| Dozent/in |
Dr. Feena May; Marina Pletscher, MA |
| Veranstaltungsart |
Seminar |
| Code |
FS251045 |
| Semester |
Frühjahrssemester 2025 |
| Durchführender Fachbereich |
Wirtschaftswissenschaften |
| Studienstufe |
Bachelor
Master |
| Termin/e |
Mo, 24.03.2025, 10:15 - 18:00 Uhr, E.508
Di, 25.03.2025, 10:15 - 18:00 Uhr, HS 14
Mo, 12.05.2025, 10:15 - 18:00 Uhr, HS 8
Di, 13.05.2025, 10:15 - 18:00 Uhr, HS 14 |
| Umfang |
Blockveranstaltung |
| Turnus |
Block course |
| Inhalt |
Inspiring Leadership – being a leader in the world of today. This is not your regular kind of course. This course provides an in-depth introduction into the topic of leadership and focuses on four central leadership elements in a highly interactive way. It involves a lot of personal reflection, sharing and exploration. It’s about you as a leader as much as it is about leadership theory.
Days 1 and 2: What is this thing called leadership. Exploring leadership in theory and practice and who am I as a leader
Day 3 and 4: The flow and future leadership Get to know key elements, which make leadership inspiring and impactful. This includes emotional intelligence, DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion), and trust. A co-creation of what leadership needs to be for the emerging future. |
| Lernziele |
At the end of the course module, the participant will:
1. Be able to understand and explain the various theories of leadership and how context impacts the shaping of responsible leadership and management
2. Have explored the theory and practice of their own leadership
3. Know expectations on leadership from different perspectives
4. Be able to explain the ethics and values that underlay responsibility, power and trust at an individual level and how that translates into teams, organizations, and society
5. Have identified the role of leadership in the future and what it is to be a leader in the transformation of business and society at any level |
| Sprache |
Englisch |
| Begrenzung |
Max. 30 participants - selection by lecturer after registration deadline.
|
| Anmeldung |
To attend the course / exercise, registration via e-learning platform OLAT is required. Registration is possible from 3 – 16 February 2025. Students who have been successfully added to the course list will receive an official request by email to confirm their enrollment from February 17 to 19. Based on these confirmations, the course administration will generate binding UniPortal registrations; course cancellation will not be possible after that. The students themselves are responsible for checking the creditability of the course to their course of study. Direct link to OLAT course: https://lms.uzh.ch/url/repositoryentry/17670242391 |
| Prüfung |
Prerequisites: Class attendance 100%
Selected participants will automatically be registrated in the UniPortal by examination administration. |
| Abschlussform / Credits |
Active participation and contributions (10%), group presentation (40%), individual paper (50%) / 3 Credits
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| Hinweise |
This course is open to students who want to actively explore leadership and who they are/can be as leaders.
It will take place entirely in English (though it is not a test of your English so don't worry!). |
| Hörer-/innen |
Nein |
| Kontakt |
marina.pletscher@unilu.ch |
| Anzahl Anmeldungen |
30 von maximal 30 |
| Literatur |
Compulsory reading:
- George et al (2007). Discovering your authentic leadership. Harvard Business Review, February Issue
- Langer, E. (2014). Mindfulness in the Age of Complexity. Harvard Business Review, March Issue
- May, F. (2010). The Theory of Leadership in The Power of a Lollipop, pages 39-50
- Hill, L. (2007). Becoming the Boss, Harvard Business Review, January Issue
- Zaleznik, A. (2000). Managers and Leaders – are they different? Harvard Business Review, January Issue.
- Laloux, F. (2015). The Future of Management is Teal. Strategy and Business, 80
- Goffee, R., Jones, G. (2000). Why Should Anyone Be Led by You? Harvard Business Review, September-October Issue
- Goleman, D. (2013), The Focused Leader. Harvard Business Review, December Issue- Hill, L. (2020). Being an Agile Leader. SMR MIT
Suggested further reading:
- Graham, P. (1995). Mary Parker Follett: Prophet of Management. A Celebration of Writings from the 1920s. Washington D.C.: Beard Books
- Greenleaf, R. (1977). Servant Leadership: A Journey in the nature of legitimate Power and Greatness. New Jersey: Paulist Press
- Collins, J. and Hansen, M. (2011). Great by Choice: Uncertainty, Chaos, and Luck--Why Some Thrive Despite Them All. New York: Harper Business
- Hamel, G. (2012). What Matters Now: How to Win in a World of Relentless Change, Ferocious Competition, and Unstoppable Innovation. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
- Kouzes, J. and Posner, B. (2012). The Leadership Challenge: How to Make Extraordinary things happen in organizations (5th ed.). San Francisco: Jossey-Bass
- Jaworski, J., (1998). Synchronicity: The Inner Path of Leadership. San Francisco: Berret Koehler |