Week 7 Brooke McMahan

When this class first began, I really only thought of one stereotypical type of leader. Someone who is loud, can take command of a room full of people, someone like a boss. However, this class has taught me that leaders can exist in different forms. I think one of the biggest things I will take away from this class is that ny exemplifying your own skills and talents, anyone can be a leader. I thought this image represented this idea well, there is no one type of leader. This image serves as a reminder to me of this concept.

 

This image reminds me of one of the first discussions we had in this class; do leaders create change or does change create leaders? Leaders can act out and create change, yet this change can inspire others to become leaders and start change as well. This cycle is ongoing and this quote clearly represents this idea. This reminds me that when I am inspired to be a leader, I can be inspiring others to do the same as well.

Week 7 - Joshua D. Vaughn

This first image shows the largest lesson I have learned during this course.  Instead of viewing leadership as an individual character trait, I now understand it as an ever-evolving process.  There are a number of element that need to be incorporated or the leadership process will not be effective, which I believe this image represents.

The second image below is meant to represent the importance of coming together as a group.  Being able to incorporate multiple perspectives and benefit from Collaboration is critical to a successful change effort.  Even the leader must act as a teammate and not strike down the ideas of group members, and this was another important lesson I learned during this course.  I think that I will certainly benefit from this lesson and allow it to impact my leadership approach.

 

Liz Stuart Week 7

My first picture I chose was of a pack of wolves. Wolves follow a very specific structure with one leader that takes the position by power and force. This is very similar to coercive power leaders. Just as a leader has authority over a group, one wolf, the alpha, has power and authority over the others. That allows him to become the head of the pack and the leader of the group.

I chose a picture of a group clapping for my second picture because being a leader means having the respect of your audience. I think that referent power is extremely important in one's leadership efficacy. Here in this picture it's clear that the group respects what the leader has to say and his or her opinions and ideas. Having the trust and respect is essential to becoming a successful leader.

Sheelagh Social Change Reflection

I chose (another) image of the Peace Corps to represent what I've learned through the Social Change Model. Almost every lesson we have learned about and discussed, I have been able to apply it to my decision for wanting to join the Peace Corps and how I will be able to apply it once I am in my country at the beginning of next year. I think the 7 Cs represented all that is asked about a Peace Corps volunteer, from Commitment to committing to living in a rural village in a foreign country for 27 month, to Collaboration, being able to collaborate with other volunteers and members of your community to make it the best experience to both parties. I think it will be vital for me to remember the 7 Cs when I am trying to lead my community to the best of my ability a year from now, despite the hardships I may be facing.

I chose this quote from Dr. Seuss's the Lorax to also represent my feelings toward the social change model. I think the ultimate bottom line of learning about the 7 Cs and Social Change Model is realizing that a leader must lead by wanting to change something and acting on it. This brings up Common Purpose, a leader needs to be able to lead a group of people because they care enough for something, whether it be saving a forest or finishing a group project. The most important quality a leader can have is leading by example and by demonstrating the 7 Cs so that the leader will be respected and followed.

Week 7 Post: Curtis Kocher

 

The first photo I decided to choose this week which represents me and my overall thoughts on the Social Change Model was of a person thinking. One of the things I learned in this class was about the value of Consciousness of Self. In order for leaders to be successful by using Consciousness of Self, they must have the ability to reflect on prior experiences, and also take feedback in order to learn on how to improve their mistakes. Before this class, I had been placed in many leadership positions yet I rarely ever reflected on them and tried to learn from them. Now I understand that people who can look back on prior experiences can learn how to incorporate their values and principles into new leadership methods. I feel this photo represents me well because from now on, i will always reflect on my leadership experiences in order to improve on them. 

 

The second photo I decided to choose was a group of people that are formed in the shape of an arrow. Another thing that the Social Change Model taught me was in order for social change to work, everyone must share a common purpose. This can happen if each person collaborates their ideas together and in turn create shared visions. Before this class, I felt that sharing a common purpose was not important when leading a group of people. I thought that the main thing that was needed was the ability to just get along with everyone. I learned that getting people to share a common purpose can connect individual members together and it can help shape future goals. I feel that this photo is a great representation of me because now that I know how to get people to share a common purpose, I can lead them all in the same direction. To me, this photo shows a leader leading his followers in the same direction and i feel each follower understands what their common purpose is.

