2023/2024
Ответственное лидерство и устойчивое развитие
Статус:
Маго-лего
Когда читается:
3, 4 модуль
Охват аудитории:
для всех кампусов НИУ ВШЭ
Преподаватели:
Иванова Екатерина Александровна
Язык:
английский
Кредиты:
6
Контактные часы:
48
Course Syllabus
Abstract
Responsible leaders around the world are embracing a normative concept of sustainable development, based on the systems perspective and the protection of human rights for the sake of well-being of all in flourishing ecosystems. This course provides key theoretical frameworks and practical tools for understanding a conscious business with purpose, focus on key stakeholders, and responsible leadership culture in a net zero economy. Being a student-centered online course designed with the application of the most innovative pedagogies focusing on creating a rich experience through action, reflection and learning the course aims to develop a new generation of responsible leaders with a holistic mindset. It rests on a multi-disciplinary approach to learning and requires profound ecological awareness, development of systems thinking (knowing) combined with emotional (feeling) and spiritual (being) intelligence. The students taking this course will interact with the leading minds on the ESG-transformation, learn from the case-studies on circular economy and engage in individual and group art-based projects on the UN SDGs. There will be no final exam, just continuous assessment of your engagement in the in-class and out-of-the class learning activities.
Learning Objectives
- The course has one overarching goal and four main learning objectives: Develop a global citizenship mindset for responsible leadership and sustainability: a lens through which to analyze information in the contemporary world and make business decisions for the sake of a flourishing planet.
- 1. Knowing dimension: develop awareness and understanding of the contemporary challenges in the framework of the UN’s 17 SDGs and major theories on responsible leadership and sustainability management.
- 2. Thinking dimension: develop systems and innovative thinking based on creativity, on both-and logic, long term thinking, applying principles of cyclical flow and interconnectedness.
- 3. Being dimension: learn about self and others by reflecting about values anchoring our identity, unexplored assumptions, habits of mind and creating/identifying your personal mission.
- 4. Engage in action to make a difference: inspire to change habits and shape a new lifestyle for themselves.
Expected Learning Outcomes
- I. Having successfully completed this course, the students will be able to answer the following questions: 1) What does it take to become a responsibility-minded and sustainability-literate business leader? What is the current state of the planet? How did we get here? What are the shortcomings? What must we urgently address and focus on?
- • Students will explore social, economic and environmental issues at the local, regional and global levels
- • Students will use the framework of the 12 Sustainability Mindset Principles and the 17 UN’s SDGs
- • Students will be introduced to the major concepts on conscious capitalism, responsible leadership and sustainability management
- II. Having successfully completed this course, the students will be able to answer the following questions: 2) What are the cognitive frames that shape our perception of the world?
- • Students will learn to identify in the current events and data the underlying cognitive frames, and develop a systems thinking perspective
- • Students will practice tapping into their creative and intuitive resources to invent new solutions
- III. Having successfully completed this course, the students will be able to answer the following questions: 3) What are the anchors of the unsustainable planet? What are the anchors of our identity? What difference do we want to make in the world?
- • Students will be able to identify the underlying mental models and maps shaping events and their personal decision and interactions
- • Students will be encouraged to practice new behavioral habits and shape a new lifestyle for themselves
- IV. Having successfully completed this course, the students will be able to answer the following questions: 4) What is the difference you want to make today?
- • Students will be engaged in a final individual passion project “E-Portfolio: Using Contemplative Photography to Develop a Sustainability Mindset of a Responsible Leader”. A passion project will become an experiential arena for reflecting, learning and gaining self-confidence on adopting a shift in the mindset and actions that will follow for making a difference and being change-makers for a better world.
Course Contents
- 1. Introduction to conscious capitalism and sustainable development
- 2. Higher purpose
- 3. Stakeholder orientation
- 4. Conscious leadership
- 5. Conscious culture and management
- 6. E-Portfolio: sustainability mindset of a responsible leader
Assessment Elements
- Book world café and cinemalogia (group)
- Case study on sustainability management (group)
- Problem solving in tandem with a learning partner (group)
- Reflections on the experiential learning (individual)
- E-Portfolio "Sustainability Mindset of a Responsible Leader" (individual)Using Contemplative Photography for the Final Assignment
Interim Assessment
- 2023/2024 4th module0.1 * Book world café and cinemalogia (group) + 0.1 * Case study on sustainability management (group) + 0.3 * E-Portfolio "Sustainability Mindset of a Responsible Leader" (individual) + 0.25 * Problem solving in tandem with a learning partner (group) + 0.25 * Reflections on the experiential learning (individual)
Bibliography
Recommended Core Bibliography
- Principles of management : practicing ethics, responsibility, sustainability, Laasch, O., 2021
- The power of and : responsible business without trade-offs, Freeman, R. E., 2020
- White, T., Secretan, L., Sisodia, R., Heffernan, M., Heckler, R., Lawrence, P. R., Horsager, D., Benyus, J., & Babauta, L. (2020). Transformational Leadership. THiNKaha.
Recommended Additional Bibliography
- Bazerman, M. H. (2020). A New Model for Ethical Leadership. Harvard Business Review, 98(5), 90–97.
- Dogra, A. S., & Dixit, V. (2019). The Role of CQ, EQ and SQ in Shaping Leadership Competence in Context to Transformational Leadership. International Journal on Leadership, 7(2), 1–8. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=bsu&AN=137637137
- Owen, J. (2015). The Mindset of Success : From Good Management to Great Leadership: Vol. 1st Edition. Kogan Page.
- Rimanoczy, I. (2013). Big Bang Being : Developing the Sustainability Mindset. Sheffield: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=760627
- The global challenge : frameworks for international human resource management, Evans, P., 2002
- van Knippenberg, D., & van Ginkel, W. P. (2021). A Diversity Mindset Perspective on Inclusive Leadership. Group & Organization Management, 1. https://doi.org/10.1177/1059601121997229