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I'm designing a new Interpersonal skills course for part-time MBA students, and was hoping for textbook recommendations and any syllabi members would be willing to share.

Thank you for your help!

Liz Welsh

Associate Professor

wels2749@stthomas.edu

University of St. Thomas

Hi Liz. 

Apologies for the self-serving nature of the response, but my co-authored text, Interpersonal Skills in Organizations' contains 19 chapters from which you can build a custom text (McGraw Hill). The approach is balanced (theory and applications) and regularly updated, there is a comprehensive IM which also includes videos, PPT and other supplements, and each chapter contains numerous exercises that have been used successfully with diverse audiences. I'm happy to mail you a syllabus in a few days when I return from vacation. In the interim, have a look:  http://highered.mheducation.com/sites/007811280x/information_center_view0/index.html

Best, 

On Aug 15, 2016, at 12:03 PM, Welsh, Elizabeth T. <wels2749@STTHOMAS.EDU> wrote:

I have been using Paula Caproni's textbook (Developing Management Skills for Everyday Life) for several years and strongly recommend it. I have been teaching this course at undergraduate level, but it is designed based on Paula's MBA level syllabus. I have attached my course outline that has a lot of overlap with Paula's; students really love the Professional Development Plan which Paula shared with me. The textbook offers a very good instructor's manual which includes various resources for each sessions. If you decided to choose this book, I would be happy to share my material (videos, activities, etc.). 

Best, 

Serena

Elizabeth,

I have used Whetten and Cameron text for a graduate management skills development course and found it very good.

Baba

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On Aug 15, 2016, at 11:03 AM, Welsh, Elizabeth T. <wels2749@STTHOMAS.EDU> wrote: