This document provides information about the MGT 460: Leadership Priorities and Practice course. The course requires students to reflect on insights gained from their organizational management studies and apply them to their work environment through a substantive paper. The course learning outcomes include examining values and ethics in professional practices, applying problem-solving approaches, and integrating leadership theory with practice. The textbook for the course is Leadership for Today and the Future by London and Mone. Week one covers examining the role of leadership, assessing leadership styles, and identifying the role of leadership in strategic planning.

2. MGT 460: Leadership
Priorities & Practice

3. COURSE DESCRIPTION
Leadership Priorities and Practice is a capstone course that requires students to
reflect on and synthesize the major insights gained in their study of
organizational management. A substantive paper is developed to illustrate how
these insights can be applied effectively in the student’s work environment.
Students choosing the personal program of study must show how their chosen
concentration relates to organizational management and include insights from
each academic area in their synthesis and application.

4. COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. Examine how values and ethics are reflected in professional practices and
behaviors.
2. Evaluate situations from a multidisciplinary perspective.
3. Apply systematic and innovative approaches to decision-making and
problem solving.
4. Integrate leadership theory and professional practice through applied
problem-solving activities.
5. Analyze the role of the leader in promoting organizational effectiveness,
efficiency, and sustainability.

5. MGT 460 TEXTBOOK
London, M., & Mone, E. (2012). Leadership for today and the future.
(2nd. ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.
This textbook
is a
Constellation
textbook

6. This week students will:
1. Examine the role of leadership in an organization.
2. Assess the uses of different leadership styles.
3. Identify the role of leadership in organizational strategic
planning.
WEEK ONE LEARNING OBJECTIVES

7. WEEK ONE ASSIGNMENTS

8. LEADERSHIP VS. MANAGEMENT
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do
more and become more, you are a leader – John Quincy Adams
Leaders Managers
Vision Budget
Motivation Coordinate
Inspiration Performance Reviews
Strategy Time Management
Building Relationships Train
Mentoring Problem-Solving
Leading Communicate
Delegate Front-line
Communicate Managing

9. KEY LEADERSHIP STYLES
London, 2012, Chapter 1, Table 1.3

10. LEADERSHIP ETHICS
Lakshmi (2014) defined leadership ethics as value-based moral principles.
These principles include fairness, justice, trust, integrity, non-coercion,
honesty, and transparency (Lakshmi, 2014). Leadership ethics has become
more important in the 21st with all of the ethical issues that have occurred.
Leadership ethics are critical in organizational decisions. A leaders personal
morals and values affect the organization as a whole. Leadership areas that
Include ethics include vision, decision making, and social responsibility
(Lakshmi, 2014). Lakshmi (2014) believed that organizational vision should
be based on moral commitment and moral foundations to ensure that ethics
are a part of the organizational vision.

11. LEADERSHIP ETHICS CONTINUED
Lakshmi (2014) stated that the heart of ethical leadership is self-knowledge.
Self-knowledge is aimed at developing capabilities for ethical leadership.
Some of these capabilities relate to emotional intelligence and the ability
to understand and respond to others. Another capability that is critical for
leadership is to communicate a compelling vision to others. The
development of these attributes can lead to an ethical framework in
leadership practice. (p. 70)
The development of an ethical framework is foundation to creating an
organization based on leadership ethics.

12. CREATING AN ETHICAL CULTURE
(Lipman, 2015)
An article from Forbes has an excellent list of key factors needed
to create an ethical business culture. Please click on the link
below to view the list within the article.
Creating an Ethical Culture
If you have issues with
the link, please use the
web address
http://www.forbes.com/s
ites/victorlipman/2015/0
7/01/so-youd-like-to-
work-in-a-more-ethical-
culture/

13. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Epstein-Reeves (2012) described six key reasons that corporate social
responsibility is necessary in an organization.
1. Innovation
2. Cost Savings
3. Brand Differentiation
4. Long-term Thinking
5. Customer Engagement
6. Employee Engagement
(Epstein-Reeves, 2012)

14. 1. Google
2. Microsoft
3. The Walt Disney Company
4. BMW
5. Apple
6. Logo
7. Volkswagen
8. Intel
9. Rolex
10. Daimler
2015 TOP TEN SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE
ORGANIZATIONS
Reputation Institute, 2015

15. KEY TERMS FOR WEEK 1
• Charismatic Leadership
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Ethics
• Ethical Culture
• Servant Leadership
• Situational Leadership
• Transformational Leadership

16. FSB APA GUIDANCE
Please use the FSB APA Guidance located in your classroom.

17. REFERENCES
Epstein-Reeves, J. (2012). Six reasons companies should embrace CSR. Forbes.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/csr/2012/02/21/six-reasons-companies-
should-embrace-csr/
Lakshmi, B. (2014). Leadership ethics in today’s world: Key issues and
perspectives. ASCI Journal of Management, 44(1), 66-72.
Lipman, V. (2015). So you’d like to work in a more ethical culture? Forbes.
Retrieved from
http://www.forbes.com/sites/victorlipman/2015/07/01/so-youd-like-to-
work-in-a-more-ethical-culture/
London, M., & Mone, E. (2012). Leadership for today and the future. (2nd.
ed.). San Diego, CA: Bridgepoint Education, Inc.

18. RECOMMENDED
READINGS
Longenecker, C. N. O. (2011). Characteristics of really bad
bosses. Industrial Management, 53( 5)10-15. Retrieved
from EBSCO (Business Source Complete).

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QUESTIONS?
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