Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
- Better understand the need of change to adapt to changing environmental conditions.
- Understand why firms need to keep running fast to maintain their position.
- How to Lead entrepreneurially, which includes not only leading within a new venture but also leading change, innovation, and new offerings within existing, established organizations.
- Understand the importance of change and embracing that.
- How your company becomes a different entity that it started. Remember Intel was in the business of making DRAM.
Required Texts
- Leading at the speed of growth: Journey from Entrepreneur to CEO. Katherine Catlin and Jana Matthews. Kaufman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. 2001.
- Set of Harvard Business School Cases TBA.
- Discovering the leader in you: Guide to realizing your personal leadership potential. Robert Lee and Sara King. Center for Creative Leadership. 2001