SEATTLE UNIVERSITY

ALBERS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS

MGMT 191
LEADERSHIP IN SOCIETY

Spring Quarter 2001

Professor: Greg
Office: Pigot
Phone: 296-2
E-Mail: gprus
Office Hours: Anyt

Outdoor Learning Director: Nils P

Phone: 206 2
E-Mail: nils@

Career Development Specialist: Davi

Phone: 206 2

COURSE OBJECTIVES:
The course is designed to meet four main objectives:
1) To enable you to assess your personal characteristics and consequently better
understand how they may interact with future opportunities.
2) To provide an environment wherein you can better understand your leadership
characteristics.
3) To expose you to a broad variety of professional opportunities. Ideally, you will be
able to narrow the gap between what you want to do and what there is to do (particularly
in business). The concept of fit is particularly relevant here.
4) To show how business relates to the broader social context. Businesses are linked
within society in many ways, yet people often do not see these linkages.
"The thing to remember when traveling is that the trail is the thing, not the end of the
trail. Travel too fast and you miss all you are traveling for."
Louis L'Amour

CLASS SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS:

Session 1: Friday, April 20 2:30-4:30
Acquaintance Activities, Paperwork and Syllabus,
Meeting Assignment to be done by Session 2, April 27th: Meet with either David
DeWine or Scott Layson in the Career Development Center (McGoldrick building 2nd
floor) after you complete the MBTI self-scoring instrument. This meeting is to discuss
the MBTI. Reading Assignment due Session 2, April 27th: Read your relevant section
of the "Do What You Are" handout.
Writing Assignment due Session 3, May 4th: Fully consider your interests, values,
personality, goals, and preferences. First complete the handout exercises on interests,
people, and values. Also consider:
Do you like working with people, getting energy from interacting with others?
Do you like to help others succeed?
Do you like to be involved in decision-making?
Do you like defined structure, specific rules?
Do you like variety or security?
Do you like to persuade?
Do you like giving your ideas?
Do you like to think about new things before coming to a conclusion?
Do you like working with numbers?
How do you like to interact with others?
What type of activities do you like to engage in?
In what types of environments do you feel most comfortable?
(This is a very short list of examples, PLEASE DON'T LIMIT YOURSELF TO THESE
QUESTIONS OR FEEL HAVE TO ADDRESS THESE QUESTIONS IF YOU FEEL
THEY ARE NOT RELEVANT). This is a lengthy and involved process, so please give
this an appropriate amount of time. Write a 2 to 4 page double-spaced typed paper in
which you describe how you see your interests, values, personality, goals, and
preferences. Please make specific connections to course materials where appropriate.
Session 2: Friday, April 27th at 2:00 p.m. to Sunday, April 29th at 5:00 p.m.
Assignment during retreat Session 2: Observe your own and others' behaviors during
our retreat. Also, pay special attention to your own interests, values, personality, goals,
and preferences. Consider how your interests, values, personality, goals, and preferences
impact your behavior. Record your thoughts periodically during the weekend. Reflect on
what you believe are the key insights for you in these areas, and also consider how these
insights may be valuable to you in future decision-making. Writing Assignment due
Session 4, May 18th: Prepare a 2-4 page typewritten paper in which you describe the
problem confronted by Merck. What was their response? Was it an appropriate response?
What are the likely consequences for Merck? What are other likely consequences?
Writing Assignment due Session 5, May 25th: After considering your interests, values,
personality, goals, and preferences, research and ultimately determine a "field" that you
think MIGHT offer a good "fit" for you. Consider what specifically contributes to this fit
- i.e. qualifications, personality, working conditions, organizational culture etc. Prepare 2-
4 typed pages in which you describe this field and why you believe it might allow a good
match to your personal characteristics. FEEL FREE TO DRAW UPON ANY SOURCES
TO CONDUCT YOUR RESEARCH.
Session 3: Friday, May 4 2:30 to 4:30
Retreat debrief; guest speaker?
Reading Assignment due Session 4, May 18th: Read the "Career strategist helps polish
a company's 'Smart Buts'" and the "Chapter 17 Careers and Career Management"
handouts.
Session 4: Friday, May 18 2:30 to 4:30
Merck case discussion
Session 5: Friday, May 30 2:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Final paper discussion.

STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND EVALUATION:

Participants in MGMT 191 will be evaluated using the following criteria:
1. Attendance and Participation (50% of grade) are essential in this course. Attendance
means prompt arrival at all scheduled sessions and activities. Participation means visible
engagement in your personal learning process as well as that of other students.
Additionally, I expect you will complete the assigned readings and actively contribute to
group discussions about the readings, guest speakers' comments, and course experiences.
If you have concerns about participation, please let me know.
2. Written assignments (50% of grade). These assignments are important tools to
maximize your learning and improve your writing skills. The papers will be graded O,
U+, U, U-, and E. Assignments graded O will demonstrate: 1) OUTSTANDING effort
and thoughtfulness in completing the assignment; 2) an obvious understanding of the
relevant course material (i.e., your papers should draw upon AND MAKE SPECIFIC
CONNECTION TO assigned readings, ideas experienced in class, and class discussions);
3) exemplary grammar and no typographical errors. For these papers, an O will be worth
95-100 points, a U+ will be worth 90 points, a U will be worth 85 points, a U- will be
worth 80 points, and an E will be worth between 75 and 80 points. Late papers will be
marked down 20 points.
"The ultimate measure of a person is not where one stands in moments of comfort and
convenience, but where one stands during challenges and controversy"
Martin Luther King, Jr.