...My Leadership Story I’ve never considered myself a leader, not in the typical sense of the word. I’ve never considered myself a devout follower either. I’ve gotten better at doing my own thing; taking notice of the things I like and then adding my own mark. Growing up I wasn’t a ringleader among my peer group. I had the Irish Catholic knowledge of the difference between right and wrong ingrained in me so deeply I wasn’t afraid to voice my opinion if I was defending the right of someone else. Defending my own rights was a different matter and I found difficulty in telling the truth about my own desires. It made me feel like I was being selfish or unlikeable. I was little and cute and funny and I could get away with a lot in the way of devilishness. I had a good sense of humor in a self-deprecating way. It was easy to make fun of myself, a defense mechanism that served me well throughout the years. By poking fun at myself I stripped the opportunity from others by doing it first. I think that came about by being the sixth child in a family of eight kids. Getting away with things extended to various aspects of my development. My friends would joke that their parents thought I could do no wrong. I did do plenty of naughty harmless shenanigans; but that Irish Catholic upbringing allowed forgiveness with a couple of Hail Mary’s and an Our Father. From the readings we’ve had in this class and a week full of self examination, I have realized that I was more of a leader than I originally...
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...part of the 7 Core Values for many reasons. Even though the Army teaches us that respect is something that is given to the ranks, it is important to have respect for every soldier that I am in contact with whether or not I like them and whether or not they are ranked above me, below me or with me. It is not about respect for the individual as much as it is about respect for the rank. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect but especially those I am serving my country with. We all have to be part of the same team and treat each other the same way we expect to be treated. It is what keeps us a strong and unified. By having our superiors teach us the value of respect, they are uniting us for when we have to do combat. We have to rely on fellow soldiers as well as our superiors and without respect we would not care about helping each other. I can not expect others to treat me with respect when I am not showing them the same. This is taught to us in boot camp and we are expected to maintain the 7 Core Values at all times without even thinking about it. The 7 Core Values are: Loyalty (Bear true faith and allegiance to the U.S. Constitution, the Army, your unit and other Soldiers.), Duty (Fulfill your obligations), Respect (Treat people as they should be treated), Selfless Service (Put the welfare of the Nation, the Army and your subordinates before your own), Honor (Live up to Army values), Integrity (Do what is...
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...people and keep in touch with friends in far off places. The challenges that video games have presented me have taught me how to analyze the situation quickly so I can react just as fast. Also I have learned a lot of random facts from video games about the real world. Many of the situations in video games have connections to the real world and thanks to the simulations of real life in video games I know how to react to certain situations or perform certain task appropriately with out actually ever doing them before. I believe video games have many benefits to offer everyone, they have been great to me and I am sure they can help everyone. Video games are deemed as toys with no apparent value but to waste time. This is very untrue, video games can be very beneficial if used properly. They can increase analysis and problem solving skills, they allow people the ability to keep in touch with their friends from all around the world and even make new ones because they have a shared interest, and they can teach you how to defend yourself without actually having to defend yourself. Video games can be beneficial when used in moderation just like everything else. They can help with educational learning, they can simulate dangerous and or costly situations in a cheap and safe manner, and also help build social and leadership skills. Educational Benefits of Video Games Not only are video...
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...interactionist theory. Theory helps us comprehend why different groups may disagree about how they view social problems, but why they all believe they are right (Vissing, Y., 2011, Chap 1.6). Education could be the difference from getting a low paying job or a high paying job. Education also plays a huge role in helping you to understand things better, it helps your social skills, the way people view you and also the way you view yourself. Functionalism Functionalism approach held that all social structures (institutions or stable units of society) exist because they fulfill some specific functions (Vissing, Y., 2011, Chap 1.6). They view schools as an institution to educate the next generation to give them the knowledge and skills to prepare the youth in their future occupational jobs and leadership roles. The functionalist theory also views all the ways education serves the need of society. Functionalists such as Parsons and Durkheim believe that the school environment is a microcosm (small version) of the adult occupational world and therefore prepare students for their future (Casey Kingsland, 2009, Par.2). In other countries, the children are taught their countries beliefs and values. In our country our children are taught the important values, beliefs and stories that pertain to the main culture in the United States. In the United States we teach what is going on in society so the kids can adapt to their culture. We believe the habit we teach our children at a young age...
