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  • 1.  Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Posted 03-12-2009 09:50

    Colleagues:  I'd like to offer a course that overlaps minimally with traditional OB courses, and that would be focused on developing capabilities for personal and interpersonal effectiveness.  I'd like to offer the course to students who are getting closer to graduation, and are open to acquiring capabilities that will help them succeed in their working relationships, personal relationships, and life.

     

    I've found one text that seems to show some promise--Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills" by DuBrin-but I suspect there must be others.  I sense that such a course could leverage much of what we've been learning in the area of Positive OB, and I'm excited about that.

     

    I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  If good course outlines and resources are out there, and you happen to have one, I'd be ever so thankful if you would share your thoughts with me and others on this list.

     

    Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions.


    Dan McAllister

    NUS Business School

     

    McALLISTER, Daniel J.:: National University of Singapore :: Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, #03-14 BIZ 2 Building, 1 Business link, Singapore 117576:: 65-6516 1009(DID) :: 65-6775 5571 (Fax) :: bizdjm@nus.edu.sg (E)

     



  • 2.  Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Posted 03-12-2009 18:18
    Dan,

    You might want to look at the POS Teaching Materials posted by the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship at U of Michigan:

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/POS-Teaching-and-Learning/Teaching-Materials.htm

    In my MBA course, I use the Reflected-Best-Self exercise to great success (instead of doing 360 degree feedback, which would also be valuable).

    Another textbook you might want to take a look at (assuming that you are dealing with undergraduate students) is:

    Interpersonal Skills in Organizations, 3rd Edition
    Suzanne  de Janasz, UNIV OF MARY WASHINGTON
    Karen O. Dowd, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
    Beth  Schneider, George Mason University
    Softcover,  464 pages
    ©2009, ISBN-13 9780073405018

    Kind regards,

    Christian

    On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Daniel J McAllister <mcallister@nus.edu.sg> wrote:

    Colleagues:  I'd like to offer a course that overlaps minimally with traditional OB courses, and that would be focused on developing capabilities for personal and interpersonal effectiveness.  I'd like to offer the course to students who are getting closer to graduation, and are open to acquiring capabilities that will help them succeed in their working relationships, personal relationships, and life.

     

    I've found one text that seems to show some promise--Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills" by DuBrin-but I suspect there must be others.  I sense that such a course could leverage much of what we've been learning in the area of Positive OB, and I'm excited about that.

     

    I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  If good course outlines and resources are out there, and you happen to have one, I'd be ever so thankful if you would share your thoughts with me and others on this list.

     

    Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions.


    Dan McAllister

    NUS Business School

     

    McALLISTER, Daniel J.:: National University of Singapore :: Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, #03-14 BIZ 2 Building, 1 Business link, Singapore 117576:: 65-6516 1009(DID) :: 65-6775 5571 (Fax) :: bizdjm@nus.edu.sg (E)

     


    --
    Christian Kiewitz, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor in Management

    University of Dayton
    Management/Marketing Department
    300 College Park
    Dayton, Ohio 45469-2271  USA

    Voice +1.937.229.2046
    Fax +1.937.229.3788
    kiewitz@udayton.edu





  • 3.  Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Posted 03-12-2009 20:54
    Hi Dan,
     
    I want to echo what Christian suggests. If you go to the Positive Organizational Scholarship website at the University of Michigan  there are several syllabi that you might find useful.
     
     
     
     
    Click into the core ob course syllabus (called ob501) or a  course I teach on Managing Professional Relationships (OB 615), there are full teaching notes for each class, suggestions of powerpoints and videos etc.
     
    Jane Dutton

    On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Christian Kiewitz PhD <kiewitz@udayton.edu> wrote:
    Dan,

    You might want to look at the POS Teaching Materials posted by the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship at U of Michigan:

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/POS-Teaching-and-Learning/Teaching-Materials.htm

    In my MBA course, I use the Reflected-Best-Self exercise to great success (instead of doing 360 degree feedback, which would also be valuable).

    Another textbook you might want to take a look at (assuming that you are dealing with undergraduate students) is:

    Interpersonal Skills in Organizations, 3rd Edition
    Suzanne  de Janasz, UNIV OF MARY WASHINGTON
    Karen O. Dowd, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
    Beth  Schneider, George Mason University
    Softcover,  464 pages
    ©2009, ISBN-13 9780073405018

    Kind regards,

    Christian


    On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Daniel J McAllister <mcallister@nus.edu.sg> wrote:

    Colleagues:  I'd like to offer a course that overlaps minimally with traditional OB courses, and that would be focused on developing capabilities for personal and interpersonal effectiveness.  I'd like to offer the course to students who are getting closer to graduation, and are open to acquiring capabilities that will help them succeed in their working relationships, personal relationships, and life.

     

    I've found one text that seems to show some promise--Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills" by DuBrin-but I suspect there must be others.  I sense that such a course could leverage much of what we've been learning in the area of Positive OB, and I'm excited about that.

