Part 1: Full-day class meetings on 3 selected Sundays (4/15, 4/29, 5/6; 9:00 am to 6:00 pm), with individual and group assignments between class meetings. The following topics will be covered:

P1: Repositioning Talent Management

P2: Systemic thinking and fundamentals

P3: Building and Leading a High Performance Organization

P4: Engaging Talents: Bonding the hearts and minds

P5: Attracting Talents: Getting the right people on the bus

P6: Deploying Talents: Putting right people in the right places

Part 2: Off-site Leadership Camp: 5/19 8:30 am to 5/20 8:30 pm

The intensive 2-day-1-night camp will be an off-site, live-in group learning experience. The extended contact period with very intense schedule and deep interaction through specially designed experiential learning activities will help students develop deeper insights about Leadership, Teaming, Intra and Inter- Personal Dynamics. Students will receive an individual report on personality assessment, and will learn about understanding one-self and others, and appreciate the dynamic of interacting with people of different personalities and diverse background. They will also practice on giving and receiving feedback, and how to open up one-self to others. The camp will lead to deeper insights on leadership and followership and awareness on such essential leadership competency that would be valuable to participants professionally and personally.

The Camp is an important and integral learning experience for this course; students must commit to participate in this off-site study camp, which would involve additional expenses for meals and accommodation (estimate NT$4,000 +/- 1,000), and taking time off from your regular schedule for full participation during the camp.

We will cover the following topics plus several experiential learning activities in the camp:

P7: Evaluating Talents: Maximizing performance & potential

P8: Giving and receiving feedback

P8a. Feedback session in the evening

P9: Developing Talents and Leadership capabilities

P10: Wrap-up

Study groups:

In addition to the class meetings and leadership camp, students are expected to meet at their own time in assigned study groups to work on 4 assigned cases and one final project. The purpose of group is not just to complete the assigned tasks but also to practice the concepts and principles we had learnt in class on leadership, teaming, inter-personal dynamics etc. Students will also experience and learn the challenges and dynamics of peer ranking and ratings for individual contribution to their group, as well as giving and receiving feedback to each other.

Learning reflection for 3 class meetings: 30%

Learning reflection for study camp: 20%

Group reports (case studies, final project, and group reflection): 30%

Peer ratings for group work: 20%

Before signing up, students should make sure that they are fully committed, and aware that missing any part of the course would severely affect the whole learning experience. Anyone who misses more than one day of class meetings or the camp, or more than 2 study-group meetings, will not receive a course grade. Late submission of assignments more than 24 hours will also not be graded.

Participation:

The course is designed to provide a rich, high impact and unique learning experience. In addition to acquiring knowledge and skills on leadership and people management; it is intended to impact and shape students perspectives, beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors as a leader and a professional manager. The course work will be heavy; part of the work involves assigned readings, individual & team researches, group meetings & reports, and writing individual reflections for each class meeting. Those who are not prepared to work hard and fully committed for an intense learning experience should not sign up. In return for your hard work, you will take away valuable learning and insights that can have lasting impact to your future professionally and personally.

Estimated time commitment (minimum):

Class meetings: 48 hours

Group projects: 50 hours

Reflection papers: 20 hours

Readings: 20 hours

Reference books:

First, Break All The Rules, by Marcus Buckingham & Curt Coffman

From Good To Great: by Jim Collins

The practice of management, by Peter F Drucker