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...Idaho/US | Finland | | | Global Educational Reform Movement (GERM), whereby the model of education is done through teaching common core standardized curriculum, test based accountability, and market based management and data and control | alternative policies that encourages broad and creative learning, personalization of topic and style of learning, professional responsibility that recognizes and holds teachers in the highest regard, educational leadership, collaboration and trust | 1:24+ Class/teacher | 1:9 Class/teacher | CHIPS/State medicaid | GDP >3% for childrens services | teacher selection self directed and graduate requisite of bachelors degree | rigorous selection process, masters requirement, esteemed profession | 10-12 standard tests | 1 standardized test at Senior year | Students move to different teachers throughout the day and each year | Teachers stick to same group of students for 5 years | Top down policy for education, buy in difficult due to politics and lack of buy in | Policy driven by all stakeholders, students and teachers included | First New York: Bloomberg did to help turn around the New York School System: Small Schools - New York wanted to promote smaller schools. Smaller schools emphasized academic rigor; strong, sustained relationships between students and faculty; and community partnerships that offer relevant learning opportunities outside the classroom. New York was able to pay for this with a larger grant from the...
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...Lagaan: A PathGoal Theory CaseStudy of the Film Each leadership case study is meant to simulate real life. In real leadership situations, we have to use all the known facts to make the best decision possible. There is never a guarantee of the outcome. Leaders have to become comfortable with uncertainty. The value of this kind of case study discussion is in the discussion and interaction it generates. If the case study leads you to a discussion of your own organization when people see similarities with the case study, then learning is taking place. Such open discussion helps supervisors to better understand leadership best practices and helps them to all align their own styles with the culture and values of their organization. INTRODUCTION The quest of knowledge should be more than just books and schools. Cinema has become an integral part of lour lives and has shaped public opinion on many subjects. Cinema has an instant, powerful and long – lasting impact over human mind. Apart from sheer entertainment some movies convey social messages which are in the interest of the people. Of late, a few movies like Lagaan, Chak De and Lage Raho Munnabhai also find place in the management books, which have given a new dimension to Indian cinema. INSIGHT INTO THE MOVIE Many films that convey social messages are dismissed as critically acclaimed films, but Lagaan has stood out because of many factors. The movie is about Bhuvan and his team, who against all odds, fought for...
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...important because corporate social responsibility is how businesses are impacting society. CSR is a way for businesses to have some accountability in making sure their products or services do not impact the environment or community in a negative way. Throughout the next few pages, you will read examples of companies in our current society and prove how these companies are applying these trends to their business models. Shared value is the first trend of CSR. Shared value was introduced in a Harvard Business Review article. Strategy & Society: The link between Competitive Advantage and Corporate Social Responsibility was published in late 2006 by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer. Both Kramer and Porter helped spread the word about shared value and revealed how it works and why shared value was a necessary component to society. Porter has been considered to be the front-runner on competitive strategy and is the chair at the Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness at Harvard Business School. Shared value creates value for the economy while creating value for society at the same time. In the Harvard Business review article, Porter states, “leaders in both business and civil society have focused too much on the friction between them and not enough on the points of intersection. The mutual...
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...one thing that clearly struck me was that how dependent are we to achieve our goals and vision. The IWWEG framework led me into thinking what I can do to achieve the visions that I have had since childhood. With this in my mind, I started working on a kind of a blueprint on my getting to that vision. Let me elaborate step by step. I – From the time I have come into existence in this physical dimension, my curiosity has been to understand why am I here? What did I come for? A long time was spent in understanding this existence. Did I come for just living and dying? Do I wake up everyday, have food, go to work, make money, make love, have kids, buy properties, become sick, and then die? Too depressive…this can’t be the reason for being here. There has to be something else. There has to be some purpose for which I have taken birth in this physical form. I now have realized that I would like to establish a co-operative mechanism, which would help people gain life skills that, would help them successful as leaders, husbands/wives, fathers/mothers, brothers/sisters etc. How do I achieve this? This leads to the next step. WE – Fortunately or unfortunately, we are dependent beings. Not just with other human beings but with everything around us. We need air to breather, the sun to give us life, water to drink, cows to give milk, animals to give us food. Every purpose in this world requires support from some other being. Take Picasso for example…yes he was the greatest painter in the...
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...It was always one person cause problems with everybody (my grandma). My family is very unbalanced. My mom and I use to be very close (Cohesive). Nothing and no one could have come between us. We had a lot of (togetherness). We was (connected) our dependence was on each other and we trusted no one but us. In my personal relationship we do everything together and when we are apart we really miss each other. I feel we are (connected) to one another. We are (disengaged) from our family and that leaves us to only depend on each other. To my understanding we have a (Enmeshed) relationship. That’s something we both don’t have with our family. The (flexibility) in my family was great at one point then it fell off. We had a lot of stability within our family. The leadership that we had died. When that happens the (structure) fell apart. Everyone wanted to be the leader instead of sharing it. The unbalanced came in when people couldn’t work together. My family really wasn’t good at change. (Chaotic). When something would happen in the family they would take it as if the world had just ended. The one that was supposed to be the leader or the person that made the family run right could handle what was being thrown their way. So that made everything unbalance. Now that older and in a relationship I can accept change more better because I grew up seeing how my family couldn’t handle certain things made me do stuff a different way. (Communication) was all that my family seems to do. It...
