The purpose of this course is to enhance your ability to take effective action in complex organizational settings. This ability will be fostered by building your personal skills in teamwork and by providing you with the analytic tools needed to analyze, change, and lead organizations. This course is therefore a demanding one that stretches from individual skills to the analysis of organizations. It emphasizes the importance of the organizational context in influencing which individual styles and skills are effective. The course employs a wide variety of learning tools, from experiential learning to the more conventional discussion of written cases. The basic framework of the course centers on three complementary perspectives on organizations: the strategic design, political, and cultural “lenses” on organizations.