How does Raelin’s approach challenge or support your notion of leadership development? What are some of the strengths and limitations of Raelin’s approach?

After reading The Bottom Line of the Leaderful Practice (Raelin, posted to BB) and watching the video Google Interns’ First Week (BB), respond to the week 1 discussion question. Raelin argues that one of the characteristics that differentiates the successful from the unsuccessful organization is its ability to nurture and develop leaders at all levels … Read more

Pick one of the following short stories. Then decide on a theme for your chosen story, and state it as clearly as possible.(Remember that theme is a meaning that the reader walks away with by the end of the story).

Pick one of the following short stories. Then decide on a theme for your chosen story, and state it as clearly as possible.(Remember that theme is a meaning that the reader walks away with by the end of the story). With your chosen theme in mind, decide what element of fiction best represents your theme. … Read more

Government and Justice.

Synthesis Essay Prompt A synthesis essay is similar to a comparison/contrast essay in that it combinesinformation from more than one source and often about more than onetopic. However, where the comparison/contrast essay discovers a thesis in thedifferences or likenesses of the sources or topics, the synthesis essay discovers athesis in the way the information works … Read more

Do you agree with Sandel that there are things money should not be able to buy? If so, what areas of life do you think should be decided upon primarily through public discourse rather than private consumption?

Please Follow these instructions precisely: Simply for the purposes of discussion in class (and your journaling), you are responsible for reading the first Introductory chapter: “Introduction: Markets and Morals” (pp. 6-29 in the pdf document) and the last section of the last chapter: The Skyboxification of Everyday Life (pp. 376-80 in the pdf document). If … Read more

What are the boundaries of innovation in your organization?

Our readings this week involve the concept of innovation – a critical part of organizational renewal. And the role of leadership within the innovation process, at a micro level – in every single conversation (and the micro-affirmations you might offer, or the in-the-moment coaching you might provide, or the re-frame you may generate, etc;) And … Read more

Christian Science Monitor (http://www.csmonitor.com)

Print News analysis. You will pick a news period and study the Christian Science Monitor (four issues) (http://www.csmonitor.com). You will choose a public affairs topic to follow through the period. Your analysis will focus on four things: A) Frequency of reporting B) Tone of the stories C) Audience D) Analysis of the style and content … Read more

Postcards from Michigan.

Here is your opportunity to share with everyone a great location in Michigan. Write a travel essay about a specific attraction in the state. The purpose of this is to consider place and what makes place important. Stylistically, the purpose is to grapple with description and the economy of words. Maybe we will all learn … Read more