COURSE NUMBER: MBA 294.18

COURSE TITLE: Leadership Awareness

UNITS OF CREDIT: 1

INSTRUCTOR: Prof. Cort Worthington (will be the course sponsor, but will not take an active role in the course beyond providing guidance to the student organizer, participant selection, and class administrative duties)

STUDENT ORGANIZER: Patrick Ford

APPLICATION: http://tinyurl.com/LeadAwareApp

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

MEETING DAY(S)/TIME: Friday, 11/18 from 6-10 pm and Saturday, 11/19 from 10 am-6 pm

CLASS FORMAT: Hands-on 2 hour sessions within small group setting of ~12 members.

COURSE OVERVIEW: This course will explore leadership as it relates to self awareness and social interaction. The main educational fodder will be the real relationships and personalities of the participants in the course. There will also be additional activities to promote self-awareness and group cohesion. The success of the course relies heavily on participants’ engagement with each other. Topics will include:

Influence without coercion

Trust and vulnerability

Authenticity and growth

Self-awareness of personal biases

Personal impact on others; intent vs impact

BASIS FOR FINAL GRADE: Weekly attendance and class participation. Grade will be pass/fail. Since there are only a few sessions, no absences are allowed in order to receive a passing grade(individual exceptions for unforeseen circumstances may be granted on a case-by-case basis upon request).

ABSTRACT OF COURSE CONTENT AND OBJECTIVES:

Today’s leaders need to build effective and authentic personal relationships and manage diverse teams. Changing jobs and working with new, diverse sets of people is today’s reality; social and soft skills are a necessity to do so. This course offers direct, experiential practice in working with others and learning about how you show up in your relationships with everyone in your life, professionally and personally.

Leadership is not learned through books and lecture, but through rolling in the mud, getting your hands dirty. Though this course will contain some readings and experiential homework, it will primarily be rooted in direct conversation and action.

This course is for students who aspire to be self-aware, confident leaders.