BUS650: Organizing | Saylor Academy

Watch this video to learn more about the organizing aspect of the POLC model. Professor Kavita gives great examples of organizing in this video.

Source: Kavita N. Khadse, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyAhFOpXNOY
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COURSE INTRODUCTION

BUS650 Syllabus

Unit 1: Your Role as an Entrepreneurial Leader

Unit 1 Learning Objectives

1.1: What Is an Entrepreneurial Manager and Leader?

What Is an Entrepreneurial Manager?

What Is an Entrepreneurial Leader?

Real World Look: Compare Leading and Managing

1.2: Leader Behaviors and Types of Entrepreneurial Leaders

Leader Behaviors

Testing Your Leader Behaviors

Leadership and Creativity

Types of Entrepreneurs

1.3: The POLC Model for Entrepreneurial Leaders and Managers

Introduction to the POLC Model

Organizing

Planning

Staffing

1.4: Your Entrepreneurial Leadership Traits and Behaviors

The Difference between Leadership Traits and Behaviors

Testing Your Leadership Traits

You Try It: Analyze Your Leadership Skills

Unit 1 Study Resources

Unit 1 Review Video

Unit 1 Review Slides

Study Guide: Unit 1

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 1 Assessment

Unit 2: Motivating Your Team

Unit 2 Learning Objectives

2.1: Motivating Employees

Motivation Theories

Methods to Motivate Employees

How to Apply Motivation as a Leader

2.2: Communication in Entrepreneurship

Communication Types and Channels

Types of Communication

2.3: Human Capital in Entrepreneurial Leadership

Stereotypes, Discrimination, and the Entrepreneur

Ethical Entrepreneurial Leadership

Diversity, Inclusion, and the Law

Guiding a Diverse Workforce

Humanize Diversity and Inclusion

Real World Look: Why Diversity for Motivation?

Investing in Human Capital

Employee Development

2.4: Creating a Culture for Goal Setting

Culture and Goal Setting

You Try It: Setting SMART Goals

Unit 2 Study Resources

Unit 2 Review Video

Unit 2 Review Slides

Study Guide: Unit 2

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 2 Assessment

Unit 3: Leadership Styles

Unit 3 Learning Objectives

3.1: Leadership Approaches and Styles

Situational Approaches to Leadership

Servant Leadership

Classic Leadership Styles

Leadership Approaches

3.2: Authentic Leadership and Followership

Authentic Leaders

Being a Follower

Learning from Others

Real World Look: Identifying a Leader Style

You Try It: What Leadership Style Is This?

Unit 3 Study Resources

Unit 3 Review Video

Unit 3 Review Slides

Study Guide: Unit 3

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 3 Assessment

Unit 4: Entrepreneurial Task and Leadership Challenges

Unit 4 Learning Objectives

4.1: Decision-Making as a Leader

Types of Decisions

Real World Look: Making Good Decisions

4.2: Change Management in Leadership