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Teaching
Ashleigh is one of the most decorated teachers in the history of Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business having received the Teaching Excellence Award of the Year a record-breaking twelve times within thirteen years. Her teaching experience is varied and spans across several topics that center around two primary areas, Negotiations and Leadership.
Women and Leadership, Day-time MBA Elective Course
“One of the most enduring findings in the study of gender in the workplace is the underrepresentation of women (and, by definition, the overrepresentation of men) in leader positions, especially at the top ranks of the organizational hierarchy. Hence, the purpose of this course is to critically examine the issues facing women who aspire to hold such positions and to better understand the strategies employed by those who have successfully navigated to top organizational roles. The overarching goal is to enrich understanding of diversity-related issues in the workplace.
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Negotiations, Executive MBA Elective Course
Negotiation is the art and science of securing agreements between two or more interdependent parties. The purpose of this course is to understand the theory and processes of negotiation as it is practiced in a variety of settings. This course is designed to complement the technical and diagnostic skills learned in other MBA courses. A basic premise of the course is that while a manager needs analytical skills to develop optimal solutions to problems, a broad array of negotiation skills is needed in order for these solutions to be accepted and implemented.
Leadership, Day-time MBA Elective Course
Effective leadership involves setting a tone, a focus, and a direction for an organization, its members, and other stakeholders. In contrast, effective management involves executing the direction and tone set by the leadership. Individuals are not necessarily categorized as only leaders or only managers. Their behaviors can encompass a mixture of leadership and management. The exact mix depends upon the situation, the role, and the person. The purpose of this course is to provide students with opportunities for reflection, study, and debate about leadership – both their own leadership and general principles of effective leadership.
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Leadership, Ethics, and Organizations, Day-time MBA Core Course
To succeed in a career and improve company performance requires working effectively with others. The goal of LEO is to prepare individuals to be effective leaders and managers, regardless of their career path, and to be adept at organizing people. This course aims to achieve these objectives by focusing on two broad sets of questions. First, what principles can be drawn on to analyze and improve performance in organizations? The course examines principles for designing incentive systems, motivating employees, running effective teams, making good decisions, harnessing diversity, and organizing the distribution of work. The second set of questions concerns what is needed to be an effective leader. What can an individual contribute to their firm, and why should others respect and listen to them? The course challenges students to reflect on their personal strengths and weaknesses and to develop specific strategies for making a difference in the organizations to which they belong.