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Schedule

  • Spring and Fall Semesters: 16 weeks
  • Summer Semester: 12 weeks
All assignments are due by 11:59 PM (ET) on the last day of each lesson, except where noted.
 Week 1
Lesson 01
Module 1: Leadership Communication in Times of Change 
Lesson 1:Leaderships Communication: Challenges for Our Time
Readings:
  • Course Syllabus
  • Lesson 1 Commentary
  • The Five Messages Leaders Must Manage, Hamm, John. Harvard Business Review (2006)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 1 Blog Post: Why isn't this working?
  • Lesson 1 Team Activity: Member Introduction & Discussion
  • Lesson 1 Zoom Session
 Week 2
Lesson 02
Module 1: Leadership Communication in Times of Change
Lesson 2:Organizational Development and the Impact on Communication
Readings:
  • Lesson 2 Commentary
  • E-reserve: Chapter 1: Organization Development and Reinventing the Organization, An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, Brown, D.R. (2011)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 2 Blog Post: What triggers your change?
  • Lesson 2 Team Activity: ChangeU

 Week 3
Lesson 03
Module 2:Communicating Change Through Effective Writing
Lesson 3:Change Model: The 5 Phases of Growth
Readings:
  • Lesson 3 Commentary
  • Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow, Greiner, Larry, Harvard Business Review (1998)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 3 Blog Post: The 6th Phase
  • Lesson 3 Scaffolding Activity: Placement on the 5 Phases of Growth Model
  • Lesson 3 Zoom Session

 Week 4
Lesson 04
Module 2:Communicating Change Through Effective Writing
Lesson 4:The Planning and Designing of Effective Writing
Readings:
  • Lesson 4 Commentary
  • Harvard Business Pack: Guide to Better Business Writing, Chapters 2 and 4, Garner, Bryan, Harvard Business Review (2013)
  • The One Unbreakable Rule in Business, Max,Tucker, Harvard Business Review (2016)
  • Review Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow, Greiner, Larry, Harvard Business Review (1998)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 4 Team Activity: Does it Really Matter?
  • Lesson 4 Scaffolding Activity #2: Placement on the Five Phases Growth Chart

Week 5
Lesson 05
Module 2:Communicating Change Through Effective Writing
Lesson 5:Skill-based Writing
Readings:
  • Lesson 5 Commentary
  • Harvard Business Pack: Guide to Better Business Writing, Chapter 5, 7-9, Garner, Bryan, Harvard Business Review (2013)
  • Review Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow, Greiner, Larry, Harvard Business Review (1998)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 5 Scaffolding Activity #3: The Concept Map
  • Lesson 5 Zoom Session

 Week 6
Lesson 06
Module 2:Communicating Change Through Effective Writing
Lesson 6:Integrating Change: Integrative Writing
Readings:
  • Lesson 6 Commentary
  • Review Evolution and Revolution as Organizations Grow, Greiner, Larry, Harvard Business Review (1998)
  • Harvard Business Pack: Guide to Better Business Writing, Chapter 2, 4, Garner, Bryan, Harvard Business Review (2013)
  • Review The One Unbreakable Rule in Business, Max,Tucker, Harvard Business Review (2016)
Assignments:
  • Module 2 Deliverable: The 5 Growth Phases

 Week 7
Lesson 07
Module 3:Communicating Change Through Compelling Presentations
Lesson 7:Change Model: Cultural Levers
Readings:
  • Lesson 7 Commentary
  • The six levers for managing organizational culture, Young, David, Business Horizons (2000)

 

Assignments:
  • Lesson 7 Blog Post: Artifacts, Shared Values, and Basic Assumptions
  • Lesson 7 Scaffolding Activity #1: Core Culture
  • Lesson 7 Zoom Session

 Week 8
Module 3:Communicating Change Through Compelling Presentations
Lesson 8:Planning and Design of Compelling Presentations
Readings:
  • Lesson 8 Commentary
  • How to Give a Killer Presentation, Anderson, Chris, Harvard Business Review (2013)
  • Review The six levers for managing organizational culture, Young, David, Business Horizons (2000)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 8 Scaffolding Activity #2

 Week 9
Lesson 09
Module 3:Communicating Change Through Compelling Presentations
Lesson 9:Delivering a Compelling Presentation
Readings:
  • Lesson 9 Commentary
  • Review The six levers for managing organizational culture, Young, David, Business Horizons (2000)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 9 Team Activity: Openings and Closings
  • Lesson 9 Scaffolding Activity #3
  • Lesson 9 Zoom Session

 Week 10
Lesson 10
Module 3:Communicating Change Through Compelling Presentations
Lesson 10:Communicating Change: Integrative Individual Presentation
Readings:
  • Lesson 10 Commentary
  • Review The six levers for managing organizational culture, Young, David, Business Horizons (2000)
Assignments:
  • Module 3 Deliverable: Cultural Levers

 Week 11
Lesson 11
Module 4:Communicating Change Through Compelling Group Presentations
Lesson 11:Change Model: The Force Field Analysis
Readings:
  • Lesson 11 Commentary
  • E-reserve: Chapter 4: Role and Style of the OD Practitioner, An Experiential Approach to Organization Development, Brown, D.R. (2011)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 11 Blog Post: May the Force Be With You
  • Lesson 11 Scaffolding Activity
  • Lesson 11 Zoom Session

 Week 12
Lesson 12
Module 4:Communicating Change Through Compelling Group Presentations
Lesson 12:Communicating Change: Integrative Group Presentation
Readings:
  • Lesson 12 Commentary 
Assignments:
  • Module 4 Deliverable: Force Field Analysis

 Week 13
Lesson 13
Module 5:Communicating Change Using Combined Mediums
Lesson 13: Change Model: The Organigraph
Readings:
  • Lesson 13 Commentary
  • Miles, et al., "Organizing in the knowledge age: Anticipating the Cellular Reform"
  • Lipnack & Stamps, "Virtual teams: The new way to work"
Assignments:
  • Lesson 13 Zoom Session

 Week 15
Lesson 14
Module 5:Communicating Change Using Combined Mediums
Lesson 14:Creating a Culture of Collaborative Communication and Creativity
Readings:
  • Lesson 14 Commentary
  • Organizational Design: Fashion or Fit?, Mintzberg, Henry, Harvard Business Review (1981)
  • Organigraphs: Drawing How Companies Really Work, Mintzberg, Henry and Van Der Heyden, Ludo, Harvard Business Review (1999)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 14 Scaffolding Activity

 Week 16
Lesson 15
Module 5:Communicating Change Using Combined Mediums
Lesson 15:Communicating Change: Integrative Group Writing/Presentation
Readings:
  • Lesson 15 Commentary
  • How Pixar Fosters Collective Creativity, Catmull, Ed, Harvard Business Review (2008)
  • Review Organigraphs: Drawing How Companies Really Work, Mintzberg, Henry and Van Der Heyden, Ludo, Harvard Business Review (1999)
Assignments:
  • Lesson 15 Zoom Session
  • Peer Evaluation
  • Module 5 Deliverable: Organigraph (This assignment is due during Finals Week)

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