This is an actual assignment for a doctoral level class. I'll let you be the judge of the adequacy of this student for a loan for her education.
This was the "post" or one of two assignments each week. It was given an "A". The Class was L7101. Please read it carefully and decide if this person is worthy of getting your tax dollars for education, if this school is doing this person a service by allowing them entrance and sustaining them in school, and if this student might ever become employed, at the doctoral level, in anything but a workfare program?Do you think that a school that allows this student entrance and allows this student to be deluded that they are "doctoral" material is a rip off con job?
By the way, all five of the sources are to be cited in APA style, they are none as you can see and yet this student received an "A".
"Using theInternet, find at least five resources by Robert Quinn and Peter Vaill. Almostall of their leadership literature suggests that exemplary leaders musttransform themselves before they can effectively lead and motivate anorganization. Respond to this suggestion drawing upon at least 3-5peer-reviewed references. In a Word document, compare and contrast yourpersonal style with the following leadership practices discussed in Kouzes andPosner:Model the way. Enable others to act. Encourage the heart. How do yourleadership practices differ from the ones discussed in Kouzes and Posner?Discuss how you plan to decrease the differences. How will you incorporatethese practices into your personal leadership style? Develop personal changestrategies to incorporate these leadership practices into your personalleadership style.
Module 6 Discussion Question 1Model the way:
I really don’t have one leadership style I try to be veryflexible. In my leadership role I try to encourageeveryone. I don’t believe in the words I can’t because I know aperson can do the impossible if they put fourth an effort. Thereare times I would like to quit but I realize that you must talk the talk awalk the walk. You must be self motivated and be able to motivateothers in an organization. As a leader the main time you stop modelingthe way that’s when you realize how many people were modeling them selvesafter you. As a mother of six I must set the example. Myeldest daughter when I went to college and graduated she told me she wasgoing to do the same thing. Many times she wanted to give up but Iencouraged her that she could do anything she put her mind to. Enabling others toact: I was told that Icould be hard at times but I had to learn not to show favoritism. Toget a team to work together can be difficult but by giving everyone the sameinformation and keeping an open line of communication every thing will cometogether. Within the church I have people working in positions they hadnever worked in before many would complain that they are not prepared but bymotivating them they would do the job and it would always turn out betterthan what they expected. Believe it or not but they would come and tellme thank you for believing in them. Many times people can see what youcan achieve before you do. There were two ladies that wanted to do fundraisers around the same time. One came and was complaining that theother lady was trying to hinder her project. After explaining to her thatthey had to different project in two locations I told do what you can andallow her to do hers, and it was going to turn out better the sheexpected and it did. Getting to know their personality typeshelps a lot also. Within the church I try to encourage as many peopleas I can to stay in school and to take classes in the local college becauseyou don’t know what you can do until you do it. In essence what I am sayingis support you worker ideas and actions build their confidence level up intheir abilities and integrity them motivate them and pay attention to theirfeelings. Encourage the heart: First you must find theirstrengths and build on them. You get the gist...