Date / Primary Focus / Deliverables / Reading Assignments Due
Aug 22nd / The Nature and Importance of Leadership / None / None
Aug 29th / Ethical Leadership / Reflection Paper (1 Page)
Why Should Anyone Follow Me /
  • Poem
  • Leadership Studies Overview
  • Leadership Definitions
  • Overview of Leadership Theories
  • The Relational Leadership Model
  • Can Leadership Be Learned
  • Leadership Models and Theories: A Brief Overview
  • Why Everyone in an Enterprise Can—and …
  • Leadership in the Twenty-First Century
  • Moral Courage
  • Capturing the Spirit of Opportunity: Leadership …
  • Dilemma: Right vs. Right
  • Reaching for What’s Right
  • Public Values in a Divided World: A Mandate for …

Sept 5th / Holiday / Holiday / Holiday
Sept 12th / Culturally Diverse Aspects of Leadership / Reflection Paper (2 Pages) Crisis of Leadership
Student organization due for Consulting Team Project /
  • Values 101
  • The Cry for Leadership
  • The Crisis of Leadership
  • On HON373 course site:
  • HR Leaders Face New Global Demands
  • HighBeam Research
  • Culture, What Culture?
  • The White Leg Syndrome

Sept 19th / Motivating and Empowering Leadership / Outline of Leader Interview Paper / On HON373 course site:
  • How to Motivate Your Problem People
  • Motivation Expectancy Theory
  • The Power of Transference

Sept 26th / Influence and Persuasion / Consulting Team Project status report / View the movie before class: Dead Poet’s Society (on reserve at UNCA library)
September 29 REMINDER: The deliverable for October 10th is your attendance at the September 29th presentation: Success in Life: How to Guarantee It
4:30, OwenConferenceCenter
For more information:
Oct 3rd / Communication / Reflection Paper (2 Pages)
Serving Self and Others / Posted under “Readings” on the HON373 website
Oct 10th / Leadership in Context / Presentation (10/5) & Paper (5 Pages)
Leader Interview (Peer Assignment) / Attend the September 29th presentation: Success in Life: How to Guarantee It: presentation by Scott Love at 4:30 in the OwenConferenceCenter. See the following website for more information:

Oct 17th / Leading Teams / Consulting Team Project status report / Posted under “Readings” on the HON373 website
Oct 24th / Power, Politics and Leadership / Presentation (5/3) & Paper (6 Pages) Leadership Book Review / Posted under “Readings” on the HON373 website
Oct 31st / “Catch-up” / Halloween: Portray your favorite leader / (Oct 24th readings due today)
Nov 7th / Leading Change / Call to Action Paper (2 Pages) / Posted under “Readings” on the HON373 website
Nov 14th / Creativity, Innovation and Decision-making / Posted under “Readings” on the HON373 website
Nov 21st / Charismatic and Transformational Leadership / Consulting Team Project status report / View the movie before class: Gandhi
(on reserve at the UNCA library)
Nov 28th / Leading Quietly / Reflection Paper (1 Page & answers to questions)
2006 Plans
Dec 5th / Final Exam Period / Presentation (30/20) & Paper (8 Pages)
Consulting Team Project
Dec 7th,
(not accepted after 5pm on this date) / (Optional) rewrite of Reflection Paper: Why Should Anyone Follow Me?
(Deliver two printed copies to the office of either Dr. Manns or Prof. Goertz.)