Managing People & Organizations Fall Semester 2007

MB 712

Managing People & Organizations

Fall 2009

Bob Radin PhD

Class Meets in Fulton 130

· Section 1 Monday 8:30 am – 10:30 am, Wednesday 11:00 am – 1:00 pm

· Section 2 Monday 11:00 am – 1:00 pm, Wednesday 8:30 am – 10:30 am

Office Hours: Class Days From 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm or by appointment

Office: Fulton 226

Bob’s Message Board

Business in the Media - Assignments

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Student Discussion Leaders for the semester

Section 1

Section 2

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If you have a disability and will be requesting accommodations for this course, please register with either Kathy Duggan (Kathleen.duggan@bc.edu) Associate Director, Academic Support Services, the Connors Family Learning Center (learning disabilities and ADHD) or Suzy Conway (suzy.conway@bc.edu), Assistant Dean for Students with Disabilities (all other disabilities). Advance notice and appropriate documentation are required for accommodations.

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Warren Buffett Photos: November 6, 2009

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Warren Buffet Videos

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Course Information

Syllabus – html format

Syllabus – Word format

Coursepack Article List

Lecture Notes

Introduction to Managing People & Organizations
On bullshit notes
Ethics & Integrity
Miles Arnone Presentation
Core Values
Ralph Folz Presentation
Understanding Individual Differences
Myers-Briggs Debrief
Myers-Briggs Types
Warren Buffet Trip Notes
Organizational Culture
Teams & Teamwork
Communication
Motivation
Organizational Structure
Gillette Organization Chart
Management - Power & Influence
Leadership
Closing Thoughts New
Bob Radin Presentation New

Assignment: Core Values Essay

Core Values Exercise - long version)

Core Values Exercise -(short version)

See the course Syllabus for a detailed description of the assignment

Examples of Essays To Help You Understand the Assignment

Final Paper Examples

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6

Core Values Paper Examples

#1 #2 #3 #4 #5

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Rules to help you do well

Footnote Guidance

· http://www.bc.edu/libraries/help/howdoi/citation/formatting.html

· www.bc.edu/libraries/help/howdoi/citation/management.html

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Management Humor

Buzzwords for Managers
Book of Corporate Life
Management Jokes
You don't know Jack Schitt
The Relationship Between Management & Employees
Ancient mystery explained

Worth a Look

Five e-mails you should never send, P. Trunk, The Hook, 2/13/2003

Example of an e-mail you should never send, Radio Shack layoff

The Science of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini
Scientific American; Feb2001, Vol. 284 Issue 2, p76, 6p

Steve Jobs Stanford Commencement Speech 2005 (Video)

The Wine Advocate Vintage Chart

Information about Bob

Bob Radin Resume
The Radin Family Photo
Dissertation - Influence in the Boardroom, Executive Summary
Comparing Mutual Fund Governance and Corporate Governance Robert F. Radin & William B. Stevenson (September 2006, Corporate Governance)
Social Capital & Social Influence on the Board of Directors – William B. Stevenson & Robert F. Radin (January 2009, Journal of Management Studies)

Speaker Information
September 11, 2009 - Ethics Miles Arnone, Managing Director, Technology Investing, American Capital Strategies Co-Author: America’s Trading Partners: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly http://www.amazon.com/Americas-Trading-Partners-Good-Ugly/dp/1595261486/ref=sr_1_1/002-8550210-3301600?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1188415386&sr=8-1 http://www.americancapital.com/our_people/people/miles_arnone.html ________________________________________________________________ September 14, 2009 – Core Values Ralph Folz, Global Chief Operating Officer, Isobar, Inc. http://www.isobar.net/ ______________________________________________________________ September 21, 2009 – Organizational Culture Frank Ollington, Ph.D. SVP, Program Management, Genzyme Corporation http://www.genzyme.com/corp/structure/corp_home.asp __________________________________________________________________ September 30, 2009 – Motivation Tony DaDante, CEO, The Change Execution Group http://www.3dchange.com/bios_tdadante.html ___________________________________________________________________ October 7, 2009 – Social Networks Cindy Brown, President & General Manager, Boston Duck Tours Inc. http://www.bostonducktours.com Duck, Duck, Lawsuit, Boston Magazine, August 2007 ____________________________________________________________________ October 16, 2006 – Career Planning Eric Barker, MBA, Graduate CSOM, 2008 ____________________________________________________________________ October 19, 2009 – Leadership Steve Ainsley, Publisher, The Boston Globe http://www.nytco.com/ _____________________________________________________________________ September 30, 2009 The Manager's Studio Henri Termeer, President & CEO, Genzyme http://www.genzyme.com/corp/structure/bios_termeer.asp#P25_486 ___________________________________________________________________________ November 4, 2009 The Manager’s Studio Brian Goldner, President & CEO, Hasbro Inc. http://www.hasbro.com Cancelled ___________________________________________________________________________ March 10, 2010 The Manager’s Studio Jim Gibbons, President & CEO, Goodwill Industries http://www.goodwill.org/page/guest/about ___________________________________________________________________________ TBD, 2010 The Manager’s Studio Ron Sargent, President & CEO, Staples Inc. http://investor.staples.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=96244&p=irol-govBio&ID=7694 ____________________________________________________
Discussion Outline for all Speakers (except The Manager’s Studio) Link to The Manager’s Studio Online, 2006-2009 sessions