Week 1 – Discussion: Relating Knowledge to Work Environment
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Discussion: Relating Knowledge to Work Environments
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Answer the following with a minimum 150-word response:
Discuss your perspectives from insights gained or principles observed in your workplace based on the Week 1 reading from Contemporary Issues in Leadership, Part I, pages 1-72.
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Post # 1 by K.I
I would agree with the text that the most effective leaders in education that I’ve known have had a high degree of emotional intelligence (p.19). According to the text, the “components of emotional intelligence are self-awareness, self-regulation, motivation, empathy, and social skills” (p. 19). I’ve worked mainly in alternative and special education, so most of the leaders would fall under the “Caring Leadership” category (p.11). The text explains that Caring Leadership involves showing respect and concern for people. “Effective leaders who fit into this group also demonstrate behavior that Psychologist Carl Rogers explained as unconditional positive regard. By this he meant caring about and respecting another person despite one’s feelings or judgments about that person’s actions. As religious leaders have said, one may hate the sin yet still love the sinner” (p.10).
I also appreciated the 11 Summit Leadership lessons from Sir Edmund Hillary. Although we read about what makes a good leader, and how to become one every term, these lessons seemed especially relevant and meaningful. “Lesson 4: When selecting a team, ensure they are multi-skilled and have a sense of humor, in times of difficulty you want to have someone who can laugh at adversity. The last thing Hillary wanted was a team member going into a panic, or worse, a person who would rather look for a scapegoat” (p.70). This is probably the most honest piece of advice I’ve ever read in a text and I’m here for it.
Rosenbach, W. E., Taylor, R. L., & Youndt, M. A. (2018). Contemporary issues in leadership (7th ed.). Routledge.
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Post # 2 by J.S
In my experience it can be difficult to be an effective leader, but it is not impossible. With time, practice, and patience anyone could be an effective leader. From the reading, one of the things that stood out to me the most are the characteristics of a good leader, specifically a credible leader. In education I have come across people with little to no experience working in positions higher than myself. This tends to be discouraging because in turn I have to explain to them how to do something and then rely on their input and support for a topic they do not know enough about. This also helps to establish trust and as Rosenbach, et al. (2019) states “leaders establish trust by taking actions that are consistent both over time and with what the leader has said” (p. 11). To be a leader it takes someone who can find a balance between implementing changes and reassuring staff that they are seen, heard, and appreciated. Sometimes those things can get lost. I have worked with enough ineffective leaders to know what I wish to stay away from, but I have also not seen enough effective leaders to know what I wish to be one day as a leader. I have an idea in my head and I am learning ways to implement that as best as I can.
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Rosenbach, W. E., Taylor, R. L., & Youndt, M. A. (2019). Contemporary issues in leadership. Routledge.
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Post by: Y.D
In my experience, leadership can make or break an organization. Leaders can be natural born or more often than not, are cultivated through time, effort, and personal will to want to improve. Rosenbach, et al. (2019) states that “leadership is always a personal choice” and I cannot agree more. When a leader has personal motivations to want to work with their organization to improve it and move it forward, the organization grows. Leaders are hard to describe, as I have worked with some leaders that are hands-on, involved in every aspect of the organization, as well as worked with great leaders that are hands-off and delegate tasks to individuals within an organization. However, one aspect of leaders that I have experienced is that they always have an open line of communication to listen to and address the concerns of the people they work with. Reading through the first section of the book by Rosenbach, et al., I would argue the leaders I have worked with that have been successful are classified as transformational leaders. The leaders that have been effective have “[enabled] followers to perform beyond expectations by sharing power and authority and ensuring that followers understand how to use them” (Rosenbach, et al., 2019). Leaders that are great, from what I have observed, are involved and informed. I have worked with leaders who were not involved and informed, and rather were in the position for personal gains, and that led to a lot of distrust and negative feelings in working for that particular leader. At the end of the day, “leadership makes a difference” (Rosenbach, et al., 2019).
Reference
Rosenbach, W. E., Taylor, R. L., & Youndt, M. A. (2019). Contemporary issues in leadership. Routledge.
SAMPLE of feedback comment On Y.Dpost based on SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS
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R: I really enjoyed reading about your experience, when you said, in my experience, leadership can make or break an organization. Leaders can be natural born or often, are cultivated through time, effort, and personal will to want to improve. I agree that leaders are naturally born, and people have that thing inside that you want to follow, but there are those who are willing to work and do the best they can and that leads to great leaders as well.
I: Have you considered looking at, the leaders that you worked with and compare them with those leaders you remember when you were young at school. For me, that is the first thing I think about when you talk about leaders, I must think about the beginning leaders I have had in my day.
S: You might want to continue to add leaders that are great, from what I have observed, are involved and informed. I have worked with leaders who were not involved and informed, and rather were in the position for personal gains, and that led to a lot of distrust and negative feelings in working for that leader.
E: Perhaps you will be able to add and expand on “leadership makes a difference” the idea and the strength behind the words, leaders are genuine and great, and it is something to work for and we should be grateful for the good ones.
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