Organizational Citizenship “Organizational citizenship behavior is…[a] key factor that could influence the performance of people for the organizational success (Kandamully, Bilgihan & Zhang, 2016, p. 155). To promote organizational development within my organization, I suggest: The creation of a public employee recognition program to be posted on our intranet. This would be an informal opportunity … Continue reading Unit 6 – Learning Activity 3
I am the principal of a small k-9 independent school. Both teaching and learning at the school look much different than they did a few short years ago. With the affordable availability of technology and a shift in educational direction we have been able to pivot quickly in a new educational landscape. We have seen […]
Please see the original post here. Dawn, first let me say, thank you so much for your post and for your words. I really like how you linked Hamlet and authentic leadership together. Not being an avid reader of Shakespeare, except in High School, I was sucked in by your knowledge of the test as …
Regardless of whether you’re a business owner, employer, or in my case, a pastor, the continued development of employees, volunteers, staff, and oneself is always essential. Through having a vision and a mission, a church staff can ensure that not only the staff are on board with creating innovative ways to use technology to share …
This research paper on hospitality was insightful because of the many references to creativity and innovation. Successful firms can only obtain “creativity and innovation” if they build “trust and emotional engagement with people, both within and outside the organization” (Akroush, Abu-ElSamen, Samawi, & Odetallah, as cited in Kandampully, Bilgihan and Tingting, 2016, pg. 154). Before …
Organizations that have employee development plans already understand the immeasurable benefits once they “provide an appropriate service climate, culture and freedom to be able to benefit from their energy and creativity” (Kandampully, Bilgihan, & Zhang, 2016, p. 155). Our organization’s OTED (Orientation, Training, Education and Development) program adopts many of the Kandampully et al’s (2016) …
Being able to look at yourself through someone else’s eyes is invaluable as a leader. The view will either confirm your internal perspectives or challenge you toward growth. I did raise my eyebrows a bit when I noticed that I rated myself less self-confident, less self-assured and less outgoing than others did. All three of […]
Blog Post 1 I wholeheartedly agree with Christina’s opinion and experience that there is a huge difference between leaders and managers. I’ve read frequently that leaders know where to go and managers know how to get there. Also, that leaders know what needs to be done and managers know how to do it. As for …
Being fully-equipped to meet the needs and demands of today’s leadership environment means that we respond with intentionality; which in part, includes learning how to tune into the underlying mechanisms that make us tick. Fortunately, there are personality instruments and questionnaires that help us to discover our base leadership type; and when engaged with an …
I always enjoy learning more about myself so I really enjoyed doing these self-examinations. In regards to the Leadership Trait questionnaire, my largest gap in between my ‘self-score’ (3) and ‘average-score’ (4.6) was being “diligent”. With the Leadership style questionnaire I actually scored equal (37) on both my task score and my relationship score. On …