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CoreAssignment1
Table1:OrganizingandReflectingonKeyLearningsandCollectingKeyArtifacts
COURSE Keycontenttextbook/articles/ Professional(orpersonal) Possibleartifactstoincludein
multimediapresentations/videos application.Asaresultofyour professionaleportfolio/websitethat
academics:howdoyouthink illustratestangibleconnectionsto
Keylearningconcepts,theories,skills, differently?Howdoyou personalandprofessionaltransformation
bestpractices,applications,cases, behavedifferently?Whatcan
assignments,discussions,simulations/ youdomoreeffectively?How
activities,teamworkinitiatives,readings, haveyouchangedasaperson?
analysis,otherprojects,etc.
OGL200: Notanyrealpossibleartifacts.This
Introductionto NYtimes. Thiscourseallowedmeto courseallowedmetobeintroducedtothe
Organizational practiceandutilizethe vocabularyandtheoriesaroundwhatI
Leadership Textbook:Yukl,Gary(2013).Leadershipin experiencethatIhavelearned learnedbytrailanderror.
Organizations,8thEd.,PearsonPublishing. asastoremanagerfor
ISBN10:0132771861
Starbucks.
Managersworkshop(simulation)
BASICINTRODUCITONTOLEADERSHIP
THEORIESANDVOCABULARY
OGL220:Behavioral Therewerenopapersorprojectsthat
Dynamicsin Textbook:Hamilton,V.M.(2007).Human Thiscourseallowedmeto wouldaddvaluetoaneportfolio.This
Organizations Relations:TheArtandScienceofBuilding reflectonempathyandconflict. 200levelclassactedasagreat
EffectiveRelationships.PearsonPrentice Thiscoursehasalsoallowed introductionandreflectiononmypast
Hall. metorealizehowbeingableto experiences.
becomfortableinaggressive
INTRODUCTIONTOHOWALEADER andstressfulsituationswill
AFFECTSGROUPSANDHOWTHEY allowmetomakelevelheaded
CANAFFECTTHEM. choicesthatsupportmy
followers.
O'Connell,F.(2011).Whatyouneedtoknow
aboutprojectmanagement.Chichester,West
Sussex,UK:CapstonePublishing
LEARNEDWHATPROJECT
MANAGEMENTACTUALLYIS.
OGL260:Resource Textbook: Thisclasswasthefirstclass Mypapersweregreatforthisclass,but
Allocationin thatforcedmetolearnhowto theywerejustpromptquestions.Not
Organizations/ KeownA,MartinJ,&PettyJ.(2014). writewithAPAformat. reallyanythingthatIthinkwouldlook
Foundationsof Foundationsoffinance:Thelogicandpractice greatonaportfolio.
offinancialmanagement(8thed).Boston,MA:
Finance Thisclasswasareviewofthe
Pearson.
businessconceptsthatIutilize
CLASSFOCUSEDONTHEFINACIAL asastoremanager.
ASPECTOFORGANIZATIONS.
IMPORTANTFORMANAGERS/LEADERS IgotaBintheclassbecauseof
WHOARENOTGETTINGADEGREEIN alltheissueswithmy
BUSINESS formattingerrors.The
foundationthatIlearnedinthis
classallowedmetobe
successfulformyotherclasses.
OGL300:Theoryand Textbook: Thiswasoneofthefirstclasses Finalpapercouldbeusedasagreatpiece
PracticeofLeadership Northouse,Leadership:TheoryandPractice thatbegantoelaborateonthe formynextcoreassignment.
ORPAF410: (7thEdition) differenceofleadingand
BuildingLeadership managing. Fileisdownloadedandsaved.
Skills HarvardCaseStudies
Itallowedmetohaveabetter
MOREINDEPTHRETROSPECTAROUND
alignedvisionofwhatkindof
LEADERSHIP.
leaderIwanttobe.
BIS345: Textbook:
OrganizationalEthics EthicalIssuesinBusiness:APhilosophical Thisclasshelpedmealignmy Finalpaperwouldmakeagreataddition
Approach,(8thEdition)byThomasDonaldson compass.Ireadalotabout tomyeportfolio.Itwouldhelpshow
andPatriciaWerhane companiesandleadersthat whatIconsidermyvaluestobe.
allowedtheircompasstoguide
FOCUSEDONKNOWINGWHATWAS
themoffcourse.Thisclass Fileisdownloadedandsaved.
