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Leadership Development: Powerful Times, Powerless Times (20 points)

One of the keystones to Enabling Others to Act is developing competence and confidence in others.  We strengthen others when they feel a sense of power and that they have control over their lives.

This assignment has a 750-word minimum NOT COUNTING THE TEMPATE WORDS.  (Note: meeting the minimum word count does not guarantee a perfect score.)  The assignment will be graded as follows:

Good (20 points) Satisfactory (15 points) Unsatisfactory (0-10 points)
·         Responses to all items are detailed, well-developed, and supported with specific evidence.

AND

·         Uses critical thinking and shows depth in application of course content.

 ·         Most responses are detailed, well-developed, and supported with specific evidence.

AND/OR

·         Demonstrates surface-level understanding in application of course content.

 ·         Item responses are incomplete and/or very brief.

 

AND/OR

·         Demonstrates little insight into application of course content.

 
Writing must be appropriate for upper-division course.
Points will be deducted for grammar, spelling, syntax, and punctuation errors.

 

  • Think about a time or times when you felt POWERFUL as a result of what someone said or did. Describe what the person said and/or did. Be as specific as you can.

 

  • Think about a time or times when you felt POWERLESS as a result of what someone said or did. Describe what the person said and/or did. Be as specific as you can.

 

  • What is the impact on your productivity and your morale when someone does or says something that makes you feel powerful?
  • What is the impact on your productivity and your morale when someone does or says something that makes you feel powerless?
  • What are the implications for you as a leader? Share your reasoning.
  • What have you said or done recently to enable someone by making them feel powerful? Describe WHEN you actually did or said WHAT to enable WHOM.
  • What have you said or done recently that might have been disabling to someone by making them feel powerless? Describe WHEN you actually did or said WHAT to enable WHOM.
  • What barriers get in the way of you being able to enable others? What could you do to remove or reduce those barriers?