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  • 1.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-14-2016 11:52

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     



  • 2.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-14-2016 12:59
    I use the following textbook  and it has a lot of good self-assessments, short cases, and exercises in it. 

    Organizational Behavior: Improving Performance and Commitment in the Workplace. Colquitte, LePine, & Wesson    


    Golshan Javadian Ph.D.
    Assistant Professor of Management, Morgan State University
    (443) 885 - 4289 | golshan.javadian@morgan.edu | 1700 E Cold Spring Ln, Baltimore, MD 21251
    Get a signature like this: Click here!

    On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:51 AM, A D Amar <AD.Amar@shu.edu> wrote:

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     




  • 3.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-14-2016 13:05
    Dear Dr. Amar,

    I have compiled a list of games that might fit into the experiential exercises / role-playing categories, or just class energizer. I used classroom activities/games that focus on bonding and connection, interpersonal coordination, perspective taking, and empathy when I taught "Leading with Empathy" at Brown. You might find some activities useful for energizing students, creating a sense of community, and exploring related topics. Most of them are from the improv community and are widely used. Read about them here. 

    Best regards,
    Xuan

    On Thu, Jan 14, 2016 at 11:51 AM, A D Amar <AD.Amar@shu.edu> wrote:

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     




    --
    Xuan Zhao,
    PhD candidate,
    Department of Cognitive, Linguistic, and Psychological Sciences, Brown University


  • 4.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-14-2016 13:33

    Hi A.D.,

     

    I've found a lot of the activities and exercises on this website quite helpful: http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow/

     

    Regards,

    Phil

     

     

    Phillip Jolly

    Ph.D. Candidate

    C. T. Bauer College of Business

    Management Department

    310L Melcher Hall

    University of Houston

    208-241-0313 (cell)

    pmjolly@bauer.uh.edu

    U of H – A Carnegie-designated Tier One Public Research University

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of A D Amar
    Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 10:52 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Organizational Behavior Class Activities

     

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     



  • 5.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-14-2016 14:56
    Hi,

    I have been teaching OB for a few semesters now and I find the subarctic survival exercise very very useful.


    What is great about the exercise is that I can highlight a number of OB lessons such as team composition (e.g., personality traits) and leadership. It is interesting that teams with the balanced mix of introverts and extroverts always outperform teams with a disproportionate number of members of one personality type (the students know their personality types because I conduct MBTI before the exercise). Also, I find that teams without an emergence of leaders tend to perform worse.

    Before the exercise, I assign an observer for each team. Then after the exercise, I ask each of the observers to provide insights about the team dynamics that was being observed. I find this very revealing. 

    I find a team of 7-8 people a right size.

    Highly recommended.

    Wisanupong


    Sent from my iPhone

    On Jan 15, 2016, at 1:32 AM, Phillip M. Jolly <pmjolly@BAUER.UH.EDU> wrote:

    Hi A.D.,

     

    I've found a lot of the activities and exercises on this website quite helpful: http://jfmueller.faculty.noctrl.edu/crow/

     

    Regards,

    Phil

     

     

    Phillip Jolly

    Ph.D. Candidate

    C. T. Bauer College of Business

    Management Department

    310L Melcher Hall

    University of Houston

    208-241-0313 (cell)

    pmjolly@bauer.uh.edu

    U of H – A Carnegie-designated Tier One Public Research University

     

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of A D Amar
    Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 10:52 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Organizational Behavior Class Activities

     

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     



  • 6.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-14-2016 23:55
    Professor Amar,

    When I'm teaching OB and related subjects I try to bring behaviours into the class room. Not only to look at, explore, and critique them, but also to manipulate, change, reimagine, experiment etc. For this reason, I use videography a lot. In short, I have my students make their own films. This approach can be tailored to almost every topic and can be focused in any way that you want. I have had students create videos to explain theories, which is much better than me talking at them, to critique theories, to apply theories to practical situations, to manipulate perceptions, to document critical issues, and so on.

    Students love these activities and they seem to produce more memorable lessons (and which they can view as many times as they wish).

