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For this first post, you will respond according to your stream choices. Using the Hughes, Beatty and Dinwoodie text (pp. 52 – 103), all pre- and Week 1 reading for this course, the MA LEAD LEADERSHIP MONOGRAPH 2018 – Monograph 2 – Transformational Servant Leadership –and the “Personal Learning and Leadership” and “Critical Thinking” Learning Activities from Week 1.

Reflect on the importance of the tools and thinking associated with servant and strategic leadership for organizational development in today’s business, health care, educational, nonprofit and Christian Ministry organizations, by answering the following stream specific questions: [pick your stream focus only]

  1. How does Transformational Servant Leadership affect the development of strategic leadership directions in a business, health care, educational, nonprofit or Christian ministry organization?
  2. What are the benefits of keeping servant leadership as a central focus in the use of the strategic leadership principles outlined in the principles of Strategic Leadership in the “Personal Learning and Leadership” Learning Activity, the tools outlined in the Hughes, Beatty and Dinwoodie text (pp. 52 – 103) and the various pre and week 1 reading materials in a business, health care, educational, nonprofit or Christian ministry organization?
  3. What critical thinking principles outlined in the “Critical Thinking” Learning Activity from Week 1, are important for tying the principles of critical thinking with transformational servant leadership principles in the development of organizational strategies in a business, health care, educational, nonprofit or Christian ministry organization?

NOTE:

  1. ALL blogs start with post leaders (see posting instructions below).
  2. ALL posts (leaders and responders) must answer the entire question substantively, succinctly and cited.
  3. ALL posts must be started and completed in the time frames provided in posting instructions below.

If you have questions, please do not hesitate to ask. We are learning together. Mastery comes from learning, not vice versa.

Posting Structures

Post 1 – Week 2

The posting pattern for online discussion will use a compacted online posting pattern:

  • Posts are limited to a three post maximum per Discussion Week.

Starter posts in Week 2 are limited to the following posting pattern:

  • All posts will require a substantive response* to ALL questions asked in the question (Three [3] for Week 2]) in the following pattern.
  • First posting is limited to ONE member from each team (as decided by team members) of the cohort posting a substantive response to the questions posed AFTER 6 am Week 2 – Day 2.
    • i.e. 1 post leader only from Education Team 1, 2, Health care team 1, 2, Business team 1, 2, Nonprofit team 1, 2 and the Christian Ministry Team.
  • Post Leaders will also add an identifier regarding the team they represent in the title of their post.
    • i.e. Servant and Strategic Leadership Tools ET1 (ET1 for Education Team 1), ET2, HC 1, 2, BT 1, 2, NP 1, 2 and CM as it relates to the team you belong to.

Post 1 – Week 2 – Post Leaders

First posters become the post leaders for the week and must post their first response to the questions posed fully and completely by 23:59:59 of Week 2 – Day 2.

Post leaders will post one substantive response* in responding to posts from other cohort members to their First Post to the question for Week 2 by Day 4 @ 23:59:59 of Week 2.

Post leaders will also post one substantive response* to one other Post leader thread outside their own by the 23:59:59 on Day 6 of Week 2.

Post 1 – Week 2 – All Other Posts For Week 2

All other cohort posts for Week 2 will provide a substantive response* to 1 post leader and 2 other posts from cohort members (3 posts total) between Week 2 – Day 3 @ 23:59:59 and Week 2 Day 7 @ 23:59:59.

  • Post Responses will also identify the post they are responding to by adding an identifier regarding the post they are responding to in the title of their post.
    • i.e. My View of Servant and Strategic Leadership Tools ET1 (ET1 for Education Team 1), ET2, HC 1, 2, BT 1, 2, NP 1, 2 and CM as it relates to the team you respond to.

Posts for specific areas are separated by Business & Non-Profit OR Health & Education as indicated by the categories below.

  • If you are Education or Health Care Streams DO NOT USE the Business & Non-Profit category for your posts.
    • Education and Health Care will interact in a separate environment from Business, NonProfit or Christian Ministry Streams
  • If you are Business, NonProfit or Christian Ministry Streams DO NOT USE the Health & Education category for your posts.
    • Business, NonProfit or Christian Ministry Streams will interact in a separate environment from Education and Health Care.

Categories for this post:

(Please use all categories plus your Stream identification related to your Stream and post accurately. Thanks)

  • ldrs501
  • Post 2.1
  • Business & Non-Profit OR Health & Education

*Substantive responses involve the following:

  • Shows deep higher order processing of relevant ideas.
  • Provides tremendous opportunity to build upon one another’s knowledge, insights, and experience.
  • Allows all members of the cohort to collaborate effectively regarding ideas shared in the forum.
  • Will, at times, lead to respectful challenging each other’s perceptions, ideas and assumptions.
  • Provides rich dialogue in the learning process.
  • Provides the opportunity for building a supportive subculture of encouragement for one another through shared ideas and challenging discourse.
  • Allows participants to focus on addressing the questions at hand fully and completely. Disagreeing and challenging one another based on the material under review and investigation so as to stimulate and edifying one another through the pure pursuit of the best information within the best framework of discussion – forum discussion questions (DQ).

Substantive participation may include (among other things):

  • Providing and developing a new thought, idea, or perspective.
  • Citing an experience or example of what we are learning and showing how it applies.
  • Adding a new twist on a perspective.
  • Critically reflecting on an idea/concept.
  • Questioning or challenging a principle/perspective and giving reasons for your questioning

Substantive Participation is NOT:

  • Very basic comments such as “I agree” or “I disagree.”
  • Restating what has already been said (unless there is a direct purpose in doing so).
  • Disrespectfully disagreeing.
  • Pat answers that are not thought – provoking

Below are examples of how to stimulate your thinking and the thinking of others when looking for new and unique approaches to a line of study or argumentation.

  • What would happen if we looked at this from this perspective…?
  • Other times it may be helpful to ignore the obvious and look into the less obvious answers to the question…
  • My consideration leads me to believe that…what is your experience with this?
  • You might want to approach this from this point of view…
  • Is it possible that…
  • Would you consider a different view…?
  • Maybe…
  • Possibly…
  • Sometimes…
  • I’m wondering if…
  • Do you think…
  • Perhaps…
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