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Week 7 Kathryn Osbourn

This lead from behind quote reminds me of one of the hardest parts of being a change agent, and that is to as the person taking a leadership role to always put the ideas of others in front of my own, and that to be a leader takes sacrifice not only of my ideas for people to take apart and possibly reconstruct, but also that in order to be followed we must be willing to follow and in order to follow we must sometimes prove our worthiness by walking though some difficult situations. If we are consistent, and worthy of trust, and show dedication and courage we can truly become agents of change.


The second image that I choose probably most closely relates to what I have learned and thought about during this class. The image posted if of a United Nations Security Council meeting, but I liked the idea of the rount table. There is no head of the table, or person who's point of view is best or most important when utilizing the SCM. The round table encourages all members to respond, and allows everyone to see and face each other member at the table. The UN focus on maintaining peace, and security in the world especially for its members.

Week 7 Post: Scott Besko

 I chose these two images because I feel like they represent the Social Change Model to me.  The top image represents the importance of teamwork on leadership.  Before this class I thought that leadership was just about one person taking charge.  Now I completely agree with the Social Change Model that every person in a group creating change is a leader.  The bottom picture represents the value of commitment.  In the Social Change Model of Leadership Development there are Seven C's of Change. To me Commitment is the most important part to leadership.  If you do not have a passion for whatever change you are trying to make it will never happen.  You have to be fully committed.

Week7 post, Jiao Peng

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With this class, the most important thing what I learned and also the most impressive for me based on the Social Change Model, in my opinion, is about the collaboration. Social Change is Collaborative , which means that one person cannot fix a major societal problem.  I chose this picture because it is a good exposition of this point. During the process to promote the social change, everyone in different position coordinate and cooperate with other members in order to achieve the common goals. Teamwork is based team, and a team cannot just rely on a certain person's strength, but to rely on the strength of the entire team to create a miracle. Collaboration is an integral part of any one team and the essence is built on the basis of mutual trust and selfless dedication. Therefore, team members should also be complementary and mutual assistance.

This picture reminded me an important point in the process of social change. In the model of social change, if we want to know how to create social change, we need to locate root cause of problem at the first. Working as a leader who is committed to promote the social change, we must use an effectively way by collaborating with other members in the group. Because social change is a complex process that requires many elements and may people involved in order to create change.

Tyler Reading week 7

I believe that the most important idea that i have taken away from the social change model is that we must work together in harmony.  Citizenship, Common Purpose, Collaboration, and Controversey with civility all deal with working with others.  We can accomplish so much more if we work together and compromise between differing opinions and backgrounds.


I chose this image because the social change model is an ongoing process to leadership and change. Over time our opinions and perceptions of others opinions change. The issues that we face are also ever changing and we must be able to adapt.  We must learn from the past in order to make the future and our leadership skills better.

Susie Pohl Week 7

I think that overall, we need to recognize that change is a process and does not happen overnight. The seasons changing represents how change takes time and can look different during separate periods. It can be challenging and difficult like winter, or it can be exciting and new like spring. As a leader, recognizing how the process of change works is integral to know how to interact with the community and individuals of the group to stay motivated and focused. This also requires patience during all the seasons. For example, getting through winter is similar to getting through a tough period of change. It can be difficult and uncomfortable, but  a leader should be able to see the positives of winter and learn from the tough time periods  to grow in his or her mindset.

I chose an image of the stock market because a leader truly needs to make an investment in their cause. Leaders should be always willing to grow and investigate wise investments. At the same time, they need to be open to take risks so that they can learn from failure. They should be passionate about their cause because they will need to take the time to interact with community, better develop relationships with the people and be very active to show their interest. The stock market will not always be steady and it will not always grow as everyone desires, but these should be looked as opportunities to learn from. When failures occur or when good things happen, leaders truly need to step back and reflect on why certain things worked or did not work. Investigating and investment are essential.  

