Broader circle and dissent Resistances of the organization Noise and contradictions in policy making New paradigms Double checks Bypassing the chain of commands models of decision (Allison & Zelikov) The effective executive (Drucker) Choose your Leader John Fitzgerald Kennedy: Schlesinger, Arthur (2002). A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the White House, 1965 Watch the miniseries “The Kennedys” (2011) Nikita Khrushchev: Khrushchev, Sergei (2000), Nikita Khrushchev and the Creation of a Superpower, The Pennsylvania State University Press. Robert Kennedy: Schlesinger, Arthur (2002), Robert Kennedy And His Times, Mariner Books-Houghton Mifflin Company, 1978. Listen to (1966) Robert McNamara: McNamara, Robert, Blight, James (2001). Wilson’s Ghost: Reducing the Risk of Conflict, Killing, and Catastrophe in the 21st Century. New York: Public Affairs. Watch the documentary “The Fog of War. Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara” (2003): Ted Sorensen: Sorensen, Ted (2008). Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History. Read To Go Further: Suggested Readings and More Kennedy, Robert (1999). Thirteen Days. A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis. New York: Longman, 1968, pp. 85-98. Hamond, John, Keeney, Ralph, & Raiffa, Howard (1996). Smart Choices. A Practical Guide to Making Better Life Decisions. New York: Broadway Books, pp. 1-28. May, Ernest and Zelikow, Philip (1997). The Kennedy Tapes: Inside the White House During the Cuban Missile Crisis, Harvard University Press. Mikoyan, Sergo (2012). The Soviet Cuban Missile Crisis. Washington, D.C.: Woodrow Wilson Center Press and Stanford University Press. Dobbs, Michael (2008). One Minute to Midnight. Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War. New York: Vintage Books. Kennedy discussing with Eisenhower See the archives of the 40th Anniversary: Fisher, Roger & Sharp, Alan (1999). Lateral Leadership. London: Harper Collins. Watch the documentary “The Missiles of October” (1974).
Crisis escalation Joint fact-finding Different perceptions, and a different voice Legality and sensitivity Early signals and communication Congruence Limits of negotiations and the leader as mediator Choose your Leader Cleopatra: Schlesinger, Arthur (2002). A Thousand Days: John F. Kennedy in the House, 1965 Watch the movies “Cleopatra” (1963) Elizabeth I: Axelrod, Alan (2000). Elisabeth I CEO. Strategic Lessons for the Leader Who Built an Empire. New York: Sterling, 2000. Watch “Elizabeth. The Golden Age” (2007). Carlson, Eric Josef (2007). "Teaching Elizabeth Tudor with Movies: Film, Historical Thinking, and the Classroom," Sixteenth Century Journal, Summer 2007, Vol. 38 Issue 2, pp. 419-440. Eleanor Roosevelt: Beasley, Maurine H (2010). Eleanor Roosevelt: Transformative First Lady, University Press of Kansas. Watch for example Margaret Mead: Howard, Jane (1984). Margaret Mead: A Life, New York: and Schuster. See: Simone de Beauvoir: Beauvoir, Simone de (2011). The Second Sex. First Vintage Books Edition, 1949, 2009. Watch “Simone de Beauvoir” (1979) To Go Further: Suggested Readings and More Gilligan, Carole (1982). In a Different Voice, Harvard University Press. Aristophanes, Lysistrata, Project Gutenberg Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society: International Women’s Forum: Class Session 9: The Coalition. The Case for Collaborative Leadership October 31, 2014, 9:00am-11.50am Required Readings and Assignments Submit your Final Paper. You will be assigned to prepare one of the three following cases: German Reunification, the Gulf War Coalition, and the Madrid Conference. See the respective readings on Latte. Heifetz, Ronald (1994). Leadership without Easy Answers. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, pp. 181-207. Gardner, Howard. (1995). Leading Mind. An Anatomy of Leadership. London: Harper Collins, Chapter on Martin Luther King, pp. 203-224.