MAN 3303 SFCC The Internal System Guided in Every Business Environment Essay
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FIRST ONE-
The finished project for Test 1 will be due the 3rd week of class. Please select one of these well-known
leaders (from business or leadership theory work) from this list and create a thorough report on them to
include these points in APA research paper style..5 page research paper in APA style with reference page.. Some of those listed above have lots of articles written about them but also don’t forget – many of them
have documentaries (Films) on their lives to include their struggles, successes and where they see
themselves in the future (if they are still with us, of course). So don’t forget to search everywhere to find
relevant, interesting information on the leader that you choose!
SECOND ONE- Reflection Journal-it can be as short as 300 words it doesn’t have to very long- This one is ” Discuss how power and politics have similar use”
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Project Test 1 Study Guide
The finished project for Test 1 will be due the 3rd week of class. Please select one of these well-known
leaders (from business or leadership theory work) from this list and create a thorough report on them to
include these points in APA research paper style or a narrated PowerPoint presentation.
Bill Gates – Microsoft Founder
Steve Jobs –Apple Founder
Tim Cook – Current Apple CEO
Reed Hastings – founder of Netflix
Henry Ford – Founder of Ford Motor Cars
Michael Dell – Founder of Dell Computers
Donald Trump (as a business person) – Trump Hotels
Mario Rio – Founder of Waste Nation
Jeff Bezos – Founder of Amazon
Sheryl Sandberg – COO of Facebook – formerly worked at Google/author of “Lean In”
Angela Merkel –Chancellor of Germany
Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture.
Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors.
Abigail Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Fidelity Investments.
Gail Boudreaux, President and CEO, Anthem.
Carol Tomé, CEO, UPS.
Jane Fraser, CEO of Global Consumer Banking; President, Citi.
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Biographical information from Birth to Death or their current point if they are still living.
Discuss why they are known as a leader in their industry. Also discuss what kind of industry in
which they are involved.
Also discuss the company culture that existed while they were with the company or if they
founded the company – explain how they had the idea and grew the company from the idea.
Discuss the company’s financial success that existed while they were with the company.
Discuss and apply at least 2 concepts from Chapters 1-5 that you feel they did a good job of
emulating and discuss why.
Discuss at least one concept from Chapters 1-5 that they were not very good at emulating and
discuss why.
Also include any other interesting facts about the person or the company.
5 page research paper in APA style with reference page OR 8 PowerPoint slides complete with
references on last slide. If you choose the PowerPoint option – please include appropriate images and
appropriate PowerPoint animation and transition styles and add narration to your PowerPoint as if you
were presenting in person to the class. The PowerPoint will not be complete without your narration and
narration counts 50% of the test grade.
Some of those listed above have lots of articles written about them but also don’t forget – many of them
have documentaries (Films) on their lives to include their struggles, successes and where they see
themselves in the future (if they are still with us, of course). So don’t forget to search everywhere to find
relevant, interesting information on the leader that you choose!
REFLECTION JOURNAL
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Reflection Journal #3
Student’s Name
South Florida State College
REFLECTION JOURNAL
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While reading chapter five, reward power really stuck out to me. Lussier and Achua refer
to reward power as, “the user’s ability to influence others with something of value to them
(Lussier)”. When I read this definition it reminded me of many situations I have been in over the
years. When I was younger, my older brother would try to influence me with money to clean his
room or to do his chores for him. It also reminded me of high school; teachers influence students
to get good grades so they can have the opportunity to pass the class and earn scholarships. It
almost seems like bribery to me.
In the management position we go back to positive reinforcement, “a method of
encouraging continued behavior offer attractive consequences (rewards) for desirable
performance (Lussier)”. To influence others with positive reinforcement is appropriate to use
incentives such as giving hard working employees badges, pins, jackets, pay raises, bonuses,
promotions, etc. I experienced positive reinforcement by earning a pay raise and a promotion
during my time working as a cheerleading coach, flexibility/strength and tumbling instructor.
From the experience that I have had, positive reinforcement is a great tool for managers to use.
Lussier and Achua explain that, “a leader’s power is strong or weak based on the ability to
punish and reward followers (Lussier)”. I worked for a leader that had a strong ability to punish
and reward their followers and I have also had a leader with weak ability to do so. A boss that I
have had in the past had great ability to punish and reward their followers by giving or taking
away rewards such as promotions and recognition. I witnessed my boss pull aside one of my
former co-workers to tell them that their work ethic was not up to par and they would be moved
back down to their previous bagger position if their behavior did not change. On the other hand, I
REFLECTION JOURNAL
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have had a boss let employees talk on their phone on the job, not wear appropriate attire to work,
and continuously arrive late. In my opinion, this is an example of a leader with weak power.
Reward power is an important aspect of leadership. It is a great tool to help influence
behavior of followers and to continue productivity. I have learned a lot during my experiences of
reward power and reading about it in chapter five. When/if I become a manager I will definitely
implement these techniques to better my leadership skills.
REFLECTION JOURNAL
!4
References
Lussier, Robert N., and Christopher Achua F. “Chapter 3/Types of Reinforcement.” Leadership:
Theory, Application & Skill Development. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning,
2013. 93-94. Print.
SFSC/Reflection Journal Rubric
MAN 3303 Leadership and Management Practices- Dr. Linda Davis
Follow this rubric that I will use to grade your reflection journal and you can use it
to create your reflection journal entries in paragraph form.
20 points possible – 1 due each week for a total of 8 – upload to D2L as well
(dropbox).
Font: TNR 12pt.
Pages: double spaced
Word Count: 450 or higher
Proficient
Content –
Relevant/appropriate
content tied to the
Topic of a chapter to
the real life
leadership
experience or
observation (5 pts)
Correct spelling and
grammar rules
observed (5 pts.)
