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Blog Post – The Complexity of Ethics

November 12, 2014 in /by

Post a link to a current event involving unethical or ethical leadership. https://www.techdirt.com/blog/wireless/articles/20141105/09191929053/verizon-admits-wireless-industry-really-not-competitive-has-no-intention-lowering-prices.shtml What would take for more people to engage in the ethical actions presented? It would take more people being aware of this issue thus pressuring Verizon. What actions are needed to change the unethical behavior into ethical behavior? Verizon and other giants […]

Blog Post – Getting Real, Your Conflict Style & Experience

November 5, 2014 in /by

Write an analysis of how your dominant and less dominant conflict styles affect your leadership abilities and outcomes.  How might using a different conflict style improve the outcomes?  How might using a different conflict style improve the outcomes? Provide specific examples to support your argument. The online questionnaire labeled me as “Collaborating. You tend to […]

Find you group, become a henchman

October 29, 2014 in /by

  While done mockingly so in this clip the two first individuals to speak are seeking to recruit out-group members to join them as henchmen to work for the villain The Monarch. The henchman dressed in the standard Monarch henchman attire first presents views that those of an out-group might hold. The henchman dressed in […]

BLOG POST #7 – My Tone as a Leader

October 22, 2014 in /by

Based on the scores you received on the Organizational Climate Questionnaire on page 190 of the text, what are your strengths and weaknesses regarding establishing a constructive climate for a group or organization? My highest strengths in establishing a constructive climate for a group or organization are promoting standards of excellence and clarifying norms. My […]

The Best RPG’s Around

October 15, 2014 in /by

I decided to look into Bioware’s vision statement as they have made some of my favourite role playing games ever and they essentially laid the groundwork for future rpg’s with their classic titles such as Baldur’s Gate, Planescape: Torment, and Neverwinter Nights. Their vision statement is as follows: BioWare’s vision is to create, deliver, and […]

My ideal future

October 15, 2014 in /by

I have the desire to live somewhere that is at peace with the world, satisfaction of life is high, and I can engulf myself in nature. I am working on becoming a successful fiction author, in particular in fantasy and sci-fi. I have no need for excess wealth, only enough to live comfortably without fear […]

Blog Post #5 – Tasks & Relationships

October 1, 2014 in /by

As you reflect on what has been discussed in this chapter and your own leadership style, how would you describe your own style in relation to task and relationship orientations? What are your strengths and areas you can improve? When deciding between task leadership and relationship leadership I don’t really consider myself to lean to […]

Blog Post #4 – Assumptions & Styles

September 24, 2014 in /by

As you reflect on the assumptions of Theory X and Y, how would you describe your own philosophy of leadership? My own philosophy of leadership is a mainly that of theory Y. I like to work together with people, discuss with them and be democratic about things. I try to work with individuals who are […]