MGMT 4289: Individual & Organizational Success

This course introduces students to a broad and fundamental understanding of how to succeed in their chosen endeavors in life. It describes success profiles of widely varied people, careers and organizations. It highlights the differences between private and group practices, small and large businesses, non-profits and for-profit organizations. It illuminates the commonalities of all successful undertakings from small to large, private to public, and government to NGO. It helps students establish a mindset where they see how their individual creativity, initiative, innovative tendencies and adaptability will be useful in their career, adopting traits from successful entrepreneurs. Topics include working with people of different backgrounds, the diversity needs of successful organizations, start-ups versus established organizations.