(Revised December 19, 2016) Management Leadership and the Humanities MGT 889-01 Spring (1) 2017 Evans 4220 Location: On January 25 and March 1, 2017: Lobby of the Yale University Art Gallery at 1111 Chapel Street All other classes: Evans Hall Room 4220 (165 Whitney Ave.) Faculty: Shyam Sunder 165 Whitney Avenue, Room 3528 Teaching Assistant: Jen Chen (774-262-0628) [email protected] Office hours: Tuesdays, 2:30-4:00pm Administrative Assistant: Liz Viloudaki (203-436-5798) [email protected] 165 Whitney Avenue, Room 3545B Course Syllabus OVERVIEW Yale SOM’s mission is to educate leaders for business and society. This course is meant to help students actively reflect on leadership as it pertains to their own personal values, career aspirations, attitudes, commitments and plans. We shall use literature (novels, plays and poetry), movies, music and art to stimulate thinking, reflection, creativity, discussion and debate. Leadership calls for the ability to formulate a prudent and compelling vision in the context of one’s environment, as well as the capacity to inspire and motivate one’s self and others in transforming that vision into reality. Neither a grand design nor the ability to get the “trains running on time” is, by itself, evidence of inspired leadership. According to one view, leadership is the ability to envision an interesting alternative future, make a personal commitment, and to enroll willing participation of others in its pursuit. 1 (Revised December 19, 2016) This course is intended to facilitate reflections on leadership by asking you to think, write and speak about your values and commitments; what those values imply for your career, your purpose, your accountability to others and to yourself and your potential legacy; and the skills you need to develop, based on the analysis of your strengths and weaknesses. The method chosen for these self-reflections in this course is through your engagement with the humanities (e.g., books, theatre/plays, movies and art; from ancient times to present; and from diverse cultures and perspectives). This immersion in literature and the arts, assignments and discussions in and outside of the classroom, will expose you to the visions and values of others and help you explore, develop, and become aware of your own aspirations, values and commitments. CLASS SESSIONS AND TOPICS: Class 1, Monday, January 23 at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) Course Introduction “Your values and commitments;” Please be ready for a discussion in the class; written assignment is due before the beginning of this class (see Canvas). Music and Conducting: Please watch the Yo-Yo Ma and Itay Talgam videos before the class. Class 2 and 3, Wednesday, January 25 at 2:40-5:20 p.m. Location: Lobby of the Yale University Art Gallery at 1111 Chapel St. Please note the different location for this and the March 1 class meetings. Both of these Art Gallery classes are double classes (Jan. 25 in lieu of Jan 25 and 30; March 1 in lieu of February 27 and March 1). At 4:30 PM the class will pick up the outer clothing from lockers in the Lobby of the Yale University Art Gallery at 1111 Chapel St. and walk across the street to the Haas Art Library in Loria Building (180 York St.) for an introductory lecture by Art Librarian Lindsay King on Yale’s databases and other art research resources. An Introduction to Leadership in Art Monday, January 30: No Class in lieu of double class of January 25 Class 4, Wednesday, February 1, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) Playing the Enemy Movie version: Invictus Class 5, Monday, February 6, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) A Room of One’s Own Play version on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbDNDDDU3yY 2 (Revised December 19, 2016) Class 6, Wednesday, February 8, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) Macbeth Many movie/play versions available, BBC TV Drama on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0LrdOa7uZQ Class 7: Monday, February 13, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) Antigone Various recorded performances available on YouTube Class 8: Wednesday, February 15, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) Guest Faculty: Prof. David Mahan, Director, Rivendell Institute Sailing to Byzantium Sometimes a Man Stands Up during Supper Class 9: Monday, February 20, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) La Mandragola (The Mandrake Root) Movie version available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CFl4uHbcE4 Class 10: Wednesday, February 22, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) Death of a Salesman Various recorded performances available on YouTube Monday, February 27: No Class in lieu of double class of March 1. Class 11 and 12: Wednesday, March 1, at 2:40-5:00 p.m. Location: Yale University Art Gallery Art presentations and discussions Please note the different location Lobby of the Yale University Art Gallery at 1111 Chapel St. for this double class! Class 13, Monday, March 6, at 2:40-4:00 p.m. Location: SOM Evans Hall 4220 (165 Whitney) Closing discussion 3 (Revised December 19, 2016) LOGISTICS: Course Format The course is being offered in the first half of Spring 2017, with 13 eighty minutes sessions. Sessions 2-3 and 11-12 will be held in the Yale University Art Gallery as double length class sessions for an introduction to leadership in art. For the 4th through 10th sessions, a piece of literature will be assigned as reading (and for watching in a movie version) outside the class. For each of these literature sessions, you are encouraged to if you would like to participate in optional discussions with the TA who has scheduled office hours during the week. Besides regular class participation, there will be six short individual written assignments due from each member of the class (as described below). The instructor and TA are available to you to meet by appointment. Class Sessions The purpose of the class conversations is for each member of the group to contemplate and share his/her own exploration of the questions in the hope that, collectively, we all will gain a sharper insight into the readings as well as into ourselves through the process. Written Assignments You will be asked to submit a total of six short (500-750 words) written assignments for this course: the Values and Commitments assignment before the first class session, four literature write-ups, and the final art project write-up. Values and Commitments: Download the Values and Commitments template from Canvas. Prepare your leadership values and commitment document. Please note that there are no “right” answers for this assignment. The goal is for each student to reflect on what leadership means to him/her and the implications of that personal vision. The deadline for uploading to Canvas: January 23, 2:40 PM (before the first meeting of the class). Preparation for each session (except the art sessions 2, 3, 11, 12) For each of these seven sessions, a list of required readings/viewings is provided, with the literature piece as the primary point of discussion. For all pieces of literature, you must also watch its movie version whenever it is available (listed in this syllabus). As guidelines to keep in mind as you read/watch the assigned materials, some “facts/problems/solutions/actions” questions are given in the syllabus below. Keeping these questions in mind may help you engage in the class discussion and do your written assignments, also described below. You are encouraged to read the optional readings depending on your interest and time. You may choose any four out of the seven literature sessions for your written briefs (minimum 500 and maximum 750 words) written assignment which will be graded. 4 (Revised December 19, 2016) Please upload them to Canvas before the beginning of the class in which they are assigned. For each of the four assignments, choose one of the following questions so that by the end of the term you have addressed all four questions. We suggest that you take up Question 4 for your last assignment. a. Identify and describe events or people in your own life experience that parallel the events and characters of your chosen piece of literature. b. Assign to yourself the role of the protagonist of a chosen piece of literature and write a first person document to explain/justify your actions and point of view. c. Assign to yourself the role of the protagonist of a chosen piece of literature and write a third person document to analyze the weaknesses of his/her actions, point of view, and character. d. Review your own statement of values and commitments that you prepared at the beginning of the course in light of your reading of your chosen piece of literature. You should choose a different question for each of your four assignments. The deadline for uploading your assignment is 2:40 PM of the day of the class on which your chosen piece of literature is discussed in the class. All your write-ups should be your own individual work. If you use other source materials for your write-up, please give the appropriate reference or credit in your write-up according to normal bibliographic practice. In case of any doubt, please ask the TA or the instructor.