Leading: Relations and Collaborations
November 10 – 11 2014
Program Director
Module 1 - The World of the client
and the Business
Irene Rosberg
Copenhagen Business School
Executive MBA in Shipping and Logistics
Faculty
Shannon Hessel, Assistant Professor of Art, Leadership & Entrepreneurship
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School
Tel.: (+45) 3815 2186 | she.mpp@cbs.dk
Stefan Meisiek, Associate Professor of Leadership
Department of Management, Politics and Philosophy
Copenhagen Business School
Tel.: (+45) 3815 2654 | smeisiek@cbs.dk
Course description:
Management means getting the job done; it thrives on repetition, measurement, and enactment of
existing structures. Leadership, in contrast, signifies actions that are original, beyond some measure, and which call new relations and practices into being. If we consider business leadership as a
profoundly human and social activity, the cultivation of positive relations and collaborative action
emerges as critical. Organizations thrive when leaders attend to the development of talent in individuals and teams, enable innovation processes that flourish, and strategically engage people inside
and outside the organization in the collaborative achievement of a shared purpose.
Learning objective:
At the end of the Leadership course the participants will have explored the leadership of teams, talent, and innovation processes that include client/customer participation. This is achieved with attention to the participants’ leadership experience and challenges.
Case to Prepare for Day 1:
 The Army Crew Team (HBS Case 9-403-131)
Case to Prepare for Day 2:
 Phase Zero: Introducing new services at IDEO (A). (HBS Case 605-069)
Articles:
 Hackman, Richard (interview). Why Teams Don’t Work. Harvard Business Review, May
2009: Reprint.
 James Waldroop and Timothy Butler. The Executive as Coach. Harvard Business Review.
November 1996.
 James Waldroop and Timothy Butler. Managing Away Bad Habits. Harvard Business Review. September 2000.
Video:
 ABC News. (July 13, 1999). “The Deep Dive.” Nightline.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dtrkrz0yoU
 Pilloton, Emily. (July 2010). “Teaching design for change.” TedGlobal 2010.
http://www.ted.com/talks/emily_pilloton_teaching_design_for_change.html
Session Plan November 10 – 11 2014
Monday, 10 November 2014
Tuesday, 11 November 2014
9:00-12:00
9:00-12:00
Welcome
What: Leading Projects involving Client Collaboration
How: Cases: Phase Zero (IDEO), Project H,
and other examples.
View: “Teaching Design for Change”
What: Team Leadership
How: Case: The Army Crew
Read: Why Teams don’t Work
Break
Break
Continued
Continued
12:00-13:00
Lunch
12:00-13:00
Lunch
13:00-17:30
13:00-17:30
What: Leading Collaborative Innovation Efforts
How: Cases: IDEO, Fostering Innovation at
Santa Monica Aerospace, and other examples.
View: “The Deep Dive”
What: Coaching/Developing Talent
Read: The Executive as Coach & Managing
Away Bad Habits
Break
Break
Continued
Continued