About this course: This course focuses on the common human resource ("people") challenges faced by existing private businesses when they attempt to grow substantially. PART 1 OF THE GROW TO GREATNESS COURSE IS NOT A PREREQUISITE FOR TAKING THIS COURSE.
Created by: University of Virginia
Taught by: Edward D. Hess, Professor of Business Administration
Darden School of Business
| Commitment | 6 weeks, 1-3 hours/week |
| Language | English |
| How To Pass | Pass all graded assignments to complete the course. |
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Syllabus
WEEK 1
Course Overview
Start here!
4 readings
- Reading: About the Course
- Reading: Getting the Most from the Course
- Reading: Syllabus
- Reading: Readings
WEEK 2
The Entrepreneur Must Grow Too!
This week will look at the role of the entrepreneur in growing a business. The required reading is Edward D. Hess, “Barbara Lynch Gruppo: An Entrepreneurial Journey,” Case Study. There are two optional readings “Global Medical Imaging, LLC” and “Growth is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy” in this module also.
9 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Resources
- Video: The 5th P is People
- Video: People are Your Number 1 Asset
- Video: The Transition from Me to Them
- Video: Delegation: From Doer to Manager
- Video: Best Practices of Delegation
- Video: Becoming a Leader
- Video: Becoming a Mentor and Coach
- Video: You Must Grow
Graded: The Entrepreneur Must Grow Too!
WEEK 3
The Secret of High Performance is High Employee Engagement
The required reading for this module is “Trilogy Health Services, LLC: Building a Great Service Company” by Gosia Glinkska and Edward D. Hess. There is an optional reading also: “Leaders Bank: Creating A Great Place To Work” Case Study.
10 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Resources
- Video: Leadership Behaviors, Culture, and Best Practices for Hiring
- Video: The Secrets of High Performance Organizations: 9 Strategies
- Video: What is High Employee Engagement (HEE) and How Do You Get There?
- Video: What is the Best Job You've Ever Had?
- Video: Research: What do Employees Want?
- Video: Research: Behaviors that Lead to Growth in an Organization?
- Video: High Employee Engagement is Built Through Trust
- Video: Creating Your Company's Secret Sauce
- Video: Conversation with Randall Bufford, Trilogy Health Services
Graded: The Secret of High Performance is High Employee Engagement
WEEK 4
Growth is Much More Than a Strategy—It Requires a System
The required reading is Edward D. Hess, “Room & Board” Case Study. The second required reading is “Growth Is Much More Than Just A Strategy: It’s A System.”
7 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Resources
- Video: Measure and Reward Behaviors
- Video: An Internal Growth System
- Video: The CEO's Office
- Video: Room and Board: Quality and Relationships
- Video: Room and Board: Key Expectations
- Video: UPS Case Study
Graded: Growth is Much More Than a Strategy—It Requires a System
WEEK 5
Building a Senior Management Team
The required reading is “SecureWorks.”
7 videos, 1 reading
- Reading: Resources
- Video: Why is this so hard?
- Video: Complexity of Managing Senior Management Team
- Video: Risks and Strategies for Hiring
- Video: Onboarding New Hires Successfully
- Video: Research: Hire Slowly, Fire Quickly
- Video: SecureWorks Lessons Learned and Giving Thanks
Graded: Building a Senior Management Team
WEEK 6
Final Exam
This is the final exam.
Graded: Final Exam
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