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CSR 309: Wednesday January 11 Review (written Jan 18)

This class was like none other that I have ever experienced. The first few days of this course has gone that way so far. It has taken about a week-and-a-half to figure out where the assignments were and even longer to figure out what and how to blog on the web. Nevertheless, I finally have figured it out.

Wednesdays class began unlike the first, a memo was passed along with a message that was similar to that seen on the movie Batman and Robin. This message resembled something from the Joker, played by Jim Carrey. Unknowing what to make of the message, I sat in my seat waiting for the paper to be explained, and nothing. The same conversations kept growing, and the noise had become out of control. Finally, someone who had the courage, and the info I may add, stood up and let the class know what was to come.

Later several students stood up and began to speak to the class. They had no idea as to why they were talking, but it impressed our "CEO" therefore, they were willing to do it. Everyone had their own opinions, but for their own reasons, they did not stand up and speak their minds. I personally did not add my thoughts to the conversation because it was useless against the unorganized class. The students who did speak were criticized due to their inability to establish credible persuasion with everyone in the class.

The problem with our organization was that noone was on the same "page." Everyone had different expectations and different ideas to the order that information should be given and the thoughts that should be expressed. Nevertheless, the students who did stand up, united and became stronger when they had each others support. This resembles the template of the authority of todays organizations. There is a core group that leads a large number of successful people.

CSR 309: January 27 Review

This week has not been like the last two. In class there have been discussions and I have been learning from an observers perspective. I have not physically participated in these discussions but I have joined in mentally. It becomes very effective to my learning style that if I can see what is happening and then put my thoughts into the same situation, then I will be able to put that info to use.

Sitting in the audience and analyzing the prospective leaders, I can get a feel of what recruiters have in mind and what can/cannot turn them on/off. That exercise produced the most effective knowledge thus far in the semester and I feel that anyone who missed that class has missed out on a life changing experience. In my three things that I learned today response, I wrote these three remarks:

Recruiters do not want to hear about how "I am this, I am that, and I can be there for this..." -Everyone that stood up can say that Recruiters want someone who is different from the others, what makes you stand out? -There were only 30+ applicants and there were only 3 or 4 who clearly stood out As a member of a group, I wanted someone who can stand there and say that they would work with each person on a person/person basis. They could make these person/person experiences and put them together as a whole unit. They were no more important than the any other individual and their goals were to acheive goals with the rest of the group by their side. -Looking at most companies that are not successful, they have a distance between management and staff, they do not network these different groups well. This is why I was wanting a group focused leader.

CSR 309: February Review
Our class has been put into groups. This was done by random due to a limitation of time, and a list that was not clearly stated. Nevertheless, everyone ended up in a group (who was registered) and the deal that all of the classes negative scores were erased from our records. What a deal!! I wish our leaders would have consulted with their groups on the first big decision of the semester. That is why we have elected them I guess; to make decisions without speaking to us first. That was my insight on the first day of our groups.

I'm a member of Team 6 or 7 still haven't figured out the number, but I am with the right people. Erin, group 6 or 7's team leader, has done a good job thus far. She could be on time more, but other than that she is doing a good job of asking for ideas and what should she suggest to our "CEO." Our experience with the team tower builder was a good one. Team Cherokee (designated name for the day) was a little lame, but we came together despite our name. Duck Tape was the main theme other than the indian-like (Native American) home we built. Everyone contributed and we came up with something that everyone had their own say in. I saw growth with our small group from that second day of class. Since there were smaller groups, our group did not have anyone directly criticizing the others ideas. We asked for everyones inputs and then made decisions as a group.

Our guest speaker was Kirk Weisler. As soon as I heard him speak I knew that he was a mormon. I seem to have this mormon radar intuitiveness. I am engaged to a mormon and I don't agree with their beliefs but the group as a whole are super motivated. They just have a drive about them that is very typical of their religion. Other than the religion, Kirk had some good stories that were entertaining. His favorite quote was "the bar is so low." I seem to be taking after him, I have a lot of important things going on throughout this semester and it seems we put our BLOGS off last. The main point that I took away from that night was his reassurance that if things aren't what you are wanting, then only I have the ability to do something about it. Thats the message that Kirk delivered to me.

Leadership can be delivered in a wide range of ways. It could be a motivational speaker, a terrible instructor whose purpose is to teach us by failure, or even a lame southern movie with terrible picture and acting. But the movie we watched did deliver the message of leadership. From the beginning of acquiring believers to the typical final "heroic" count of the ballots this movie delivered what it takes to become a leader. It takes someone who has a desire and will to make a change. It takes unhesitated persistance to achieve the change that one desires. It takes followers who believe in that change. And it takes trust from the followers along with teamwork from those members who lend their helping hands. This is what the horrible film delivered.

In all February has been a long short month. I have learned so much from things that would typically not be of any interest to me. Its not the interesting topics, but the message that has been delivered. And its clear to me that leadership is teamwork, trust, focus, and desire for one goal.

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This blog is a narrative, you are not supposed to retell the classroom events, you are supposed to reflect on them and describe the leadership therein. I am also sure Dr. Feinberg has gotten on this person about not having enough entries. It is the end of March and not even a mention of the classes that went on over the last 23 days. There were a couple times that this person really found something insightful, such as this quote about Norma Rae: "It takes someone who has a desire and will to make a change. It takes unhesitated persistance to achieve the change that one desires. It takes followers who believe in that change. And it takes trust from the followers along with teamwork from those members who lend their helping hands." This is a good exaple of positive writing from this blog. Overall, it was pretty average.