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Write an analysis of Margaret Wheatley’s theories and perspectives on leadership and organizations. There are no page number requirements for this assessment.

An analysis of someone else’s perspective on the application of the theories of leadership allows you to compare and contrast them against your own work experience and gives you a broader context with which to consider best practices you might want to implement in your own career.

• Context

  The resources for this assessment examine the new science of leadership as well as the use of personal, purpose, and change mastery. These resources can help you become familiar with why a sense of purpose gives meaning to and helps release the energy of an authentic and congruent leader. Out of a sense of purpose, leaders develop the courage to put language around their vision.

• The suggested readings also address how a leader adapts to change and why noticing resistance to change helps a leader examine ineffective old patterns. In order to lead others through change, leaders must trust themselves to think simultaneously in the present and in the future. This requires the ability to adapt and deal with ambiguity and anxiety in the midst of unfolding reality.
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  Questions to Consider

  To deepen your understanding, you are encouraged to consider the questions below and discuss them with a fellow learner, a work associate, an interested friend, or a member of the business community.

• Based on the readings from the Cashman text, linked in the Resources, consider the following:
  • Personal Mastery: How does self-observation, which you may consider an inquiry into authentic self-expression and values and self-limiting beliefs, help enhance a person’s capacity to lead?
  • Purpose: What are you learning about what you value? What is important and gives meaning to your life and work? Why might this reflection be important to a leader’s development? How might this reflection, or the others you have done, be the basis for the leader interviews you will conduct in this course?
  • Change: What are you learning about your comfort or resistance to change and your tendency toward potential versus loss? How might you use these questions in your upcoming interviews with leaders? Why is it important for a leader to understand his or her reaction to change? What is a leader’s role in influencing and coaching other people through change? How might change mastery apply to interviewing protocol and questions?

• Resources

  Required Resources

  The following resources are required to complete the assessment.

  School Resources

  Click the links provided to view the following resources:

  • New Business Realities of the 21st Century.

  
  

  Suggested Resources

  The following optional resources are provided to support you in completing the assessment or to provide a helpful context. For additional resources, refer to the Research Resources and Supplemental Resources in the left navigation menu of your courseroom.

  Resources

  Click the links provided to view the following resources:

  • Thinking Habits of Mind, Heart, and Imagination.

  Library Resources

  The following e-books or articles from the University Library are linked directly in this course:

  • Brown, T. (1993). The ‘new science’ of leadership. Industry Week, 242(2), 14.
  • Cashman, K. (2017). Leadership from the inside out: Becoming a leader for life (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.
    • Chapters 1, 3, and 5 of this e-book are particularly applicable.
  • Wheatley, M. J. (2006). Leadership and the new science: Discovering order in a chaotic world (3rd ed.). San Francisco, CA: Berrett-Koehler.

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  Internet Resources

  Access the following resources by clicking the links provided. Please note that URLs change frequently. Permissions for the following links have been either granted or deemed appropriate for educational use at the time of course publication.

  • London, S. (1997). The new science of leadership: An interview with Margaret Wheatley. Retrieved from http://www.scottlondon.com/interviews/wheatley.htm…
  • Center for Creative Leadership. (2012). Retrieved from http://www.ccl.org/index.shtml
    • You may use this Web site to examine the types of training, development, articles, and conferences available for leaders.

• Assessment Instructions

  Research Margaret Wheatley’s New Science of Leadership theories. You will find useful information in the Resources, including Scott London’s interview, “The New Science of Leadership: An Interview with Margaret Wheatley,” and Margaret Wheatley’s book, Leadership and the New Science: Discovering Order in a Chaotic World.Write an analysis of Wheatley’s theories and perspectives of leadership and organizations. Address the following in your analysis:

  • Identify the main points and theories of leadership reflected in Wheatley’s observations.
  • Describe examples from your work experience that reflect Wheatley’s observations.
  • Analyze the New Business Realities relative to Wheatley’s leadership best practices.

  When referring to sources in your assessment, remember to use proper APA format for your citations and references. In addition, remember to edit and spell check your document before submitting it.

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