Responsible Leadership and Enterprise - Topic 1 Notes

Topic 1: Introduction to Responsible Leadership

What Leaders Do

  • Leaders are responsible for:
    • Developing the vision and long-term strategies of the organization.
    • Communicating the vision/plan to followers.
    • Producing change and movement.
    • Establishing the direction for the organization.
    • Motivating and inspiring followers.

Responsible Leaders' Responsibilities

  • Responsible leaders are responsible for various stakeholders:
    • Employees: Encourage respectful collaboration, ensure humane, safe, healthy, and non-discriminatory working conditions, provide fair and equal employment opportunities, and address employees’ needs (e.g., well-being).
    • Clients and customers: Meet their needs and well-being, ensure safe products, and have open and transparent communication about real and potential risks.
    • Business partners: Treat business partners respectfully and fairly and provide fair prices and trading conditions.
    • Social and natural environment: Ensure production processes are as environmentally friendly as possible and foster contributions to society.
    • Shareholders: Provide transparent reporting on financial, social, and ecological performance.
    • Future generations: Contribute to social change for a sustainable future and anticipate a desirable future.

About the Responsible Leadership & Enterprise Course

  • The course provides comprehensive knowledge and insights into responsible leadership theories and practices within different enterprise contexts.
  • Particular attention is given to:
    • Responsible leadership in the digital era.
    • Using authentic, adaptive, and culturally intelligent leadership skills.
    • Strategies to proactively respond to both opportunities and threats in a dynamic environment.
  • The course equips students with the necessary abilities to navigate technologically changing landscapes, focusing on people, strategy, and innovation as fundamental elements of driving responsible leadership in diverse enterprise contexts.

Course Overview

  • The course covers a range of topics:
    • Topic 1: Introduction to responsible leader
    • Topic 2: Understanding responsible leadership
    • Topic 3: Ethics is the heart of responsible leadership
    • Topic 4: Responsible leaders in the digital world
    • Topic 5: Developing Responsible Leaders
    • Topic 6: Responsible Leaders values
    • Topic 7: Responsible stakeholders
    • Topic 8: Leading responsibly across sectors
    • Topic 9: Leading responsibly across cultures
    • Topic 10: Indigenous responsible leadership in Australia
    • Topic 11: Responsible leadership into the future
    • Topic 12: Responsible leadership consultation
    • Activating: What is Responsible Leadership?
    • Applying: Responsible Leadership in Practice
    • Being Authentic: Responsible Leadership in Context

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Apply practical and ethically informed responsible leadership skills in diverse enterprise contexts in the digital era.
  2. Discuss authentic, adaptive, and culturally intelligent responsible leadership and foresight to drive technological changes in diverse enterprise settings.
  3. Critically evaluate complex strategies, processes, and issues relating to future responsible leadership where humans and technologies co-exist.
  4. Implement skills and strategies to transition enterprises into being more responsible, learning-focused, and knowledge-driven entities.
  5. Generate holistic awareness of responsible leadership impact in diverse enterprise contexts, focusing on people, strategy, and innovation.
  6. Collaborate with teams to address responsible leadership issues using innovative solutions.

Course Learning Material

  • Lecture videos & lecture slides.
  • Recommended readings (available under Reading List Tab).
  • Tutorial slides (available under each Week’s Learning Materials).
  • No textbook for this course (see Canvas for the link).
  • Other sources in each week lecture slides available on Canvas.

Learning Experience

  • Before class:
    • Pre-recorded lecture and slides.
    • Watch videos and reflect.
    • Industry insights.
    • Recommended readings.
    • Drag and drop Padlet.
    • Quizzes (unmarked).
    • True/false questions.
  • During class:
    • Individual activities.
    • Group activities.
    • Gallery walk.
    • Case studies.
    • Debate.
    • Reflections.
    • Discussions.
    • Padlet.
  • After class:
    • Weekly reflection:
      • Three interesting things.
      • Two ways in which you can apply what you learned.
      • One question that you have.
    • Students can export that, in addition to videos and suggestions for assessments preparation.
    • What is on Canvas?

Assessments

  • Three in-semester assessments:
    • Assessment 1 (20%) - Week 4 (Individual).
    • Assessment 2 (40%) - Week 8 (Group work).
      • Groups must be formed in tutorial class; forming groups across classes is not allowed.
      • Groups must be registered on Course Canvas by WEEK 5.
    • Assessment 3 (40%) - Week 13 (Individual).

Preparation for Next Week

  • Watch the Week 2 lecture.
  • Read the recommended readings for Week 2.
  • Familiarize yourself with the Week 2 tutorial activities.
  • Read the Assignment 1 brief on Canvas.
  • Bring any questions to class.