Week 8 learning
activity
To complete the learning activities, please create a new
thread for each theme and identify in the subject line the theme for which you
are responding. Students are expected to
post to all themes by Thursday and to at least two other students (across all
themes) by Sunday. In responding to the
learning activities and to other students, please be sure to use the course
material using in-text citations and a reference list to cite the source(s)
used. Remember, an in-text citation
cannot exist without having a corresponding reference list and a reference list
cannot exist without having a corresponding in-text citation. Use of the course material using in-text
citations and a reference list is always expected in the learning activities
and good practice for the assignments in the course.
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Week Eight
Learning Activity 1 Theme One: Understanding the unique
challenges facing leaders today, and the skills needed to meet them, will help
you as a leader to act decisively and proactively.
Maria Artos, a 25-year-old female graduate of Harvard
Business School, has just been appointed to the job of Director of IT in a
medium size business. Her immediate junior in the business, Anthony Jones, is a
53-year-old long term employee of the business.
He was passed over for the job that Maria Artos now holds.
First, identify all the leadership challenge issues that
might be suggested by this fact pattern.
As can be imagined, both Artos and Jones could feel
uncomfortable since Artos was told that Anthony Jones also applied for the
position and Anthony could be resentful for being passed over. Students will
create the opening interview/meeting between Artos and Jones on her first day
on the job. Use this week’s course
material to create the exchange between Artos and Jones.
In creating the exchange between Jones and Artos, have Artos
deal with all the identified issues using her “leadership relationship building
skills”. Note: In responding, consider that the situation is one in which the
skills from week five should be employed along with addressing the topic of
diversity.
