Course Objectives

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  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

  1. Leading at the speed of growth:  Journey from Entrepreneur to CEO.  Katherine Catlin and Jana Matthews.  Kaufman Center for Entrepreneurial Leadership. 2001.
  2. Set of Harvard Business School Cases TBA.
  3.  Discovering the leader in you:  Guide to realizing your personal leadership potential.  Robert Lee and Sara King.  Center for Creative Leadership. 2001