COURSE NUMBER:  MBA 294.14

COURSE TITLE:  The Six Styles of Leadership

UNITS OF CREDIT:  1.0 Unit

INSTRUCTOR:  Prof. Jennifer Chatman

STUDENT ORGANIZER:  Angela Steele

E-MAIL ADDRESSES:  angela_steele@mba.berkeley.edu

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME:  Tuesdays, 6-8PM, Fall B only

This course will meet on 10/27, 11/3, 11/10, 11/17, 11/24 and 12/1.

PREREQUISITE(S):  None

CLASS FORMAT:  An introductory lecture and self-assessment followed by guest speakers.  Each speaker will present on how they use different leadership styles to overcome managerial challenges.  Each 1-hour presentation will be followed by Q&A and networking with the speaker.

COURSE OVERVIEW:  This course will explore 6 different leadership styles and examine how each is used to solve managerial challenges. The three goals of this course are:

1)  to examine the differences between leadership and management

2)  to expose students to diverse business leaders and

3)  to support students in their personal development by introducing models for leadership.

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Weekly attendance and class participation. Grade will be pass/fail. Since there are only 6 sessions, no more than one absence is allowed in order to receive a passing grade.

ABSTRACT OF COURSE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:  

"You manage things, you lead people.  We went overboard on management and forgot about leadership. It might help if we ran the MBAs out of Washington," Grace Murray Hopper, American computer programmer and inventor, once said.

She was correct that "leadership" and "management" are not synonymous.  In this 1-unit course, students will learn about the six different leadership styles - Pacesetter, Authoritative, Affiliative, Coaching, Coercive, and Democratic - and examine how each is used to solve managerial challenges. The first session will include a lecture from Prof. Jennifer Chatman and a self-assessment.

Each subsequent week, guest speakers from diverse fields such as fashion, law enforcement, and food entrepreneurship will speak for one hour about their leadership styles.  Class will conclude with an opportunity for students to ask questions and network with the speaker.

This course is for students who aspire to be strong leaders and effective managers. The Leadership VS Management Speaker Series is sponsored by the Consortium for Graduate Study in Management.