Week 1 Welcome to Making Successful Decisions through the Strategy, Law & Ethics Model!

Introduction and Overview

Week 2 Use the Three Pillar Model for Personal, Leadership and Business Decisions

Use the Three Pillars for Personal and Leadership Decisions

Use the Three Pillars for Business Decisions
Course Organization and a Practical Decision-Making Tool
Understand the Global World of Business

Week 3 Use Employment Law to Attract and Retain the Best Business Talent

Employee Legal Rights: The Big Picture

Legal Briefing: Understand Wrongful Discharge in the US and Elsewhere
Risk Management: Manage Wrongful Discharge Risks
Legal Briefing: Understand Anti-Discrimination Laws and Sexual Harassment
Risk Management: Manage Sex Discrimination Risks (A Case Study)
Value Creation: Attract and Retain the Best Talent
Week 4 Meet Your Customers’ Needs: Transform Product Liability into Product Innovation

Legal Briefing: The Tort Law Fundamentals that Everyone Should Understand
Manage Risks Caused by Employee Torts: A Cell Phone Example
Legal Briefing: The “Two Hats” You Wear When Dealing with Product Liability
Manage the Liability Risks that You Create Through Your Contracts
Understand the Dramatic Impact of Strict Liability on Your Business
Manage Your Tort Risks From Making or Selling Products
Use Your Product Liability Process to Create Value Through New Product Development
Week 5 Create Business Opportunities Through Government Regulation

Legal Briefing: Government Regulation Fundamentals that Everyone Should Understand

Government Regulation Risk Management
Value Creation: Use the Regulatory Frontier Strategy and the Regulatory Gap Strategy to
Develop New Products and New Business Models
Week 6 Use Your Intellectual Property to Create Shareholder Value

Understand the Value of Intellectual Property in Your Business

Create, Protect and Use Your Trademarks
Create, Protect and Use Copyrighted Works
Create, Protect and Use Your Trade Secrets
Create, Protect and Use Your Patent Rights
Week 7 Develop Contracts that Create Value for Both Sides

International, Business, and Personal Perspectives on Contracting

Know the Sources of Contract Law
Create Enforceable Contracts
Focus Your Contracts on Business Objectives for Value Creation
Week 8 Use Dispute Resolution Processes for Value Creation

Understand Why Dispute Resolution Is Important to Business Success

Prevent Business Disputes
Understand and Use ADR Concepts and Tools
Use Arbitration to Resolve Your Business Disputes (A Videotaped Demonstration)
Use Mediation to Resolve Your Business Disputes (A Videotaped Demonstration)
Create Value and Build Relationships Through the Power of Apology and a Life Goals Analysis
Week 9 Create and Lead an Ethical Business
Do Your Ethical Decisions Depend on Your Situation or on Character?
Use This Process When Making Ethical Decisions
Consider This Checklist of Guidelines When You Face Ethical Dilemmas
“Walk the Talk”: How to Lead an Ethical Organization
Week 10 Final Examination