01 Jan Read at least one classmate’s

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Using an Appreciative Inquiry, write about your responses to the four questions below. Think about leaders who used participation to help a group see the potential and create that reality. Although this is not an interview, how might you use this to support your work in the group project?

1. Tell a story about a specific moment when you experienced a participative leader who helped a group create and achieve something exceptional? Who was there? What were you doing? What was happening?

2. Describe the things you most valued about:

1. the leader.

2. the nature of the work.

3. the organization’s culture or values.

3. What do you consider the core factor that gives life to this leadership interaction?

4. Using what you have described, what 3 wishes would you make to heighten the vitality and health of your own leadership behavior in the future?

Read at least one classmate’s Appreciative Inquiry. Comment on what most impresses you and is most memorable for you. Look for repeating patterns that may overlap more than one story about what gives life. How do these stories demonstrate or refute the importance of a leader discussing, modeling, embodying values and direction, or demonstrating how communities shape their reality? Describe the importance of participation in ownership.

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The Ropes to Know and the Ropes to Skip

Imagine it is your job to write a leader guidebook for new supervisors in your current organization. Write a list of 10 rules describing current practices and day-to-day behavior that the supervisors should follow in order to be successful. Then, write an analysis of whether these practices reflect Newtonian or New Science assumptions, giving examples and explanation for the position you take.

Read at least one classmate’s ropes to know and make helpful, insightful comments about similarities to and differences with your own list. Also note whether these guidelines reflect mechanistic or new science assumptions.