...What makes an effective leader? Discuss different qualities. Leadership is a process that helps a group of people to achieve their goals. Each of us has certain criteria of what characteristics an effective leader should possess. However, different people have different opinions about leadership and the qualities which make the leader effective. On the one hand, there are people who believe that effective leaders are born with those qualities and have big potential to become effective leaders in the future. On the other hand, there are people who think that leadership is something which can be learned. They believe that we all have the leadership potential, just as we all have the ability to run. Some people may be better than others, but each of us has a starting point to build on with training and practice. In my opinion there are four important qualities that any effective leader posses and I discuss each one of them separately below. Firstly, a ‘must’ for anyone aiming to become an effective leader is his/her knowledge. The knowledge in your field of work is essential because the more specialized you are the more you will be able to solve the problems you encounter on every-day basis and be able to guide your subordinates appropriately. Moreover, a general knowledge is always an advantage to you and your work as a leader. This is because, whatever your work is, being able to run a meeting, determine the goals and the objectives of your organization is something you...
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...Leadership is an activity that is complex as it is a process of shaping and influencing others to get a particular project done to a "standard and quality above the norm" (Kotelnikov, n.d.). Effective leadership is knowing the people you are working with, what their knowledge of the subject is, their ability and desire to do the project along with their willingness to work on the project. Effective leaders are honest and this in turn results in their employees trust and confidence. This type of leader fosters a spirit of teamwork and allows the worker to feel an ownership and responsibility to the work environment. Effective leaders follow thru with their commitments. Effective leaders have an idea of what their employees value. Effective leaders assist in empowering others to become successful. Effective leaders show a willingness to work alongside their employees when needed and that they aren't just a figurehead. They are able to form a vision of the goals of the group or unit and enlist the support of everyone to accomplish that goal. An effective leaders focus in on the employee. People working for an effective leader enjoy their work and like where they work. An ineffective leader hides the group goals, doe not encourage a team approach and eliminates the importance of what an employee contributes to the process. An ineffective leader takes the credit for what the group has accomplished. Ineffective leaders break the confidence of the participants, which...
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...Rayvon Collins Andrea Hines Cornelius Williams Isauro Valdez Steve Miltenberger Group dynamics Class project This project will show group cohesiveness and it will show group communication. You will have to rely on your group to come up with the answer and you will have to trust you group and group members. GROUP FEUD 1. Everyone will get into their permanent groups for the game. 2. One person will be elected to answer for their group; this person has the final say for the group when answering the questions. 3. Groups have a set time limit to come up with the answer to the question. 4. When the time is up no one is to speak but the person answering the question. If your group is still talking after the time allotted time there will be a 20 point deduction for that group. 5. Questions will have a set point value for each round. 6. The final and bonus questions will be valued by how many points your group agrees to wager, BUT you will be asked to wager points before you hear the question. 7. If you would like to challenge whether or not an answer is right you can do so but, yonika will have the final say, any group can challenge at any time. 8. The group with the most points WINS. Questions First round questions are worth 50 points. 1. Point value 50: In class we talked about primary and secondary group, give me an example of a primary group. Answer: family, church, work, any group that is permanent in their life. ...
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...lives have been known to go through. It refers to the very moment when immense emotion is pent up in our mind our souls and most importantly our hearts so we need to find a way to channel these emotions calmly and peacefully through a listening ear. The Vent, like anyone else who has gone through this was a moment in this man's life where he had all of these emotions, these mental aches and pains, and what he goes through when he can no longer repress these emotions and needs to get something off his chest . The writer uses allusion in some parts of the lyrics, trying to explain the rational mind of a sane person for advice or some type of guidance . For instance in the verse “ask Kurt Cobain why, cause I need to know, he stopped when he had such a long way to go” (KRIT), if the reader is not a Kurt Cobain fan, then this sentence may be rendered mute. What he means by making this allusion is that he wanted to know what went through Kurt's mind during his time of...