     

    I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  If good course outlines and resources are out there, and you happen to have one, I'd be ever so thankful if you would share your thoughts with me and others on this list.

     

    Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions.


    Dan McAllister

    NUS Business School

     

    McALLISTER, Daniel J.:: National University of Singapore :: Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, #03-14 BIZ 2 Building, 1 Business link, Singapore 117576:: 65-6516 1009(DID) :: 65-6775 5571 (Fax) :: bizdjm@nus.edu.sg (E)

     


    --
    Christian Kiewitz, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor in Management

    University of Dayton
    Management/Marketing Department
    300 College Park
    Dayton, Ohio 45469-2271  USA

    Voice +1.937.229.2046
    Fax +1.937.229.3788
    kiewitz@udayton.edu






    --
    Jane E. Dutton
    Robert L. Kahn Distinguished Professor
    Ross School of Business
    University of Michigan

    734-764-1376 (O)



  • 4.  Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Posted 03-12-2009 23:19
    Dan,

    In a course on leading change, I have a semester long project where students are asked to tackle a personal change project. I usually assign Bob Quinn's Deep Change to kick it off. There is usually a good range of changes represented - from exercise routines to battling addiction. Along the way, they share learning with the class, learn the value of vision, accountability, and support systems, and also understand how individual change concepts apply to organizational change.

    Like others who have posted, I highly recommend the Reflected Best Self exercise. Good luck with the course!

    Karen Jansen




    ________________________________
    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel J McAllister [mcallister@NUS.EDU.SG]
    Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 9:49 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Colleagues: I’d like to offer a course that overlaps minimally with traditional OB courses, and that would be focused on developing capabilities for personal and interpersonal effectiveness. I’d like to offer the course to students who are getting closer to graduation, and are open to acquiring capabilities that will help them succeed in their working relationships, personal relationships, and life.

    I’ve found one text that seems to show some promise--Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills” by DuBrin—but I suspect there must be others. I sense that such a course could leverage much of what we’ve been learning in the area of Positive OB, and I’m excited about that.

    I don’t want to re-invent the wheel. If good course outlines and resources are out there, and you happen to have one, I’d be ever so thankful if you would share your thoughts with me and others on this list.

    Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions.

    Dan McAllister
    NUS Business School

    McALLISTER, Daniel J.:: National University of Singapore :: Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, #03-14 BIZ 2 Building, 1 Business link, Singapore 117576:: 65-6516 1009(DID) :: 65-6775 5571 (Fax) :: bizdjm@nus.edu.sg<mailto:bizdjm@nus.edu.sg> (E)


  • 5.  Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Posted 03-15-2009 20:17
    Dan --

    we also have been very successfully using a 360 feedback survey (for fulltime students there is a version that is designed for non-hierarchical teams, so isnt really a 360).  you can get more info on it at <http://deltaleadership.com> 

    Sim Sitkin

    Jane Dutton wrote:
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    Hi Dan,
     
    I want to echo what Christian suggests. If you go to the Positive Organizational Scholarship website at the University of Michigan  there are several syllabi that you might find useful.
     
     
     
     
    Click into the core ob course syllabus (called ob501) or a  course I teach on Managing Professional Relationships (OB 615), there are full teaching notes for each class, suggestions of powerpoints and videos etc.
     
    Jane Dutton

    On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Christian Kiewitz PhD <kiewitz@udayton.edu> wrote:
    Dan,

    You might want to look at the POS Teaching Materials posted by the Center for Positive Organizational Scholarship at U of Michigan:

    http://www.bus.umich.edu/Positive/POS-Teaching-and-Learning/Teaching-Materials.htm

    In my MBA course, I use the Reflected-Best-Self exercise to great success (instead of doing 360 degree feedback, which would also be valuable).

    Another textbook you might want to take a look at (assuming that you are dealing with undergraduate students) is:

    Interpersonal Skills in Organizations, 3rd Edition
    Suzanne  de Janasz, UNIV OF MARY WASHINGTON
    Karen O. Dowd, JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY
    Beth  Schneider, George Mason University
    Softcover,  464 pages
    ©2009, ISBN-13 9780073405018

    Kind regards,

    Christian


    On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 9:49 AM, Daniel J McAllister <mcallister@nus.edu.sg> wrote:

    Colleagues:  I'd like to offer a course that overlaps minimally with traditional OB courses, and that would be focused on developing capabilities for personal and interpersonal effectiveness.  I'd like to offer the course to students who are getting closer to graduation, and are open to acquiring capabilities that will help them succeed in their working relationships, personal relationships, and life.

     

    I've found one text that seems to show some promise--Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills" by DuBrin-but I suspect there must be others.  I sense that such a course could leverage much of what we've been learning in the area of Positive OB, and I'm excited about that.

     

    I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  If good course outlines and resources are out there, and you happen to have one, I'd be ever so thankful if you would share your thoughts with me and others on this list.

     

    Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions.