    A few years ago, such activities were awkward because cameras and film had to be supplied, editing was horrid, and so was screening. But nowadays, virtually everyone has a video camera (and experience using it and uploading videos), outstanding editing software is free, and most lecture theatres will be wired for sound.

    Jon

    Jon Billsberry
    Chair in Management, Deakin University

    Deakin Business School
    Deakin University
    70 Elgar Road
    Burwood
    Victoria 3125
    Australia

    W: 03 9244 5438
    M: 0409 042 187
    S: jon.billsberry


    On 15 Jan 2016, at 3:51 am, A D Amar <AD.Amar@SHU.EDU> wrote:

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     



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  • 7.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-19-2016 15:28

    Dear A.D. and OB colleagues,

     

    My OB book has "Toolkits" at the end of each chapter with cases, experiential exercises, and activities. Here is a sample for goal-setting.

     

    Toolkit: Future Me Letter

     

                   Gary Wood has developed a motivational technique called, "Future Me". You write a letter to yourself in the future. You give yourself thoughtful advice and encouragement like you would to a good friend. We learned about self-fulfilling prophecies in Chapter 5 -- the Galatea effect in which a person sets high expectations for themselves and then their performance meets these expectations. In a sense, writing a letter to your future me is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.

     

    Here are the steps:

     

    1. Start by outlining some ideas of how you want things to be in your life in six months. According to Wood, six months should allow you to focus on medium-term goals and not goals that are not too ambitious that they can't be attained in a reasonable amount of time.

     

    2. Recall the properties of SMART goals. Write out statements that are Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic and Time-Based (that is the six-month timeframe).

     

    3. Write the letter to yourself. Be realistic and give yourself sound advice and encouragement on how great it is that you reached your goals. For example, this can be tangible like landing a new job if you are six months from graduation. Your goals might also be intangible such as increasing your cultural intelligence.

     

    4. Print the letter (if you typed it into a word processor). Place the letter in an envelope and seal it. Write your name on the envelope and the date six months from when you wrote it. Put it in a safe place. You may want to put a reminder in your calendar to open the letter.

     

    5. When you open the letter reflect on your achievements, personal learning and growth over the six months. If you reached any of your goals, give yourself positive feedback and add a reward (a nice dinner out or a trip to the mall to get that jacket you have been wanting). For things you may not have attained, reflect on why and set new goals. If this is important to you, remember the concept of "grit". Stick with it!

     

    Source: Adapted from: Wood, G. (2013). Future me – Write yourself a letter from the you in six months' time. August 9, 2013. http://psycentral.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/future-self-letter-goals-dr-gary-wood-life-coach-birmingham/ (retrieved on October 31, 2013).

     

    Learn more about the book and request an examination copy at: www.sagepub.com/scandura. 

     

    Best regards,

     

    Terri

     

     

     

     

    Terri A. Scandura

     

    Professor of Management

    School of Business Administration

    University of Miami

     

    www.sagepub.com/scandura

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of A D Amar
    Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:52 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Organizational Behavior Class Activities

     

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     



  • 8.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-20-2016 07:50
    Dear Professor Amar,

    Greetings.

    An interesting class activity (I pirated this from a teaching workshop and it seemed to work) you might consider:

    Think Aloud Problem Solving

    • Pairs of students are given a series of problems and take turns acting as problem-solver and listener.  The problem-solver thinks aloud, talking through the steps of solving a problem, while the listener follows the steps, attempting to understand the problem-solver's reasoning, and offering suggestions if there are missteps.
    Best wishes,
    Cynthia Zhang

    On Tue, Jan 19, 2016 at 3:28 PM, Scandura, Terri <tscandur@bus.miami.edu> wrote:

    Dear A.D. and OB colleagues,

     

    My OB book has "Toolkits" at the end of each chapter with cases, experiential exercises, and activities. Here is a sample for goal-setting.