Sufficient Word
Count (450 or higher)
(5 pts.)
Discuss Outcome of
the activity – How wil
you apply this
particular
leadership/mgmt..
topic (5 pts.)
Totals (out of 20 pts.)
Developing
Unacceptable
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The finished project for Test 1 will be due the 3rd week of class. Please select one of these well-known
leaders (from business or leadership theory work) from this list and create a thorough report on them to
include these points in APA research paper style or a narrated PowerPoint presentation.
Bill Gates – Microsoft Founder
Steve Jobs –Apple Founder
Tim Cook – Current Apple CEO
Reed Hastings – founder of Netflix
Henry Ford – Founder of Ford Motor Cars
Michael Dell – Founder of Dell Computers
Donald Trump (as a business person) – Trump Hotels
Mario Rio – Founder of Waste Nation
Jeff Bezos – Founder of Amazon
Sheryl Sandberg – COO of Facebook – formerly worked at Google/author of “Lean In”
Angela Merkel –Chancellor of Germany
Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture.
Mary Barra, Chairman and CEO, General Motors.
Abigail Johnson, Chairman and CEO, Fidelity Investments.
Gail Boudreaux, President and CEO, Anthem.
Carol Tomé, CEO, UPS.
Jane Fraser, CEO of Global Consumer Banking; President, Citi.
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Biographical information from Birth to Death or their current point if they are still living.
Discuss why they are known as a leader in their industry. Also discuss what kind of industry in
which they are involved.
Also discuss the company culture that existed while they were with the company or if they
founded the company – explain how they had the idea and grew the company from the idea.
Discuss the company’s financial success that existed while they were with the company.
Discuss and apply at least 2 concepts from Chapters 1-5 that you feel they did a good job of
emulating and discuss why.
Discuss at least one concept from Chapters 1-5 that they were not very good at emulating and
discuss why.
Also include any other interesting facts about the person or the company.
5 page research paper in APA style with reference page OR 8 PowerPoint slides complete with
references on last slide. If you choose the PowerPoint option – please include appropriate images and
appropriate PowerPoint animation and transition styles and add narration to your PowerPoint as if you
were presenting in person to the class. The PowerPoint will not be complete without your narration and
narration counts 50% of the test grade.
Some of those listed above have lots of articles written about them but also don’t forget – many of them
have documentaries (Films) on their lives to include their struggles, successes and where they see
themselves in the future (if they are still with us, of course). So don’t forget to search everywhere to find
relevant, interesting information on the leader that you choose!
REFLECTION JOURNAL
!1
Reflection Journal #3
Student’s Name
South Florida State College
REFLECTION JOURNAL
!2
While reading chapter five, reward power really stuck out to me. Lussier and Achua refer
to reward power as, “the user’s ability to influence others with something of value to them
(Lussier)”. When I read this definition it reminded me of many situations I have been in over the
years. When I was younger, my older brother would try to influence me with money to clean his
room or to do his chores for him. It also reminded me of high school; teachers influence students
to get good grades so they can have the opportunity to pass the class and earn scholarships. It
almost seems like bribery to me.
In the management position we go back to positive reinforcement, “a method of
encouraging continued behavior offer attractive consequences (rewards) for desirable
performance (Lussier)”. To influence others with positive reinforcement is appropriate to use
incentives such as giving hard working employees badges, pins, jackets, pay raises, bonuses,
promotions, etc. I experienced positive reinforcement by earning a pay raise and a promotion
during my time working as a cheerleading coach, flexibility/strength and tumbling instructor.
From the experience that I have had, positive reinforcement is a great tool for managers to use.
Lussier and Achua explain that, “a leader’s power is strong or weak based on the ability to
punish and reward followers (Lussier)”. I worked for a leader that had a strong ability to punish
and reward their followers and I have also had a leader with weak ability to do so. A boss that I
have had in the past had great ability to punish and reward their followers by giving or taking
away rewards such as promotions and recognition. I witnessed my boss pull aside one of my
former co-workers to tell them that their work ethic was not up to par and they would be moved
back down to their previous bagger position if their behavior did not change. On the other hand, I
REFLECTION JOURNAL
!3
have had a boss let employees talk on their phone on the job, not wear appropriate attire to work,
and continuously arrive late. In my opinion, this is an example of a leader with weak power.
Reward power is an important aspect of leadership. It is a great tool to help influence
behavior of followers and to continue productivity. I have learned a lot during my experiences of
reward power and reading about it in chapter five. When/if I become a manager I will definitely
implement these techniques to better my leadership skills.
REFLECTION JOURNAL
!4
References
Lussier, Robert N., and Christopher Achua F. “Chapter 3/Types of Reinforcement.” Leadership:
Theory, Application & Skill Development. Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning,
2013. 93-94. Print.
SFSC/Reflection Journal Rubric
MAN 3303 Leadership and Management Practices- Dr. Linda Davis
Follow this rubric that I will use to grade your reflection journal and you can use it
to create your reflection journal entries in paragraph form.
20 points possible – 1 due each week for a total of 8 – upload to D2L as well
(dropbox).
Font: TNR 12pt.
Pages: double spaced
Word Count: 450 or higher
Proficient
Content –
Relevant/appropriate
content tied to the
Topic of a chapter to
the real life
leadership
experience or
observation (5 pts)
Correct spelling and
grammar rules
observed (5 pts.)
Sufficient Word
Count (450 or higher)
(5 pts.)
Discuss Outcome of
the activity – How wil
you apply this
particular
leadership/mgmt..
topic (5 pts.)
Totals (out of 20 pts.)
Developing
Unacceptable
Purchase answer to see full
attachment
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