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January 7, 2008 - Week 1:  Introduction to Leadership
  1. Class Introductions
    1. Name, experience, aspirations
    2. Leader who has had impact on your life & why
  2. What is Leadership?
    1. Group brainstorm list of Great Attorney Traits
    2. Group brainstorm list of Leadership Traits
    3. Group Brainstorm list of Skills for Attorneys
    4. Group Brainstorm list of Skills for Leaders
    5. Small groups work in definition of Leadership – NOT LIST OF TRAITS
    6. Leadership is the ability to…
    7. Groups then report back to the larger group
    8. Look for similarities and differences among the definitions
  3. X/Y Game… Win as Much as You Can    Group Prize 8 Dollars for the Table---- Individual Prize 5 Dollars   
January 14, 2008 - Week 2:  Leadership Frameworks
  1. Continued Introductions
  2. Leadership Models
    1. Trait Theory
    2. Distributed Theory
    3. Skills Model
    4. Read : Leadership Theories by James Clawson on Claranet
  3. Leadership is Everyone’s Business
    1. Read: Chapter 13: Leadership Is Everyone's Business - Kouzes & Posner 
  4. Credibility
    1. Read: Chapter 2: Credibility Is the Foundation of Leadership - Kouzes &  Posner  (Book)
    2. "Twelve Qualities of a Leader" - Augustine  (ClaraNet)
    3. Lincoln on Leadership: Chapter 4 and Chapter 5
  5. Assignment:  How do you learn?
    1. http://www.ncsu.edu/felder-public/ILSpage.html
    2. Take this test and print two out, keep one and give one to the Professor
January 21, 2008 - Week 3:  No Class – Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 28, 2008 - Week 4:  Leadership Frameworks (cont.)
  1. Leadership Models
    1. Behavior Models
    2. Situational Leadership Model
    3. Servant Leadership
  2. Read:
    1. Chapter 1: The Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)
    2. "Leadership That Gets Results" - Goleman  (ClaraNet)
    3. "Servant Leadership: Quest for Caring Leadership" - Spears  (ClaraNet)
    4. "On Character and Servant-Leadership: Ten Characteristics"... - Spears  (ClaraNet)
    5. "The Attorney as Servant-Leader" - Stubbs  (ClaraNet)
    6. "The Lawyers Personality" - Daicoff  (ClaraNet)
  3. Assignment:  Take the Myers Briggs on Claranet.  Chart the results.  Bring your results to class and be prepared to discuss them. 
February 4, 2008 - Week 5:  The Leadership Challenge:
Leading by Example and Modeling the Way
  1. Leading by Example; Modeling the Way
  2. Read:
    1. Chapter 3: Set the Example - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)
    2. Read the Gandhi Case Study - Claranet
    3. Be prepared to discuss the Ghandi Case Study

February 11, 2008 - Week 6: Inspire a Shared Vision:
Student Presentation Group 1

  1. Read:
    1. Chapter 5: Envision the Future - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)
    2. Chapter 6: Enlist Others - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)
    3. Leader as a Problem Solver (Claranet)
    4. Nine Success Factors  (Claranet)

February 18, 2008 - Week 7: Challenging the Process
Student Presentation Group 5

  1. Read:
    1. Chapters 7 and 8 in The Leadership Challenge
    2. Thurgood Marshall Article Chapter 20 (on Claranet)

February 25, 2008 - Week 8:  Team Building: Enable Others to Act
Student Presentation Group 2

  1. Read:
    1. Chapter 9: Foster Collaboration - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)
    2. Chapter 10 : Strengthen Others - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)

March 3, 2008 - Week 9:  Spring Break

March 10, 2008 - Week 10:  Social IQ: Motivating Others
Student Presentation Group 4

  1. Read:
    1. Chapter 12: Celebrate the Values and Victories - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)
    2. Chapter 11: Recognize Contributions - Kouzes & Posner  (Book)

March 17, 2008 - Week 11:  Communication: Persuasion
Student Presentation Group 3

  1. Read:
    1. Cullen Chapter on Communication Claranet
    2. Cialdini: The Science of Persuasion  Claranet

March 24, 2008 - Week 12:  Social Entrepreneurship

  1. Read:
    1. Social Entrepreneurship on Claranet

March 31, 2008 - Week 13:  Student Presentations:  Informative or Persuasive Speeches