     

    Toolkit: Future Me Letter

     

                   Gary Wood has developed a motivational technique called, "Future Me". You write a letter to yourself in the future. You give yourself thoughtful advice and encouragement like you would to a good friend. We learned about self-fulfilling prophecies in Chapter 5 -- the Galatea effect in which a person sets high expectations for themselves and then their performance meets these expectations. In a sense, writing a letter to your future me is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.

     

    Here are the steps:

     

    1. Start by outlining some ideas of how you want things to be in your life in six months. According to Wood, six months should allow you to focus on medium-term goals and not goals that are not too ambitious that they can't be attained in a reasonable amount of time.

     

    2. Recall the properties of SMART goals. Write out statements that are Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic and Time-Based (that is the six-month timeframe).

     

    3. Write the letter to yourself. Be realistic and give yourself sound advice and encouragement on how great it is that you reached your goals. For example, this can be tangible like landing a new job if you are six months from graduation. Your goals might also be intangible such as increasing your cultural intelligence.

     

    4. Print the letter (if you typed it into a word processor). Place the letter in an envelope and seal it. Write your name on the envelope and the date six months from when you wrote it. Put it in a safe place. You may want to put a reminder in your calendar to open the letter.

     

    5. When you open the letter reflect on your achievements, personal learning and growth over the six months. If you reached any of your goals, give yourself positive feedback and add a reward (a nice dinner out or a trip to the mall to get that jacket you have been wanting). For things you may not have attained, reflect on why and set new goals. If this is important to you, remember the concept of "grit". Stick with it!

     

    Source: Adapted from: Wood, G. (2013). Future me – Write yourself a letter from the you in six months' time. August 9, 2013. http://psycentral.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/future-self-letter-goals-dr-gary-wood-life-coach-birmingham/ (retrieved on October 31, 2013).

     

    Learn more about the book and request an examination copy at: www.sagepub.com/scandura. 

     

    Best regards,

     

    Terri

     

     

     

     

    Terri A. Scandura

     

    Professor of Management

    School of Business Administration

    University of Miami

     

    www.sagepub.com/scandura

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of A D Amar
    Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:52 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Organizational Behavior Class Activities

     

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/

     




    --
    Cynthia Baiqing Zhang 张柏青
    PhD, Visiting Assistant Professor
    Department of Sociology, Social Work and Anthropology
    Christopher Newport University
    (859)539-6825


  • 9.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-20-2016 00:15
    Dear Terri and OB community,

    Reading this exercise made me reflect and wonder whether there is empirical evidence that shows the effects of writing these letters. And, if research was done, whether there are optimal time spans (eg., how many months between writing and opening target) that are recommended in this regard. 


    Warm regards,

     

     

    Jacob

     

    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

    Jacob Eisenberg, Ph.D.

    Tel:  +353-1-716 4774

    Fax:  +353-1-716 4762

    Email: Jacob.eisenberg@ucd.ie


    From: Organizational Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU> on behalf of "Scandura, Terri" <tscandur@BUS.MIAMI.EDU>
    Reply-To: Organizational Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Date: Wednesday, 20 January 2016 01:58
    To: Organizational Listserv <OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU>
    Subject: Re: [OB-LIST] Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Dear A.D. and OB colleagues,

     

    My OB book has "Toolkits" at the end of each chapter with cases, experiential exercises, and activities. Here is a sample for goal-setting.

     

    Toolkit: Future Me Letter

     

                   Gary Wood has developed a motivational technique called, "Future Me". You write a letter to yourself in the future. You give yourself thoughtful advice and encouragement like you would to a good friend. We learned about self-fulfilling prophecies in Chapter 5 -- the Galatea effect in which a person sets high expectations for themselves and then their performance meets these expectations. In a sense, writing a letter to your future me is creating a self-fulfilling prophecy.

     

    Here are the steps:

     

    1. Start by outlining some ideas of how you want things to be in your life in six months. According to Wood, six months should allow you to focus on medium-term goals and not goals that are not too ambitious that they can't be attained in a reasonable amount of time.

     

    2. Recall the properties of SMART goals. Write out statements that are Specific, Measurable, Actionable, Realistic and Time-Based (that is the six-month timeframe).