Kelsey Schweibert: Week 7

Before this class I thought that the only way I could make a difference was to rely solely on myself, I struggled with the idea of relinquishing control to others in order to have the desired outcome. But, through this course, I was able to understand that in order to be successful as a leader and to make the biggest impact, I must be willing to embrace what others bring to the table and relinquish control so that I can have the best results possible. Collaboration and learning to delegate is really a crucial part in the Social Change Model. Letting go of responsibilities and be willing to trust in the path that has been set is important (thus the above picture).   

I have always found myself to have a good idea of the person I am and how I want to represent myself. However through Conscious of Self, I really was able to look and evaluate my life and checked to see where I needed improvements on actually living up to my talk. It was a good wake up call, and one that I can carry throughout my life on a daily basis as well as in leadership roles. The change starts with yourself, in order to carry it out, you must commit and be the change.     

Week 7 Visual Post: Xuehua Chen

This image is an organization’s logo, which is PETA, stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. For me, I think social change model is a combination that people aware the right of animals, and people trying to protect them, and protect their rights. It is represent self-consciousness, people notice the serious problem that cause by human being. Nowadays, a group of people has common purpose to maintain the balance of society, and environment. Besides that people also try their best to collaboration together to achieve the same goals.

The second visual image I choose is hand with green environment that we live on right now. It is wonderful for people to commitment together to protect the only home that we have in the universe.  We have already had negative impact on the environment, but after we realize the problem that we caused, we start to change the bad impact into a positive impact. So in this imagine, it demonstrate the social change, commitment and also citizenship elements in our daily life.

Elizabeth Wenner- Week 7

I chose this image to represent a key aspect of leadership, which is collaboration. Leadership isn't an individual act but one done with the collaborative efforts. This image shows teamwork and collaboration to achieve a goal (though it's a silly image) showing that many things cannot be done individually.

The most important thing I learned from this class is that consciousness of self is crucial to being a good leader. Being able to know your own values, and yourself is the most important thing if you want to be a successful leader. This image represents being able to look at yourself and understand who you are.

Skyler Dutkiewicz Week 7

Week 7 Visuals

This first image represents the most important thing that I learned throughout this course. That is, that leadership is not simply one person delegating out responsibility and listing out demands and commands. Rather, leadership is a group of leaders acting collectively toward a common goal to inflict positive change in their community. It takes collaboration, it takes common purpose, and it takes commitment from each and every member of a team. This image is of MSU's football team and I like the way it represents that although Coach Dantonio is the explicit leader of the team, the team acts as one and comes together as one in order to work together toward common goals. This embraces what I learned during this course about collaboration and group effort.




The next image I am posting for our final week is another important aspect that I learned throughout this course. I learned that in order to initiate positive change and truly be a leader, you can't be afraid to have initative and stand out from the crowd to make things happen. Although a team effort is always  necessary and every movingn part of a team or organization must work collaboratively and collectively in order to accomplish common goals, each individual can not be afraid to stand out and take the lead on a project. This comes down to a personal commitment to a project and an initiative and jump-start mentality that makes things happen. This image represents this lesson I have learned.

Week 6- Charles Ellis IV

Current Event Connection: http://finance.yahoo.com/news/big-u-s--companies-you-might-not-know-are-religious-175228053.html

Congruence requires that one has identified personal values, belifs, attitudes, and emotions and acts consistently with those values, beliefs, attitudes, and emotions. You have to walk the talk. Congruence is very important to the Social Change Model because it is difficult to respect a hypocrite. This article is talking about Forever 21 and other stores that express their religion. On the bottom of Forever 21 bags, John 3:16 is there. I like how these companies are standing for their beliefs. Especially when it is difficult for people to stand for their beliefs without being accused of being radical or judging. Chick-fil-A had a controversy when they said they supported the family, but the biblical version. That was their opinion and belief, but it sparked controversy. It is nice to see them staying true to their beliefs even when society does not agree. I thought this article was really interesting because I have been to most of these places and have never know this information.

