About this course: This course covers the following topics: negotiation, feedback and coaching, conflict management, and leading change. The objectives are to learn how to use leadership skills to work more effectively with others, how to use leadership skills to organize others to work more effectively together, and to apply the foundations of effective leadership skills to everyday situations faced by leaders. Learners: • Will be able to negotiate effectively and influence others • Provide feedback and coaching that is appropriate and influential • Will be able to manage conflict and lead change This course is part of the iMBA offered by the University of Illinois, a flexible, fully-accredited online MBA at an incredibly competitive price. For more information, please see the Resource page in this course and onlinemba.illinois.edu.

Created by: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Taught by: Gregory Northcraft, Professor of Business Administration and Harry J. Gray Professor of Executive Leadership
College of Business, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Basic Info	Course 2 of 7 in the Strategic Leadership and Management Specialization.
Commitment	4 weeks of study, 5-7 hours/week
Language	English
How To Pass	Pass all graded assignments to complete the course.
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Syllabus

WEEK 1

Course Orientation

You will become familiar with the course, your classmates, and our learning environment. The orientation will also help you obtain the technical skills required for the course.

1 video, 6 readings

Video: Welcome to Applications of Everyday Leadership!
Reading: Syllabus
Reading: Information About the Case Study Activity
Reading: About the Discussion Forums
Reading: Glossary
Reading: Updating Your Profile
Discussion Prompt: Getting to Know Your Classmates
Reading: Social Media

Graded: Orientation Quiz

Module 1 Negotiation

This module will examine the three core skills necessary for everyday leaders to negotiate effectively and how these three core skills can be used to influence others to want to do what we need them to do.

6 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz

Reading: Module 1 Overview
Reading: Module 1 Readings
Video: Lecture 1-1.1: Building Value
Video: Lecture 1-1.2: Acquiring Information
Video: Lecture 1-1.3: Claiming Value
Video: Lecture 1-1.4: Exploding Offers
Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Negotiation
Reading: Module 1 Case Study Activity
Video: Module 1 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
Discussion Prompt: Discussion of the Module 1 Study Activity
Video: Like this course? Learn more with the iMBA! (optional)

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 1 Debriefing

Graded: Module 1 Writing Assignment

WEEK 2

Module 2: Performance Management

This module will focus on how a performance management system needs to be designed by leaders in order to collect useful information about performance. We will also consider how that information can be used by everyday leaders to provide feedback and coaching that is appropriately influential.

5 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz

Reading: Module 2 Overview
Reading: Module 2 Readings
Video: Lecture 2-1.1: The System
Video: Lecture 2-1.2: Sources of Information
Video: Lecture 2-1.3: The Heart of Performance Evaluation
Video: Lecture 2-1.4: Gamification
Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Performance Management
Reading: Module 2 Case Study Activity
Video: Module 2 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
Discussion Prompt: Discussion of Module 2 Case Study Activity

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 2 Debriefing

Graded: Graded Quiz over Modules 1 & 2

WEEK 3

Module 3: Conflict Management

This module will consider the role of professional third parties – what these professional third parties do to resolve conflict and how everyday leaders can adapt what professional third parties know and do to be more effective at managing conflicts around them.

5 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz

Reading: Module 3 Overview
Reading: Module 3 Readings
Video: Lecture 3-1.1: Intervening in a Conflict
Video: Lecture 3-1.2: Types of Third Parties
Video: Lecture 3-1.3: Perceived Justice
Video: Lecture 3-1.4: Emotional Intelligence
Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Conflict Management
Reading: Module 3 Case Study Activity
Video: Module 3 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
Discussion Prompt: Discussion of the Module 3 Case Study Activity

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 3 Debriefing

Graded: Module 3 Writing Assignment

WEEK 4

Module 4: Leading Organizational Change

This module will highlight what it takes for everyday leaders to successfully lead a change initiative, why others are likely to resist change, how everyday leaders can use inclusiveness to make the implementation of change more successful, and how everyday leaders can manage potential chaos during the unfolding over time of a change initiative implementation.

5 videos, 3 readings, 1 practice quiz

Reading: Module 4 Overview
Reading: Module 4 Readings
Video: Lecture 4-1.1: Making the Decision
Video: Lecture 4-1.2: Implementing the Decision
Video: Lecture 4-1.3: Vision
Practice Quiz: Practice Quiz for Concepts of Leading Organizational Change
Reading: Module 4 Case Study Activity
Video: Module 4 Case Study Activity Debrief Video
Discussion Prompt: Discussion of the Module 4 Case Study Activity
Video: Course Farewell

Graded: Confirmation Question to Access the Case Study Activity 4 Debriefing

Graded: Graded Quiz over Modules 3 & 4

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