Deborah Ancona (MIT) passed along a set of resources that many might find useful for teaching leadership online. I've pasted the resources from her message (with permission) below:
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1-Some new articles talk about "nimble leadership" (HBR, summer 2019) and leadership needed for an exponentially changing world (SMR, Fall 2019) speak to the need for new models as organizations shift from bureaucracies to more nimble organizational forms. There are also some blog posts on the difficulties of making this change. These articles can be used to start a dialog about our current situation and what leaders can do individually, as well as collectively, to create a system to cope. Students can meet in virtual teams to discuss.
2-we have often taught the 4-CAPS+ model of leadership capabilities written up in the HBR paper called "In Praise of the Incomplete Leader" (attached). This model goes very well with Herminia Ibarra's case on Satya Nadella. We have developed the x360, a 360 leadership development survey which may be run completely virtually, allowing students to participate, include colleagues, and receive reports all online. We have used this with MBA, EMBA, and executive audiences with great success. There are also tools to help with debriefing the data, facilitating conversations, and we have coaches who can work individually or with groups of students in a remote and virtual fashion. Note-the x360 survey is an online product available for purchase and coaches are paid for their work. I am happy to share slides, videos, etc. to support.
3-we have taught the x-team model of team effectiveness (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S009026160900031X?via%3Dihub) to get students to think about not only internal team dynamics, but also the need to reach outside of team boundaries. This is particularly important in this crisis where networks and teams of teams will be needed to coordinate a response and come up with innovative modes of operating. We (Henrik Bresman and myself) have created xCHANGE, a simulation that shows how to use x-teams for change in organizations. This tool can be done in actual teams, BUT also can be run by individuals in a virtual online setting. Again, happy to send slides or talk things through. Henrik is also a resource and you can get in touch with Jason Tepper at xLEAD if you want to learn more.
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Andrew Knight
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Washington University in St. Louis
Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal
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Original Message:
Sent: 03-18-2020 07:34
From: Andrew Knight
Subject: Teaching leadership online
I'm writing to kick off a discussion thread in which OB Members can share resources with one another about how to teach leadership in an online format. What exercises or activities are you planning to use (or have you used) to teach topics like influence and persuasion, motivation, or visioning online?
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Andrew Knight
Professor of Organizational Behavior
Washington University in St. Louis
Associate Editor, Academy of Management Journal
http://apknight.org
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