Extra credit
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Extra Credit Assignment
Please write an essay about how a movie or a TV drama embodies traditional Chinese philosophies. The movie or TV does not limit to Chinese or traditional ones. It could be modern ones, or from cultures all over the world. You can also choose to discuss traditional Chinese philosophy schools we have not covered in class.
For example,
Star wars –Daoism
Avatar –Buddhism
Love Is Sweet –Mohism
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon– Daoism
Spirited Away– Buddhism
Please discuss the plot, characters, themes and settings and analyze how they embody the philosophical ideas. Some could involve more than one philosophical idea. You may choose to discuss 2 or 3 but make sure to be specific.
The essay should be 2-3 pages (double spaced) in length, about 500-800 words.
Self-Reflective Paper: Due December 10
Your personal leadership development is something you should purposefully pursue. This assignment is designed to get you to think carefully about your Personal Leadership Strengths and your Personal Leadership Improvement Opportunities. Please consider the topics we’ve covered in this class (see below) to determine where you see your strengths. Where do you see Improvement Opportunities? In a 3 to 4 page paper share three of your strengths, and three of your improvement opportunities. Explain why you’ve made the self-assessments you have – what experiences have you had (or not had) that make you designate an area as a strength or a weakness. Finally, looking at your three improvement opportunities, tell me how you intend to develop in this area (e.g. readings, asking for feedback, observing strong leaders, taking on assignments to expand your experience base, etc.)
Emotional Intelligence
Reading: What Makes a Leader (Goleman, 1996)
Emotional intelligence has been shown to be a predictor of leadership effectiveness in every industry. Assess your own level of emotional intelligence and how your ability to understand, use, and manage your emotions will impact your ability to lead throughout your career.
Values
Reading: Discovering Your Authentic Leadership (Georfe, Sims, McLean, Mayer, 2007)
Every strong leader has a strictly defined set of core values that guide their thinking and decision making. Knowing and understanding your own values allows you to confidently lead and fulfill your goals and the goals of the organization. How do your own values affect how you lead?
Empowering Others
Readings:
• How Can You Ensure Your Workers are Not just Surviving – But Thriving?
• Why Should Anyone be Led by You? (Goffee & Jones, 2000)
True leadership is not about one’s power over others, it is a measure of one’s ability to empower others. Assess your ability to empower others and becoming an effective leader by helping others achieve their goals.
Contingency Leadership
Reading: Understanding the Contingency Theory of Leadership
Contingency leadership theory asserts that the effectiveness of a leader is based in the given situation and circumstance. Describe the ideal circumstances where you believe you could thrive as a leader.
Teambuilding
Reading: The New Science of Building Great Team (Pentland, 2012)
The ability to rally a group of people around a common goal or cause is an important piece of being a leader.
Assess your ability to lead a team and guide them towards success.