RIGHTANDWRONG.
helpedmereflectonmaking
sureIunderstandthatImust
havemycompassalignedeven
ifmyorganizationdoesnot.
BIS343:Social Textbook:
Processesin Thiscoursewasthefirstcourse Finalpaperhighlightssomegreattalk
Organizations Thompson,Leigh(2014).MakingtheTeam:A thathadmereallydogroup aboutworkingingroup.Thegrouppaper
GuideforManagers(5thedition)Pearson work.Iendedupbecomingthe thatwedidintheclassmightbeanice
leaderwhenInoticedthatmy additionalso.
THISCOURSEFOCUSEDONHOWTO teamwasnotmakinga
LEADINGROUPSETTINGS.
decisionandthedeadlineswere Bothfilesdownloadedandsaved.
approaching.
Thisclassalsotaughtmehow
toutilizevideoconferencing.I
haveledafewmeetingsat
workthroughvideo
conferencingandgotsome
greatfeedbackonhow
preparedIwasandhow
engagedImadesureeveryone
was.
BIS/OGL350: Notextbooks.Allthereadingsweregiven.
Diversityand Thisclassallowedmetoreflect Thefinalpaperdoesagreatjobof
Organizations CLASSFOCUSEDONTHE onwhatmyownjourneyhas describingwhoIamandwhoIwanttobe
IMPORTANCEOFDIVERSITY. beenasaminorityinan asaleader.
organization.Italsoallowed
metoreflectonwhatIam Filedownloadedandsaved.
responsibleforasaleaderin
myorganization.Thisclass
pushedmetolookatmystaff
andembracewhatmakesus
different.IamfortunatethatI
doworkforcompanythat
focusesondiversity.
OGL355:Leading
Organizational Textbook: Ineverconsideredmyselfas Finalpaperwasok.IlikethecasestudyI
Innovationand StrategicManagementInAction,AuthorMary someonewhowouldbeina didforthisclass.
ChangeORPAF311: Coulter,6thEdition,Copyright2013Pearson positionofahighexecutive.
Leadershipand Publishing Thisclasschangedthat. Casestudydownloadedandsaved.
Change(SB)
CLASSFOCUSEDONWHATHIGHER
Thisclassalsoallowedmeto
EXECUTIVESDOINCOMPANIES.
seehowtheboardofdirectors
LOOKINGATLEADINGFORTHE
FUTURE. andCEOsdonothavethe
diversitythattheyshouldhave.
BIS357:Assessment Textbooks:
inOrganizations Lusthaus,Charles,ed.Organizational Thisclasswasgreatforjust TrainingModulewasoneofthebest
assessment:Aframeworkforimproving lookingatallthedifferentways piecesofworkthatIdidduringmytime
performance.IDRC,2002.OnlineBook youcanreallyassessan atASUsofar.Icanseeutilizingthisin
availablefromASULibraryat: organization. anyorganization.
Collins,Jim.GoodtoGreatQuickieBook
TheHarvardCaseStudies Filedownloadedandsaved.
Summary.(KindleEdition):Amazon,2012
reallyhavestuckwithme.
SouthwestAirlines,BerkshireHathawayand
IBM(HarvardBusinessPublishingCases Starbucksisalwaysassessing
Studies andworkingtowards
continuousimprovement.This
FOCUSEDONWHYYOUMUSTALWAYS classallowedmetolookat
ASSESSTHEORGANIZATION.THISWILL othertoolsbesideswhatthe
ALLOWYOUTOMEASUREWHEREYOU companyhas.
AREATANDHELPYOUGETTOWHERE
YOUWANTTOGO.
OGL360:Assessment Textbook:
ofLeadership Thiscoursewasnotaneasy Thetwofinalprojectsinthisclassaremy
Effectiveness TheLeadershipChallenge,5thedition(2012), oneduetotheworkloadbutit mostinspireddocumentsthatIhavedone
byKouzesandPosner wassucharewardingcourse. atASU.
TheLeadershipChallengeWorkbook,3rd
Thiscoursesolidifiedwhatmy Weekplanallowedmetocomeupwitha
edition(2012),byJamesKouzes
compassisasaleader.Iknow plantotackletakingoveranewroleina
THISCOURSEDISCUSSESHOWTO theleaderthatIwanttobeand newteam.Iwoulddeletetheneeded
ASSESSYOUROWNLEADERSHIP. Iworktowardsthateveryday references
witheveryinteractionwithmy
followers.
