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5.4 Observational Exercise

1. To develop an understanding of different types of leadership skills

2. To examine how leadership skills affect a leader’s performance
Directions

1. Your task in this exercise is to observe a leader and evaluate that person’s leadership skills.
This leader can be a supervisor, a manager, a coach, a teacher, a fraternity or sorority officer, or
anyone who has a position that involves leadership.

2. For each of the groups of skills listed as follows, write what you observed about this leader.
Name of leader: ________________
Administrative skills 1 2

 RATING 1-5 1 BEING POOR 5 BEING VERY GOOD

Managing people Managing resources showing technical competence

Being socially perceptive showing emotional intelligence Managing conflict

problem solving strategic planning creating vision

Questions
1. Based on your observations, what were the leader’s strengths and weaknesses?

2. In what setting did this leadership example occur? Did the setting influence the kind of skills
that the leader used? Discuss.

3. If you were coaching this leader, what specific things would you tell this leader about how they
could improve leadership skills? Discuss.
4. In another situation, do you think this leader would exhibit the same strengths and weaknesses?
Discuss.

5.5 Reflection and Action Worksheet
Leadership Skills
Reflection

1. Based on what you know about yourself and the scores you received on the Leadership Skills
Questionnaire in the three areas (administrative, interpersonal, and conceptual), how would you
describe your leadership skills? Which specific skills are your strongest, and which are your weakest? What impact do you think your leadership skills could have on your role as a leader? Discuss.

2. This chapter suggests that emotional intelligence is an interpersonal leadership skill. Discuss
whether you agree or disagree with this assumption. As you think about your own leadership,
how do your emotions help or hinder your role as a leader? Discuss.

3. This chapter divides leadership into three kinds of skills (administrative, interpersonal, and
conceptual). Do you think some of these skills are more important than others in some kinds of
situations? Do you think lower levels of leadership (e.g., supervisor) require the same skills as
upper levels of leadership (e.g., CEO)? Discuss.

Action
1. One unique aspect of leadership skills is that they can be practiced. List and briefly describe
three things you could do to improve your administrative skills.

2. Leaders need to be socially perceptive. As you assess yourself in this area, identify two specific
actions that would help you become more perceptive of other people and their viewpoints. Discuss.

3. What kind of problem solver are you? Are you slow or quick to address problem situations?
Overall, what two things could you change about yourself to be a more effective problem solver?

Your final research project will consist of a literature review on a specific category of psychological testing. Please review the Week 7 Assignment for details. 

In Week 7 of this course, you will be asked to submit a literature review similar to a manuscript’s introduction for a research paper. This will provide a conceptual overview of a topic related to tests and measurements, synthesizing for the reader what research has been conducted on the topic, what is currently known about the topic and what is not (yet) known. This paper should NOT simply list previous studies that have been conducted and what was done in those studies. Instead, you should build a story about what the status of current knowledge is on your topic based on your scholarly examination of the literature; your synthesis of the literature on this topic as an author must be clear in this literature review.

For Week 6 (this week), you will submit an outline of the introductory literature review. It should include in-text citations and references to at least 10 peer-reviewed journal articles.

Please note that the outline should not contain Roman numerals or alphabet-style labels.  Labels will be headings that would be appropriate for the paper. Use paragraph form to describe what you will discuss in each section (see below):

For the Week 6 outline:

1. First, give a brief overview of what your paper topic is and what you will accomplish in the paper (thesis statement)

2. Use headings to group the major themes (and subthemes) you will cover in the paper. Be specific with your headings and check that they match what you are discussing (with the same level of specificity).

3. Under each heading, briefly describe what you will discuss in the section and use in-text citations to support the major points you will make. Begin paragraphs with the main point you will make in the section, then use citations to support that point. Note- citations should be integrated into paragraph form to demonstrate what specific points they will support. Citations should NOT simply be listed at the end of the paragraph. Demonstrate how the citations support the point(s) you are making.  This will help you prepare for synthesis (looking across multiple studies) rather than a simple point-by-point (reporting) approach. Expect to have multiple citations under each heading. If you have a proposed section with only one citation, note that you will search for/include more in the final paper. 

4. Use at least 10 scholarly peer-reviewed articles.  You may include more, as 10 is the minimum (not maximum).  

5. Use APA style, including the title page, appropriate grammar, spelling, mechanics, citations, and references. 

Outline examples will be discussed in KL (Week 6).  Attend or watch the recording before submitting the assignment.

Please click on the “Week 6 Assignment: Outline/Reference Section” link above to go to this week’s assignment. Your assi

1. Community Resource Survey Informational Flyer

You will conduct a survey of resources within your Fayetteville community, cumberland county, NC 28314 etc. that offer assistance to elderly adults, particularly those in underserved populations, in ONE of the following areas listed below. Your task is to create a one-page informational flyer about your selected topic. 