     

    3. Write the letter to yourself. Be realistic and give yourself sound advice and encouragement on how great it is that you reached your goals. For example, this can be tangible like landing a new job if you are six months from graduation. Your goals might also be intangible such as increasing your cultural intelligence.

     

    4. Print the letter (if you typed it into a word processor). Place the letter in an envelope and seal it. Write your name on the envelope and the date six months from when you wrote it. Put it in a safe place. You may want to put a reminder in your calendar to open the letter.

     

    5. When you open the letter reflect on your achievements, personal learning and growth over the six months. If you reached any of your goals, give yourself positive feedback and add a reward (a nice dinner out or a trip to the mall to get that jacket you have been wanting). For things you may not have attained, reflect on why and set new goals. If this is important to you, remember the concept of "grit". Stick with it!

     

    Source: Adapted from: Wood, G. (2013). Future me – Write yourself a letter from the you in six months' time. August 9, 2013. http://psycentral.wordpress.com/2013/08/09/future-self-letter-goals-dr-gary-wood-life-coach-birmingham/ (retrieved on October 31, 2013).

     

    Learn more about the book and request an examination copy at: www.sagepub.com/scandura. 

     

    Best regards,

     

    Terri

     

     

     

     

    Terri A. Scandura

     

    Professor of Management

    School of Business Administration

    University of Miami

     

    www.sagepub.com/scandura

     

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of A D Amar
    Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 11:52 AM
    To: OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Organizational Behavior Class Activities

     

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

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  • 10.  Organizational Behavior Class Activities

    Posted 01-28-2016 13:56

    Dear Dr.Amar,

     

    As for videos – I have been using ideas from a book by Joseph Champoux: Organizational behaviour: Using film to visualize principles and practices, in my OB classes.

    In particular, I used intro scenes from Antz movie (cartoons) as an intro-overview of OB and from Lifeboat by Hitchcock to discuss group dynamics, as suggested by J.Champoux.

    Further on, I used some scenes from "Up in the air" to discuss communications and negotiations, as well as coping with stress.

     

    If you could share the summary of the ideas you have received, I would appreciate that.

     

     

    Kind regards

     

    Tatiana Andreeva
    Lecturer in Management and Organisational Behaviour



    Maynooth University / School of Business
    Maynooth Univeristy, Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland
    E: tatiana.andreeva@nuim.ie
    T: +353 1 4747561

     

    From: Organizational Behavior Division Listserv [mailto:OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU] On Behalf Of A D Amar
    Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2016 4:52 PM
    To:     OB@AOMLISTS.PACE.EDU
    Subject: [OB-LIST] Organizational Behavior Class Activities

     

    Dear OB Colleagues:

     

    For a Senior level UG class Organizational Behavior, I am looking for in-class activities, such as short case studies, role-playing, experiential exercises, critical thinking exercises, videos, and other material to supplement standard OB topics. Any help will be appreciated.

     

    Kind Regards,

    A.D. Amar, Ph.D.

    Professor of Management (Leadership/Knowledge Organizations/Strategy/Operations)

    Stillman School of Business, 650 Jubilee Hall, Seton Hall University, South Orange, NJ 07079, USA;

    Telephone: 973 761 9684; Email: ad.amar@shu.edu OR amaramar@shu.edu; Home: http://pirate.shu.edu/~amaramar

    Secretary: Tanya Dixon; Tel. (973) 275 2531; Email: Tanya.Dixon2@shu.edu

     

    Spring 2016 Office Hours: Mondays & Wednesdays: 11:30-12:30 pm; Tuesdays: 4:30-5:30 pm and by appointment. Students may call me home at the number given to them in class.

     

    See Our Doing Business in India 2015 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/515169?utm_source=iContact&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Inside%20the%20Hall&utm_content=Inside+the+Hall+20150727#.Vb867o3JBD8;

    2013 Trip Story: http://www.shu.edu/news/article/437488 & http://www.shu.edu/news/article/347131. See photos of Doing Business in India: http://www.flickr.com/photos/amaramar/