Thiscourseallowedmeto
strengthenmyskillsetinmy
currentroleasastoremanger
atStarbucks.Itallowedmeto
beabettertrainer.
COM430:Leadership Currentlytakingtheclass.Notableto
inGroup utilizehowIhaveassimilatedsinceIamin
Communication theclass.
TWC347:Written Notapplicable.Classnottakenyet.
Communicationfor
Managers(L)
OGL498:Pro Currentlytakingtheclass.Notableto
SeminarI utilizehowIhaveassimilatedsinceIamin
theclass.
OGL498:Pro Notapplicable.Classnottakenyet.
SeminarII
Table2:Plus/DeltaSignificantLearningExperiencesStructureandTransfer
PickoneofyourmostsignificantlearningexperiencesfromTable1.Takesometimetodeeplyreflectontheexperience.Respondtothefollowing
questions/subquestionsasexplicitlyaspossible.Useyourimaginationandcreativityherethisisreallyallaboutmakingconnections,andseeing
whatyoucanlearnaboutyourlearningstyle(andyourself)fromtheexperience!
Describethetask/assignment?What,specifically,didyou
learn? ThetwofinalassignmentsfromOGL360havebeenthemostimpactful.
Besuretoaddressbothdeclarativeformsofknowledge
(thingsyoulearnedconcepts,theories,ideas,models)as 360degreeformallowedmetolearntoutilizefeedbacktomakesurethatIcan
wellasproceduralformsofknowledge(thingsyoulearned keepgrowingasaleader.Italsoshowedmetheimportanceofallowingmystaffto
howtodoskills). haveavoice.Learnedthedifferencebetweenquantitativeandqualitative
questions.
The12weekplangavemetheopportunitytoplanouthowIwouldtackleon
changeinanewrole/newteam/neworganization.
Whyisitimportanttoyou?
Whatconnectionscanyoumakebetweenthislearningand BothofthesedocumentsallowedmetoreflectonthekindofleaderthatIwantto
otherthingsyouhavelearned(inschoolandbeyond)? be.IamcurrentlyatStarbucksthathasahumanresourceapproachthroughoutthe
Whatconnectionscanyoumakebetweenwhatyoulearned organization.Thiscourseallowedmetounderstandwhatmyinternalcompassis.
andyourliferolesandgoals? IcanbringthatintowhateverorganizationImoveontoonceIgraduateandput
myselfintoanewrole/organization.
Thefeedbackfromallowedmetofocusonhowtocreateacultureoffeedback.
Theconsistencyaroundfeedbackiswhatallowsateamtogrow.Theconsistency
aroundgivingandreceivingfeedbackallowstheteamtobeabletolearnto
communicaterespectfully.Iffeedbackisonlygivenonceayearduring
performancereviews,thenitishardforyourfollower/subordinatetonottakeit
personal.Itisalsoimportanttoadjustyourbehaviorswhenyourfollowersgive
youfeedback.Thelackofanchangefromthatgivenfeedbackwillgivethe
perceptionthatyoudontcare.
Whatworkedforyou?
Intermsofprocess,wastheresomethingaboutthe Thesetwoassignmentshadanicelayeringeffect.Iwasabletobuilduptothe
assignmentstructurethatappealedtoyou?Howdidthis knowledgeneededtobeabletodotheseassignments.Thewaytheclasswas
task/structureofthisassignmentdifferfromother structuredallowedmetoassimilatetheinformation.
assignments?Wasitsimilartootherassignments/tasksthat
weremeaningfultome?Whatstrategies,skills,procedures ThemostconstantthemewithASUhasbeentheneedofstructureanddeadlines.
provedeffectiveinthecompletionofthisassignment/task? KnowingwhatisdueandwhatstepsareneededtomakesurethatIdonotmissa
Doyouseeanypatternsorconnectionsinthisregardtoyour deadlineareimportantthingsthatIwillcarryonwithmeintomyprofessional
preferredapproachtolearningsuchasfollowinganoutline, environment.
keepingtodeadlines,otherlearningorstudyskills?
Whatcanyoutransfer?
