Curricula

Objective

1. Increase the knowledge and the self-awareness of the student about the leader as an individual in a changing global world;
2. Develop the students’ understanding of the concept of leadership from the perspective of the leader in relation with the followers in multicultural settings;
3. Experience the concept of Mindful Leader in global organizations and its impact on the economic and social field (social and emotional skills);
4. Explore the differences between Virtual Leadership & Lead in Person and the multicultural challenges and opportunities in blended environments ( human-technology)
5. Achieve the awareness of the skills shift in the workforce according to the 4th Industrial Revolution and the ''new normal''.

Content

- The student knows how to achieve positive results with and through people, developing leadership, social and emotional skills.
- The student will have the opportunity to learn the art and science of leadership communication, motivation and to develop a positive psychological approach to the change and for the change in multicultural settings, blended environments (human-tech) leading the global transformation.
- The student will learn how to deal with the new challenges of Leadership in the 21st-century VUCA world and the ''new normal''.
- The student will become familiar with the main skills&styles required in global leadership and will learn to monitor followers-employees in times of crisis and in a highly emotional multicultural setting.
- The student will have an opportunity to experience the skills required to balance the professional and personal life according to the new era.

Assessment criteria, satisfactory (1)

JAMK GRADE MAP & SCALE

Assessment criteria, good (3)

JAMK GRADE MAP & SCALE

Assessment criteria, excellent (5)

JAMK GRADE MAP & SCALE

Materials

Northouse, P.G. 2018. Leadership. Theory and Practice. 8th Edition. International Student Edition.
Sage Publication.
Goleman, D. 2006. Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ. New York: Bantam
Books.
Kabat-Zinn, J. 2012. Mindfulness for beginners: Reclaiming the present moment and your life.
Sadhguru, J.V. 2016. Inner Enginnering. A Yogi's guide to joy. Spiegel & Grau. New York
Scharmer, O., & Kaufer, K. 2013. Leading from an emerging future: from eco-system to ecosystem
economies. San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
Shankman, M.L., & Allen, S.J. 2015. Emotionally Intelligent. A guide for college students. (2nd ed.).
San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Open Source:
- Zoccoli, M. 2017. Mindful Leadership at Fratelli Branca Distillerie srl. Master’s Degree Programme
in International Business Administration. Jyväskylä: JAMK University of Applied Sciences.
http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2017102716360
- Zoccoli, M. 2018. Flying on the Eagle: Millennials' educational journey into the Mindful Leadership.
JAMK Publications
- Zoccoli, M. 2019. Creating Leadership: Leadership eMagazine:
https://verkkolehdet.jamk.fi/creatingleadership/
- Zoccoli, M. 2019. Connectivism, the pedagogical social fabric and the pipe as a knowledge and
skills conductor in the professional identity formation of the student in higher education in the 21st
century.
https://verkkolehdet.jamk.fi/ev-peda/2019/11/02/connectivism-the-pedagogical-social-fabric-and-thepipe-
as-a-knowledge-and-skills-conductor-in-the-professional-identity-formation-of-the-student-inhigher-
education-in-the-21st-century/
- Zoccoli, M. 2020. The Apple & The Candle. Human Students Transformative Leadership
Experience.JAMK Publications
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the teaching material is updated regularly by the teacher while the course ongoing