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...Precision Worldwide Inc. manufactures steel rings, which are used in certain machines. French firm Henri Poulenc competitor of Precision Worldwide Inc is introducing a plastic ring, which is a substitute for the steel retaining rings. Hans Thorborg, general manager of Precision Worldwide Inc. is worried because the plastic rings not only have a longer life than the steel rings but are also manufactured at a lower price. PWI has a large quantity of steel rings and substantial inventory of special steel. In a meeting, the general manager, the sales manager, the accountant and the development engineer discussed the possible problems and alternatives for this problem. For PWI, manufacturing plastic rings was defiantly the best solution for the problem but they still wondered what they would do with the inventory they had. According to the sales manager, customers new about the new plastic rings and were asking if PWI was already selling them. The development engineer calculated that the plastic rings could be by mid-September. The sales manager thought that since the plastic rings could be produced at a really low cost, the inventory problem was irrelevant. He suggested that if the steel rings couldn’t be sold they should just throw them away. Another problem was that Henri Poulenc was selling the plastic rings at the same price that PWI was selling the steel rings. Not manufacturing the plastic rings would be like ignore a considerable profit margin. In the meeting they concluded...
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...Ganelle Curry Professor Meredyth Puller English 102-12 February 27, 2013 Literary Research Paper This literary research paper is based on the book Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works by Kurt Vonnegut. Welcome to the Monkey House: A Collection of Short Works consists of 25 short stories most of which had previously appeared in magazines such as The Atlantic Monthly, Ladies Home Journal, Fantasy and Science Fiction Magazine, Collier’s Magazine, Saturday Evening Post, The New York Times, Esquire, Venture, and Cosmopolitan. The title story appeared in Playboy magazine the same year the collection was released. Eleven of the stories were reprinted from Vonnegut’s 1961 short story collection Canary in a Cat House (Vonnegut). This paper will focus on four futuristic science fiction stories from the collection. These stories, “Welcome to the Monkey House”, “Harrison Bergeron”, “Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow”, and “Unready to Wear” all share a dystopian science fiction theme. Science and technology are supposed to make the world a better place, but instead, Vonnegut concludes they only create a new set of problems (Farrell, “Science and Technology in the Works of Kurt Vonnegut”). Television is often a target of satire in much of his fiction from the 1950’s. He describes it as desensitizing and numbing while deceiving the masses (Werlock). Vonnegut uses satire and pessimism throughout these dystopian stories. Satire is a special form of literature...
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...Many companies have embraced executive coaching and mentoring as their main approaches to promote development initiatives. But in today’s businesses these do not address the real-world, group dynamics that executives must contend with. Behavior within a group in the organization can be influenced by group dynamics, interactions, group cohesiveness, the work environment, social influences, and leadership. We will explore each of these elements of group behavior within an organization. Groups Dynamics “Group dynamics is the area of social science that focuses on advancing knowledge about the nature of group life” (Johnson & Johnson, 2009, pg.1). Understanding group dynamics in the business world allows companies to change their focus and production to meet the new challenges of a global market. Companies today, rely on teams of employees to help develop, design and initiate new products. Not only do these teams work together in the same location, they are able to work across the country or around the world. Group dynamics can also enhance leadership development. Group based leadership requires leaders to work in unison so they may develop executive skill sets, tackle real-world challenges in real time, provide one another with high-value feedback, and enhance their interpersonal communications. Achieving Mutual Goals through Positive Interdependence “Positive interdependence exists when one perceives that one is linked with others in a way that one cannot...
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...Leadership and Group Dynamics-Self Assessment Summary University of Phoenix - Axia College XCOM/100-Introduction to Communications The self-assessment was very easy to complete and provided a detailed insight to my ability to work within a group, as well as my ability to lead a group of people. The results provided by the assessment showed that I was near the average or above average levels in all the results. I was not necessarily surprised to find the scores were in the levels they were, but the areas in which I need to improve I did find interesting. One area I need to improve on is being more task-oriented. While my belief of being more of a macro-manager was verified, the analysis showed I was not as balanced a leader as I had pictured myself to be. The assessment also pointed out my need to improve in disciplining others. I have to admit, I was a little surprised by this finding since I do a pretty good job of yelling at people, and that most of the people on my crew tend to make sure I don’t get upset. Some areas that I liked seeing includes my ability to trust people. This I think does coincide with my ability to lead people by allowing them the freedom to complete the task. The other good thing I saw was the assessment of my ability to build and lead a group. While I did not place in the top tier, I was in the higher section of the second tier. Being an effective leader is key in my industry and to my career...