    Dan McAllister

    NUS Business School

     

    McALLISTER, Daniel J.:: National University of Singapore :: Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, #03-14 BIZ 2 Building, 1 Business link, Singapore 117576:: 65-6516 1009(DID) :: 65-6775 5571 (Fax) :: bizdjm@nus.edu.sg (E)

     


    --
    Christian Kiewitz, Ph.D.
    Associate Professor in Management

    University of Dayton
    Management/Marketing Department
    300 College Park
    Dayton, Ohio 45469-2271  USA

    Voice +1.937.229.2046
    Fax +1.937.229.3788
    kiewitz@udayton.edu






    --
    Jane E. Dutton
    Robert L. Kahn Distinguished Professor
    Ross School of Business
    University of Michigan

    734-764-1376 (O)



  • 6.  Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Posted 03-16-2009 22:34

    Dan,

     

    You might want to take a look at Psychological Capital: Developing the Human Capital Edge by Fred Luthans, Carolyn Youssef and Bruce Avolio – lots of good information about efficacy, hope, optimism, and resiliency (covered in separate chapters), and other potential positive constructs such as creativity, wisdom, well being, flow, humor, gratitude, forgiveness, emotional intelligence, spirituality, authenticity, and courage (Oxford University Press, 2006).

     

    Linda Thomas

    Bellevue University

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel J McAllister
    Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:50 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

     

    Colleagues:  I'd like to offer a course that overlaps minimally with traditional OB courses, and that would be focused on developing capabilities for personal and interpersonal effectiveness.  I'd like to offer the course to students who are getting closer to graduation, and are open to acquiring capabilities that will help them succeed in their working relationships, personal relationships, and life.

     

    I've found one text that seems to show some promise--Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills" by DuBrin-but I suspect there must be others.  I sense that such a course could leverage much of what we've been learning in the area of Positive OB, and I'm excited about that.

     

    I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  If good course outlines and resources are out there, and you happen to have one, I'd be ever so thankful if you would share your thoughts with me and others on this list.

     

    Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions.


    Dan McAllister

    NUS Business School

     

    McALLISTER, Daniel J.:: National University of Singapore :: Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, #03-14 BIZ 2 Building, 1 Business link, Singapore 117576:: 65-6516 1009(DID) :: 65-6775 5571 (Fax) :: bizdjm@nus.edu.sg (E)

     



  • 7.  Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Posted 03-17-2009 08:29
    Dan,
    I agree with Linda Thomas regarding the Psychological Capital book by Luthans. It would partner well with a book I use called The New World of Work: Challenges and Opportunities (2002). It is an edited version by Cary Cooper and Ron Burke. Two chapters that would fit really well include whe opening chapter by Ron Burke about how organizations are transitioning ("Organizational Transitions") and a chapter on "Developmental Relationships at Work: A Learning Perspective" that is written by Douglas Hall and William Kahn. Another text you might look at is Work in the 21st Century: An Introduction to Industrial and Organizational Psychology, 2nd ed. by F. J. Landy and J. M. Conte.

    Jane G. Seiling
    Lawrence Technological University


    -----Original Message-----
    From: Linda Thomas <linda.thomas@BELLEVUE.EDU>
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Sent: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:33 pm
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness

    Dan,
     
    You might want to take a look at Psychological Capital: Developing the Human Capital Edge by Fred Luthans, Carolyn Youssef and Bruce Avolio – lots of good information about efficacy, hope, optimism, and resiliency (covered in separate chapters), and other potential positive constructs such as creativity, wisdom, well being, flow, humor, gratitude, forgiveness, emotional intelligence, spirituality, authenticity, and courage (Oxford University Press, 2006).
     
    Linda Thomas
    Bellevue University
     
    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of Daniel J McAllister
    Sent: Thursday, March 12, 2009 8:50 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: Ideas/Syllabus for course on Interpersonal Dynamics and Personal Effectiveness
     
    Colleagues:  I'd like to offer a course that overlaps minimally with traditional OB courses, and that would be focused on developing capabilities for personal and interpersonal effectiveness.  I'd like to offer the course to students who are getting closer to graduation, and are open to acquiring capabilities that will help them succeed in their working relationships, personal relationships, and life.
     
    I've found one text that seems to show some promise--Human Relations for Career and Personal Success: Concepts, Applications, and Skills" by DuBrin-but I suspect there must be others.  I sense that such a course could leverage much of what we've been learning in the area of Positive OB, and I'm excited about that.
     
    I don't want to re-invent the wheel.  If good course outlines and resources are out there, and you happen to have one, I'd be ever so thankful if you would share your thoughts with me and others on this list.
     
    Thanks, in advance, for your suggestions.

    Dan McAllister
    NUS Business School
     
    McALLISTER, Daniel J.:: National University of Singapore :: Department of Management & Organisation, NUS Business School, #03-14 BIZ 2 Building, 1 Business link, Singapore 117576:: 65-6516 1009(DID) :: 65-6775 5571 (Fax) :: bizdjm@nus.edu.sg (E)
     

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