• Healthcare services, obtaining prescription drugs, medical rehabilitation

2. Guidelines/Instructions: PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. POINTS WILL BE DEDUCTED FOR FAILURE TO FOLLOW INSTRUCTIONS. 

Community Resource Survey Informational Flyer
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs) for this assignment.
1. Examine political, legislative, and policy issues affecting the health of older adults.
2. Collaborate with clients and other health care professionals in the care of the older
person in the home, acute care, long-term care, or alternate community settings.
3. Investigate barriers to health promotion and health maintenance strategies for older
adults.
Flyer Guidelines
You are to create a 1-page informational flyer that can be displayed or handed out as a
resource for older adults in your community, particularly those that may live in under-resourced
or under-served areas. You should limit your survey to the community in which YOU live—
and that could be a small town, your county, or a specific community within a town or county
(Example: “Steel Creek” area of Charlotte), etc.
Your flyer should focus on ONE of the following areas listed below.
 Healthcare services, obtaining prescription drugs, medical rehabilitation
 Transportation services, shopping/errands
 Groceries/nutrition/food security
 Companion care, adult daycare
 Housing/Assisted living and/or nursing home facilities/ memory care
 Recreation/social activities/Educational activities for the elderly
 Spiritual/faith communities & services geared toward the elderly community
 Flyer is to be creative, colorful, and eye catching.
 Rubric for grading is included in canvas.
The flyer should include the following:
1. Create a slogan for your informational campaign. Ex. “Step Up for Seniors in Steele
Creek – Companion Care Resources” (preferably, something a lot more creative than
that!)
2. What is the exact location (street address) & contact information of the services/facility?
3. What populations are served?
4. Specifically, what services are available to the seniors?
5. Is there a cost associated with the service(s)? If so, what type of payment is accepted?
6. Who is the owner/sponsor of the business/service?
7. Is the service run by volunteers or paid employees?
8. Is the service associated with any governmental agency or program? If so, identify the
agency.
9. Any references used should be in APA format (7th edition) at the bottom of the flyer.
10. Please include your name on the flyer itself.

3. NSG 400 community Resource Flyer Rubric 

  you will continue developing your Academic Success and Professional Development Plan by developing the final component–a review of your specialty standards of practice. You will also submit your final version of the document, including Parts 1–4. 

You have been asked to lead a ten-person team within your department. You know that several of these team members have not worked well together on previous group projects, so you have decided to put the team through a series of team-building activities.

Select any one of the following starter bullet point sections. Review the important themes within the sub questions of each bullet point. The sub questions are designed to get you thinking about some of the important issues. Your response should provide a succinct synthesis of the key themes in a way that articulates a clear point, position, or conclusion supported by research. Select a different bullet point section than what your classmates have already posted so that we can engage several discussions on relevant topics. If all of the bullet points have been addressed, then you may begin to re-use the bullet points with the expectation that varied responses continue.

• Define your top three goals or objectives for the team-building activities for the scenario. Defend why those goals are appropriate. Also assess at least two other possible goals and justify why they did not make your top-three list.
• Select two articles that discuss whether team-building activities really help. Briefly note what you learned from the articles. Did they guide you to select the best activities, or did they warn you away from certain activities? Justify three best practices for team building activities that emerge from the articles.
• Team dynamics include both productivity (task) and cohesiveness (relationship) components. Identify three team building activities and assess the extent each influences on productivity and cohesion. Evaluate how cohesion and productivity are linked.

The final paragraph (three or four sentences) of your initial post should summarize the one or two key points that you are making in your initial response.

Your posting should be the equivalent of 1 to 2 single-spaced pages (500–1000 words) in length.

You must now submit your final version of your leadership goal.  This is not an academic goal.

It must make you a better leader (physically, mentally, emotionally, spiritually, etc.).

S – Specific

M – Measurable

A – Achievable

R – Relevant to leadership

T – Time dated

 You are what you eat.” Have you ever heard that? Although that saying is not exactly true, what we do eat does impact how we concentrate in class, work, perform in sports, and even affects our moods. The purpose of this activity is to deepen learning through reflective thinking. Follow these guidelines when completing this assignment: 

• Keep a log of the foods and drinks you consumed (breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks) from Monday through Friday (no weekends).
• After reviewing your food log at the end of week 1, please answer the questions below:
• How many days did you eat breakfast? __________
• How many days did you eat at least 1 fruit? __________
• How many days did you eat at least 1 vegetable? _________
• How many days did you eat “junk food” (chips, candy, etc.)? ________
• How many days did you drink soda? ______
• How many total ounces of water did you drink per day? ______

At the end of the week, reflect on what you ate for the week. Rate your nutrition for that week on a scale from 1 – 10 (with 10 being the best). Support your answer with examples of why you gave yourself that rating. Describe ONE change you would like to make to your diet. Reflect on what went well and what could be improved. Be sure to write in complete sentences. A strong paragraph is at least 5 sentences.

• The paper should be at least 5 sentences (approximately 100 words) in length.