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...Group Process [Name of the Writer] [Name of the Institution] Group Process During the video session, I have learned that a Group process involves individuals who are gathered together to focus and work on a mutual task in order to achieve the desired objectives. According to my research, there are four stages in a group process that leads to the ultimate goal. These are forming, which involves defining work tasks and designing plan to get it done. Second stage is storming, which involves resistance of group members to assigned task. Third stage is norming, which exhibits stableness, willingness to work as a team and address conflicts. Fourth stage is performing, which shows team’s understanding and approach to solving problems mutually (ftp://ftp.hrsa.gov, n.d.). In my opinion, group in the given video is exhibiting the characteristics of forming and storming stages. It is evident from the leadership techniques and dynamics used by the leader in a group that he is trying to form the group, establishing trust, striving to make everyone feel comfortable with each other, breaking ice, and creating a link between members from diverse background in order to achieve established goals. I believe leaders play a vital role in establishing and maintain the group. They must set examples and apply techniques to hold group together and work through conflict situation as the leaders shown in the video. In this video leaders have applied the strategy of dyads to initiate...
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...Case 7: The Forgotten Group Member Group development has five stages such as forming, storming, norming, performing, and adjourning. Forming is a very first short stage in which people gather and get to know together. Teammates are very interested in the introduction because they can identify who are their members, and what their potential skills are. Next, storming stage is the time for emotionality and tension. Here roles are clarified, members’ characteristics are figured out, and efforts are made to achieve team goals. Hierarchy is established in norming stage, and members cooperate as a unique team. Gradually, the team will move to performing stage. During this period, teammates can deal with complicated tasks and disagreements. Team becomes mature, organized, and well-functioning. When the project is accomplished, all members disband. This stage is called adjourning. According to me, Christine’s group is at the storming stage because this is the period of emotionality and tension among the group people. However, infighting may be happen among the group and result in many changes will be occurred. This is demonstrated in Christine’s group when Mike did not attend in the group meeting with many reasons. Another example is when Christine saw her teammates except Mike and joined together in a cafeteria; Mike came and complained of not letting him know there was a meeting. As a leader, Christine should have a meeting after class with all of the members, divide each part...
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...8/3/12 Harrison Bergeron HARRISON BERGERON by Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. THE YEAR WAS 2081, and everybody was finally equal. They weren't only equal before God and the law. They were equal every which way. Nobody was smarter than anybody else. Nobody was better looking than anybody else. Nobody was stronger or quicker than anybody else. All this equality was due to the 211th, 212th, and 213th Amendments to the Constitution, and to the unceasing vigilance of agents of the United States Handicapper General. Some things about living still weren't quite right, though. April for instance, still drove people crazy by not being springtime. And it was in that clammy month that the H-G men took George and Hazel Bergeron's fourteen-year-old son, Harrison, away. It was tragic, all right, but George and Hazel couldn't think about it very hard. Hazel had a perfectly average intelligence, which meant she couldn't think about anything except in short bursts. And George, while his intelligence was way above normal, had a little mental handicap radio in his ear. He was required by law to wear it at all times. It was tuned to a government transmitter. Every twenty seconds or so, the transmitter would send out some sharp noise to keep people like George from taking unfair advantage of their brains. George and Hazel were watching television. There were tears on Hazel's cheeks, but she'd forgotten for the moment what they were about. On the television screen were ballerinas. A...
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...Gestalt Psychology Reflection Jessica Flatequal PSY/310 11/09/2015 University of Phoenix Major contributors of Gestalt Psychology were Max Wertheimer, Kurt Koffka, and Wolfgang Kohler. The main observations, questions, and principles characteristics from Gestalt Psychology became part of every American Psychologists mental equipment. Mark Wertheimer wrote a paper on phi motion in 1912, which was known to start Gestalt Psychology. Throughout this paper I will review the main contributing events in Gestalt Psychology and its influences in America. Contributions Gestalt contributed to therapy known as Gestalt therapy which focuses on raising individuals boundaries, needs, and sensory. This therapy helps contribute to one’s own self-worth. Gestalt has always focused on whole rather than individuals. Gestalt psychology focuses on human experiencing psychological events as a whole. Wertheimer shifted his interest from law to philosophy and psychology. He had an influence on other things besides the school of thought such as sensation and perception. Kurt Koffka main interest of study was colors such as the difference of color with short and long wave lengths. As a professor at Smith College where he studied the principles of Gestalt, concentrating on focusing and memory. Wolfgang Kohler worked side by side with Werheimer and Koffka at the University of Frankfurt where he studied perceptual ideas through...
