McChrystal Releases Class Syllabus
The Yale Daily News reports:
Retired four-star Gen. Stanley McChrystal has decided on a tentative syllabus for the graduate-level seminar he is teaching this semester.
Eric L. Robinson GRD '11, a research assistant for the course, sent out the following course outline Thursday afternoon to students enrolled in the class, "Leadership in Operation" (INRL 690). Note the Nov. 16 seminar theme, "Communicating the Story — the Media Environment.”
- 7th September 2010: “The Importance of Leading Differently – The Changing Operating Environment”
- 14th September 2010: “Case Study: The Changing Military 1972-2010”
- 21st September 2010: “Role of a Leader”
- 27th September 2010 (6-8pm): “Coping With Failure”
- 28th September 2010 (Assignment 1 Due): “Building Teams – What Makes Some Great”
- 5th October 2010: “Driving Change and Operating Differently”
- 12th October 2010: “Navigating Politics”
- 19th October 2010: “Making Difficult Decisions Pt. 1 – How We Decide”
- 26th October 2010 (Assignment 2 Due): “Making Difficult Decisions Pt. 2 – Dealing With Risk”
- 2nd November 2010: “Loyalty, Trust and Relationships”
- 9th November 2010: “Dealing With Cultural Differences”
- 16th November 2010: “Communicating the Story – the Media Environment”
- 30th November 2010 (Assignment 3 Due): “The Leader – the Personal Impact of Responsibility, Notoriety and Other Realities”
- 7th December 2010: “The Future Leader”
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