PAL-164: Leadership on the Line

Semester: January

Credit: 1.0

Faculty: Ronald Heifetz

Schedule

Day Time Location
First Day 1/5
Meet Day 9:00 AM - 5:30 PM L140
Review
Meets Jan. 5-16, 9 AM-5:30 PM, except Sat. & Sun.

Description

To lead is to live dangerously. Although it may be romantic and exciting to think of leadership as inspiration, decisive action, and powerful rewards, leading requires taking risks that can jeopardize your career and your personal life. It requires putting yourself on the line, disturbing the status quo, and working with hidden conflicts. And when people resist and push back, there’s a strong temptation to play it safe. Those who choose to lead take the risks and sometimes get burned. This course has three parts: (1) the sources and forms of danger in leadership; (2) diagnostic, strategic, and tactical responses to these dangers; and (3) how to stay alive, not only in your job, but in your heart and soul. The course will be structured around large and small group discussions each day. Prerequisite: PAL-101 or permission of the instructor.

Course meets intensively from 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m., January 7–18 (except Saturday and Sunday).