s)
Topic 1:	Counseling, Evaluation and Feedback				pp. 231-235, 442-445, 451-455
					L&M pp. 389-403
Topic 2:	Leadership Communication				L&M pp. 253-264
Topic 3:	Conflict Resolution				pp 486-489
CLASS MEETING 6:   Thursday, 1 November 2007
Topic 1:	Group Development/Groups vs. Teams				pp. 292-301
					L&M pp. 354-373
Topic 2:	Norms and Cohesion				pp.301-304
Topic 3:	Leading Teams and Leader- Member Interaction				pp. 305-308; 506-512
Class Activity:
	TAKE HOME MIDTERM
					Required Reading(s)
CLASS MEETING 7:   Thursday, 8 November 2007
Topic 1:	Contingency Theories of Situational Leadership				pp. 361-362, 368-385
					L&M pp. 494-500
Topic 2:	Transactional vs. Transformational Leadership				L&M 175-185
Class Activity:
					Required Reading(s)
CLASS MEETING 8:   Thursday, 15 November 2007
Topic 1:	Organizational Culture and Climate				pp. 346-357
Topic 2:	Change Management and Overcoming Resistance				pp.389-405
Topic 3:	Workforce Demographics
Class Activity:	Harvard Case Study Video: "California Franchise Tax Board: Strategies for a Changing Workforce" (12:00)
CLASS MEETING 9:   Thursday, 29 November 2007					Required Reading(s)
Topic 1:	Strategic Management/Planning for Mission Accomplishment				DAFT pp. 510-542
Topic 2:	Planning for Mission Accomplishment				LM pp.101-124
Class Activity:	Harvard Case Study Video: "Burning Down the House" (8:17)
CLASS MEETING 10:   Thursday, 6 December 2007					Required Reading(s)
Topic 1:	Moral and Ethical Leadership				DAFT Ch. 6; L&M 315-328
Topic 2:	Stress Leadership				L&M Chapter 28
Topic 3:	Combat Leadership				L&M Chapter 29
ADDITIONAL LABORATORY SESSIONS FOR THE MIDSHIPMEN:
Topic 1:	Rapid Planning Process