Management Competencies (MGMT90140) Comprehensive Summary Notes

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Comprehensive study notes for topics covered each week that integrate information from the lectures, readings, and workshops. Links between topics have been made in text, as well as at the end of the document, which is the main requirement for H1 assignment and exam answers. Included: Textbook (Developing Management Skills: A comprehensive guide for leaders, Carlopio, J. and Andrewartha, G) Lecture and seminar content for the 11 weeks: Self-awareness, Self-improvement, Relationships and networking, Power and politics, Communication, Motivation, Creative problem solving, Conflict, Collaboration, Change, Personal growth. Readings: -Research article: Higgins, E. T. (1996). The" self digest": self-knowledge serving self-regulatory functions. Journal of personality and social psychology -Andersen, E. (2016). Learning to Learn. Harvard Business Review, 94(3), 98-101 -Kegan, R., & Lahey, L. L. (2001). The Real Reason People Won't Change. Harvard Business Review -Goleman, D., & Boyatzis, R. (2008). Social intelligence and the biology of leadership. Harvard Business Review, 86(9), 74-81 -asciaro, T., & Lobo, M. S. (2005). Competent jerks, lovable fools, and the formation of social networks. Harvard business review, 83(6), 92-99. -Barsoux, and C. Bouquet (2013). "How to overcome a power deficit." MIT SLOAN Management Review 54(4): 45 -Galinsky, A. D., et al. (2006). "Power and perspectives not taken." Psychological science 17(12): -Schulz von Thun’s Four Sides communication framework -Ordóñez, L. D., Schweitzer, M. E., Galinsky, A. D., & Bazerman, M. H. (2009). Goals gone wild: The systematic side effects of overprescribing goal setting. The Academy of Management Perspectives, 23(1), 6-16 -Milkman, Katherine L., Dolly Chugh, and Max H. Bazerman. "How can decision making be improved?." Perspectives on Psychological Science (2009): 379-383 -Harvard Managementor content -Google Re:Work – Guide: Understanding Team Effectiveness -Kotter, J. P. (1995). "Leading change: Why transformation efforts fail." Harvard Business Review 73(2): 59-67 -Berg, J. M., Dutton, J. E., & Wrzesniewski, A. (2013). Job crafting and meaningful work. In B. J. Dik, Z. S. Byrne & M. F. Steger (Eds.), Purpose and meaning in the workplace. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, p. 81-104 -Sennett, R. (2008). The Craftsman. Penguin. Excerpt “The Janus Face of Obsession” p252-267