LEAD-OD 2 deepens students’ understanding of leadership and organisations by exploring how management and leadership evolve in response to complexity and change. Drawing on major thinkers such as Drucker, Mintzberg, Kotter, Goleman, Senge, and Laloux, the course introduces systems thinking, learning organisations, and transformational leadership models. Students develop a more strategic and conscious leadership perspective while engaging with real organisations to prepare for their one-month internship. The course strengthens their ability to analyse organisations as living systems, navigate uncertainty, and lead change with purpose, ethics, and impact.
The Leadership and Organisation Discovery (LEAD-OD) course is designed for 3rd-year Bachelor students. The course begins with emotional intelligence foundations and DiSC communication styles while working on a practical team project. Students explore what it means to belong to a diverse and inclusive learning group and examine the structure and dynamics of groups, teams, and organisations. By experiencing a team‑based organisation within the class, students learn collectively about leadership, engagement, and organisational culture. By the end of the course, students gain leadership skills, confidence, and motivation to begin their summer internship (DMP – Discovery Professional World).
Evaluation :
On-time attendance: 5%
Participation in class & team: 20%
Personal tasks (EQ, DiSC etc.): 20%
In-class quizzes (videos etc.): 20%
Team tasks (charter, vision etc.): 20%
Captain’s Learning Log: 5%
Leadership & Team Presentation: 10%
(Presented during Project S5 Evaluation – 27 January)
No final exam.
Learning outcomes :
• Evolution of management (controlling complexity) and leadership (driving change)
- Bekman, Kotter, Mintzberg, Drucker, Goleman, Bass
• Systems thinking and the learning organisation (Senge)
• Teal organisations (Graves, Beck/Cowan, Laloux)
• Transformational Conscious Leadership (Torbert)
• Key activity: identify, engage, and contract with an organisation for your 1‑month internship