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...Major Works Data Sheet Page 3 Characters Name Role in the story Significance Adjectives Billy Pilgrim Bernard V. O’Hare Mary O’Hare Gerhard Muller Kurt Vonnegut Edgar Derby Billy’s Mother Valencia Pilgrim Barbara Pilgrim Robert Pilgrim Montana Wildhack Roland Weary Tralfamadorians Hobo Paul Lazzaro Englishmen Kilgore Trout Wild Bob Elliot Rosewater Howard W. Campbell, Jr. Werner Gluck Bertram Rumford Lily Rumford Billy’s Father Main Character Protagonist Friend of Vonnegut’s from the War. Wife of Bernard Taxi Driver for Vonnegut and O’Hare Author and takes part in WWII scenes. A middle aged school teacher in WWII Billy Visits her in Nursing Home Billy’s wife Billy’s Daughter, newly-wed Billy’s Son, Green Beret Bill’s mate in Tralfamador’s zoo Fellow soldier, helps Billy in WWII A group of Aliens that take Billy captive The man on the train that talks to Billy Soldier, vows to kill Billy Help out Billy in WWII Science fiction writer, Billy’s favorite author Man who dies on Train in Germany Fellow resident in Mental ward with Billy An American turned Nazi German guard at Slaughterhouse Roommate of Billy in Hospital Wife of Bertram Throws Billy into Pool, dies in hunting Accident We see his life and the horrible and odd things he has had to experience throughout it. ...
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...Not all people are leaders. It is their qualities and differences that set them apart. A person who is very commanding and influential possess leadership qualities. In a group situation, there are always people that have better leadership qualities than others, but this does not mean these people are necessarily the strongest or the best decision. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, a young group of school boys struggle to survive on an uninhabited island following a plane crash. Two of the older boys named Ralph and Jack express leadership qualities and emerge as leaders of the group. They both agree on rules and plans; however it is Ralph who consistently follows them as a responsible leader. The difference of these boys is not who has more leadership qualities, but how they use them to benefit the group. Ralph is able to demonstrate his knowledge of the boys’ needs through many of his actions. Ralph’s ability to respect other boys differentiates him from Jack, who treats them as inferiors. Although Ralph is not the strongest person, his better understanding of people and admirable qualities make him a better leader than Jack. Chan 2 A strong quality of a leader is to be responsible under any circumstances. After meeting and agreeing to work hard on the shelters until they were finished, none of the boys except Simon and Ralph work, ”They’re hopeless. The older ones aren’t much better. D’you see? All day I’ve been working with Simon. No one else. They’re off...
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...belief in a supreme being and an afterlife has been a part of human nature for a long time. No matter what religion someone follows, people live and conform to a set of rules, morals, and standards that has come from religion. Religion has paved a way in mankind on how human beings treat each other. But why do people do it? Why do people choose to believe in religion when there is no significant evidence a supreme being even exist and science can discredit the idea of religion? In the novel Cat’s Cradle by Kurt Vonnegut, he demonstrates how religion is futile and that it is all lies. In Cat’s Cradle, most of the characters including the main character Jonah follow the fictional religion Bokononism. The concept of Bokononism is that it is all lies or in Bokonist terms a foma, the harmless truth. The purpose of Bokonoism is to “Live by the foma that make you brave and kind and healthy and happy"(Vonnegut). In other words, live a lie that will give you a happy life. The message that Kurt Vonnegut is saying in Cat’s Cradle is that despite religion being false, it has brought people hope, comfort, and good will. Although I somewhat agree with Vonnegut saying religion has brought people together even with its fallacies, religion has also brought a lot of chaos in the world. Religion has caused wars, deaths in the millions, discrimination, and intolerance. The purpose of religion is to follow the word of God and to remain pure as possible so in the afterlife, one will have eternal serenity...
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