1. ORGL 500: Organizational Leadership For me, course provided the definitive answer for the difference between management and leadership. For the Army, management and leadership is often mistake and at times are seen as synonymous. “Pedagogy of the Oppressed” was a highlight for me to read in this course. The result was a lesson that humans are not objects as some leadership would contest. Each person we or I me lead has value and something to contribute. In the end, my leadership philosophy was developed.
2. ORGL 502: Leadership and Imagination
Leadership and Imagination, Architecture, and Music who knew?! I was taken by surprised when I signed up for this course and didn’t know what it expect as this was my first immersion. Dr. Hoover’s …show more content…
ORGL 550: Team Building & Leadership As a soldier, teambuilding is something is inherent in our culture. However, we, soldiers, are not taught how to build effective teams, leverage the personalities to strengthen teams, as well as great team building activities. These are the reason why I wanted to take this course. I have used several the exercises from this course, (Growth Circle, Helium Stick, and Spaghetti Challenge) to highlight the need for communication and effective relationship within teams.
4. ORGL 610: Communications and Leadership Ethics Understand why we, or others, do the things they do is important to communication. Cultural norms and various standpoints furthers greys the line between right and wrong. This course highlighted that being a leader means working with people with various views, norms, beliefs, or understand isn’t the hard part. Rather, finding the middle-ground or space for those with difference to begin to have a dialogue that leads to effective communication.
5. ORGL 615: Organizational Behavior and Theory I thoroughly enjoyed being introduced me to systems thinking and this course has inspired the want to learn more about Lean Six or Six Sigma. The workbook can casual loop diagrams greatly enhanced my ability to map our processes and see where vicious or virtuous cycles are
2. ORGL 502: Leadership and Imagination
Leadership and Imagination, Architecture, and Music who knew?! I was taken by surprised when I signed up for this course and didn’t know what it expect as this was my first immersion. Dr. Hoover’s …show more content…
ORGL 550: Team Building & Leadership As a soldier, teambuilding is something is inherent in our culture. However, we, soldiers, are not taught how to build effective teams, leverage the personalities to strengthen teams, as well as great team building activities. These are the reason why I wanted to take this course. I have used several the exercises from this course, (Growth Circle, Helium Stick, and Spaghetti Challenge) to highlight the need for communication and effective relationship within teams.
4. ORGL 610: Communications and Leadership Ethics Understand why we, or others, do the things they do is important to communication. Cultural norms and various standpoints furthers greys the line between right and wrong. This course highlighted that being a leader means working with people with various views, norms, beliefs, or understand isn’t the hard part. Rather, finding the middle-ground or space for those with difference to begin to have a dialogue that leads to effective communication.
5. ORGL 615: Organizational Behavior and Theory I thoroughly enjoyed being introduced me to systems thinking and this course has inspired the want to learn more about Lean Six or Six Sigma. The workbook can casual loop diagrams greatly enhanced my ability to map our processes and see where vicious or virtuous cycles are