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...has a leadership role. It is the story of a successful high school coach who suddenly finds his players are losing their drive to win. When Coach appeals to a successful CEO friend, he gets advice that doesn’t seem to help at all. However, talking to the school janitor, Joe Taylor, he gets some ideas of what the guys are missing: leadership, the love for their teammates, the will to win, and their former passion for the game. When he learns that one of his players’ parents were divorcing and he brushed it off, appearing not to care, he realized he was failing his players....
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...University of Texas Pan American June 11, 2012 My Pedagogical Experience Introduction: Like most South Texas residents, I come from a large family. Unfortunately this largely Hispanic population has several members in their families that lack a proper education. For example, my mother dropped out of school so she can support a family. As a single parent, my mother strived everyday to maintain us, so that we would have everything that we needed for school. My mother has always supported me in my education, and she always pushed me to do better so I would get a diploma and continue my education to get a bachelors degree. It is extremely important that I have a successful future. I not only have to think about myself but for my new family. By having an educational background not only will I provide my family with a secure and stable future but also hope to give the kids in my community a chance to have a bright future as well. I was first inspired to become a teacher when I attended Kelly Elementary. Ms. Palacios, the best teacher I ever had, was truly one of a kind. To this day I have not seen any teachers that have the true passion to teach and inspire young minds like Ms. Palacios was able give me. Several of them are just there for the pay and because they get several days off. Junior High was truly an eye awakening experience for me. For the first time I felt pressured to do better in order to graduate in the top ten percent. Being accepted to a great university...
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...Nowadays, leadership is emphasized in school and the workplace. Leadership doesn’t come naturally to others but these skills are teachable. A select few are chosen or volunteer to lead a group. I am usually the one to volunteer. People have come up to me and told me that I inspire them to be better. Sometimes it's hard to be a leader and I just want to take the back seat. It is especially challenging to get everyone on board with one idea. It is even more difficult to persuade all participants to reach a goal by taking the same route. I have been a youth ambassador in Japan, leading workshops on social justice issues in America with fellow high schoolers. I am an active youth leader at Global Kids where I have led campaigns and workshops in...
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...from Coach Wooden and highly recommend reading any of his books on leadership. He led with integrity and was an example of doing things the right way. We see a lot of coach’s now that relish in the spotlight and are driven by ego. They tirade on the sidelines yelling and screaming putting on a show. Coach Wooden, believed and demonstrated self-control and was a big believer in controlling your emotions. He always referred to himself as a teacher first. One of his major teachings...
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...law? Who decide what exactly can be considered bullying? I believe that our society has forgotten how to teach our children to love themselves despite what someone else might say! It is a shame that children are taking their lives because someone is bullying them. The recent rise in adolescence suicide is evidence of this. I believe that these issues are solely based on a child's self-esteem. I think the responsibility lies on the parents to teach their children how to love themselves. It is silly that simple childhood name calling can cause a child to be arrested. What happened to the old saying of teaching a child to have "tough skin?" No, instead we blame the school and everyone else for not protecting the child. Children need to be taught how to have high self-esteem. We have become a generation that seems to lack time and interest in our children. A parent's daily reminder that a child is pretty, or smart, or has nice eye, can help build a child's self-esteem. Yet, instead we work long hours trying to achieve this American dream of the rags to riches ideology. We now choose to blame the system for our lack of involvement. Bullying is unavoibable, but it is the adults who need to change how they respond to it by not running to the courtrooms. We’re talking about kids. Kids — and I don’t want to ruin anybody’s idea about children, because they’ve watched Disney movies and they’re very happy with them — but kids are mean people. Kids will say anything. Kids will hurt your feelings...
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...Hi, my name is Mya Chamberlain, and I have been a member of the Desert Sandblasters 4-H for about four years. I was first introduced to 4-H from the equestrian leader whom informed my mother about the group. When my mom told me that I should join the local 4-H club, I had no idea what 4-H was about. She told me that it would teach me about leadership and community service. Of course, that didn’t sound very amusing to a kid, but I said I would give it a try because I knew it would involve being around horses. When I first joined 4-H, I was only in the Equestrian project. I only knew two people, and had no idea that any other projects like cooking, sewing, or even photography existed. By my third year, I was in five projects instead of just one. I also, knew almost everyone in the club. One of the projects that I’m in, is Equestrian Drill. Equestrian Drill, is a project that I created. I didn’t feel like the other equestrian project was the right group for me, and I knew other kids that had felt the same way. Instead of just quitting 4-H, I decided to make my own equestrian group and invited other kids to join the group. Besides from the Equestrian Drill, I am in clothing/textiles, foods/nutrition, photography, leadership development, and outdoor adventure. With each one of these projects, I have learned great skills and have really enjoyed growing as a leader within the projects. In addition, I enjoy helping the younger member’s with their projects, and most of all encouraging...
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