If you have read our book, Reeves and Schuster, you know we illustrate some foundational leadership principles through the comedic adventures of Professor Schuster and his Teaching Assistant Reeves. In this mini course we want to take you a little bit deeper into the best practices related to Change, Communication, Negotiation, Innovation, and Decision Making as well as a final reflection on the importance of servant leadership. We have selected a few lessons from our LEAD Academy courses that emphasize the importance of identifying the drivers and barriers common in most work environments.
More About Reeves and Schuster
Leadership is messy, and young leaders need firm anchors to face their new challenges. So what better place to learn those skills than leadership-challenged St. Foy’s College? Management Professor Cal Schuster gets plenty of opportunities to conduct his research and apply his theories to take on whatever comedic disasters befall the campus, accompanied by his eager-to-please and overly practical teaching assistant, Reeves. Surrounded by a cast of characters who don’t always behave how the textbooks predict, the professor confronts the complexities of leadership in a sitcom world where exaggeration enhances learning. This humorous look at leadership provides emerging and existing leaders with practical tips and memorable stories to help them navigate through their big and small challenges.
Example Curriculum
- Welcome and Overview
- Article: What We Learn About Leadership From Sitcoms
- Video: Thriving in Change - Overcoming Resistance (6:58)
- Video: Communicating with Impact - From Transmission to Transformation (3:43)
- Video: Delivering Innovative Solutions - Critical Leadership Behaviors (4:40)
- Video: Creating Desirable Outcomes - The Gift of Being Wrong (6:11)
- Video: Discovering the Opportunity - What Drives Our Decision Making? (8:30)
- Article: Serving Unconditionally
- What's Next
Leadership Lessons
“Reeves in the Dugout” Thriving in Change
Professor Schuster must quickly transform the school's frisbee players into a baseball team days before a high stakes game
“Reeves, the Middle Man” Communicating with Impact
With the Professor bed ridden, Reeves must step up to deliver his lectures on what else, effective communication on the same day the Dean pays an unscheduled visit
“Reeves Fights the Power” Creating Desirable Outcomes in Negotiations and Conflict
With Reeves and Schuster on opposite sides of a faculty strike, they will have to independently find a solution before the whole campus melts down.
"Reeves Takes a Vacation" Delivering Innovative Solutions
Attending a conference to identify innovative approaches to attract business investment provides the perfect venue for Reeves to enjoy the beach and Schuster to apply his theories
"Reeves at the Crossroads" Discovering the Opportunity in Every Decision
Graduation means decision time and both Reeves and Schuster will need to learn their most important lesson to make the right decisions
Other LEAD Academy Courses
Best-selling author Mark Miller’s leadership framework, The Leader’s Journey, captures essential leadership principles and best practices along four fundamental dimensions:
- Lead Self - Becoming a Leader Others Want to Follow
- Lead Others - Mastering the Fundamentals of Leadership
- Lead Teams - Building a High Performance Team
- Lead Organizations - Building a High Performance Organization
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