Wherecanyouapply/usetheseskillsandknowledge?How Bothoftheassignmentshaverealworldimplementation.Thefeedbackformis
canyouapplywhatworkedforyou(above)tootherlearning completelyusableandwouldallowmeasaleadertogetsomeperspectiveonthe
goalsorinitiativesinyourlife?Canyouconnectoradaptthis leaderbeingassessed.TheassignmentalsoallowedmetolookdeeperintowhatI
knowledge/skilltootherareasofyourlife?Whatkindsof woulddowiththeinformationthatIfound.
metaphoricalconnectionscanyoumake?Canyouconnect
somethingthatwasinterestingorimportantwithrespectto The12weekplanallowedmetoreallydivedeepintowhatkindofprocessIwould
thisknowledge/skilltosomethingthatyouarestruggling useifIweretobeputinchargeofanewteam.Thistoolcouldbeusedonmultiple
with? levelsofmanagement.
ThemostcommonthemethatIwillbetakingawayfromalloftheseclassesinthe
metaphorofacompass.ThisjourneyduringmytimeinOrganizationalLeadership
hasallowedmeknowwhatkindofleaderIwanttobe.IunderstandthatIwill
alwayshavetobalancethetradeoffsbutIcanmakesurethatwhenIamableto,I
willchoosetobeaservantleaderandtakecareofmyfollowers.
Whatevidencedoyouhave?
Doyouhaveaplanforcommunicatingyourlearningto TheevidencethatIhaveishowconnectedmycurrentstaffiswithme.Iamalso
others?Arethereanytangibleoutcomes(andspecific meetingwithothermanagerstotryandmoveintoapositionupatcorporateand
artifacts,inparticular)thatserveasevidenceofthis outoftheretailsideofStarbucks.Ihaveaverylowturnoverrateandavery
knowledge/skill? cohesiveteam.Thecurrentbenchmarkis30%turnoverrateforthecompany.I
havea12%turnoverrate.Ilistentothefeedbackthatmyteamhasandgivethem
feedbackonaregularaswell.
Assignment#1:QuestionsforReflection
Prompt#1:NowthatyouhavecompletedAssignment#1,whatwerethemostimportantaspectsofthisassignment?Whatmovedyouthe
most?Anysurprises?
Themostimportantaspectswaslookingbackandseeinghowthisjourneyhasdeveloped.Itwasamentallyexhaustinglookingatthemajor
mapandseeingalltheclassesthatIwasgoingtohavetotake.IcanseehowalltheclasseshaveleaduptothislastsemesterandhowIhavebeen
abletoassimilatetheknowledgeofhowtobetheleader.IalsolearnedwhatkindofleaderIwanttobe.WhatsurprisedmethemostwashowIwas
abletorecallsomeofthemajorthemesoftheclassesasIfilledoutthisform.Idontrememberpagenumbersandwhatnot,butIdorememberkey
concepts.TheconceptsthatgotfilledawayasanewtoolformyleadershiptoolboxwereveryclearasIwentbackandlookedatmypast
assignments.ItwasshockingthatthehardestclassesthatIhadwerethemostimpactful.
Prompt#2:Whatareyourideasintermsofhowtobestillustrateyourgrowthanddevelopmentoverthecourseofyoureducationand
experienceswiththeOrganizationalLeadershipprogram?Whatareyourbestideaswithrespecttospecificartifacts/evidencethatyou
mightpresent(withinthecontextofaneportfolio)asyourconsideryourgrowthanddevelopmentintheOrganizationalLeadership
Program?
IthinkthatthewayIleadeverydayisthebesttestamenttothisjourney.KnowingthekindofleadersIwanttobeandunderstandingknow
howIcanmakethathappen.MybestideasarethosethatIcanseeutilizedbeyondanacademicsetting.Iamamanagerfor24followers.Themost
Ihavehadatonceinonesinglestoreas45.ThemostthatIhavehadatoncewhilemanagingtwostoresatoncewas56.IcanseeknowthatIdid
ok.IutilizedsomegreatcommunicationskillsthatIlearnedthroughtrailanderror.
Iwanttotacklethisportfolioinamannerthatwouldallowmetoutilizethisintherealworld.ThatiswhyIwanttoeditsomeofthe
documentsandmakesurethatitlooksmoreprofessional.However,consideringthatthiswillstillbepartofanacademicsetting,theissuescomesup
withhowstrictthiswillallbewithAPAformatting?