Week 7 Post: Overall reflection about Social Change Model - Yani He

The first picture I put here is about the Collaboration. Through the study during the first section, I am strongly sure that collaboration is a very important thing. Great things can happen when everybody is working from the same game plan. The real stories from our lives are all about collaboration like businesses, sport teams, and political campaigns. I think no matter how excellent we think we are, leaders cannot  to do changes without collaboration.

The second idea I want to mention though the Social Change Model is the Consciousness of Self. I think whether to be a leader or not, the first thing of a person should be realized is who he/she is or whom he/she wants to be. A leader who has good skills yet really self-awareness, he/she will still lead to a wrong way. In short time, knowledge may be enough, but for a long time leading, problems will occur, such as if one doesn’t know exactly in which condition he/she will have what kind of emotions, problems will occur during the process. Of course, he/she can’t be a good leader.

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Current event Connection
 http://www.voanews.com/content/mandelas-health-condition-deteriorates-to-critical/1687731.html

One of the greatest leaders our world has ever seen is in poor health and we may lose him very soon. I thought that he represented congruence very well through his journey to become president on South Africa. He was sentenced to prison for a crime he did not commit and was released 27 years later.  Throughout his time as the nations leader he stood by his beliefs and fought for ideals that were just and represented the common man. He was not changed after he had taken power like we see in many politicians.  He fought for these beliefs even when people disagreed with him and many people thought he was not fit for the position in the beginning because of his past.  You must stand for what you believe in even if other people disagree with you. You cant be afraid to have conflict with others and sacrifice your beliefs.



One of the strongest bonds that we have in our society is through marriage.  This is a large commitment to another person and you are committed to them "till death do us part". This commitment does not only affect the two people being married but if they have children they must be committed to them and you carry the responsibility of bringing them up right.  All this affects our nation as a whole because the large majority of people in our country are bound by this commitment.


I chose this photo to represent Consciousness of self for this week. This requires that we reflect on what we think of ourselves and it is a vital component to becoming a leader in today's society.  If you are to lead a group of people and understand what beliefs they might have you must first be aware of your own.  This is an ongoing process and our perception of ourselves can change through events in our life.

Week 6 Brooke McMahan

 

 

 

 

I thought this picture was a perfect example of commitment. After our country took such a serious hit in 2001, by the firefighters putting up the American flag at the sight of the world trade centers, hope was restored. The flag was a symbol our society coming together to rebuild. After this day, out country came together and had to commit to help make our nation a better place.

 

 

This image accurately depicted consciousness of self. Our book describes this C as understanding who we are and using that to create change. By understanding values, dreams, goals, and self-concept, we individually become the best we can be. In order to step up into a leadership role become change agents, we need to know where we come from and what is important to us.

 

 

 

Current Event Connection:

 

One of our topics this week from the Social Change Model was congruence. Congruence is displayed through individuals who have their own beliefs and values and actually act in accordance with those. The article I picked out describes a young girl's commitment to helping the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing. She talks about how her elementary school has a Value Code, and one of them is concern for others. The school promotes these ideas to the kids. The young girl, Lindsey Bartlett, takes this value and acts in a time when our country really needed it. She sold one dollar bracelets at her school, and was able to raise $675 dollars. In order for her to do this with the help of her school, she had to get it approved. The school puts on many charities but is unable to become involved in all of them. She had to present to school administrators, and later address the entire student body, for all of this to happen. She took the values she believed in and decided to act upon it, by helping the victims in the bombing. This girl clearly displayed congruence throughout this fundraiser. 

Week 6 Visuals and Current Event

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Consciousness of self is an extremely vital part in leadership. A lot of people in today's world try to be someone that they are not instead of just being themselves. In order to lead others, you have to be a truly genuine person, because if you are not, the people you are trying to lead will eventually see right through your "fakeness" and decide to go elsewhere. God put us on this Earth to be our own unique selves; that is all there is to it.



In order to accomplish greatness, a team or group of people must be completely committed to each other. This ring is an example of a team, in this case the Boston Red Sox, realizing their potential and working together to commit to winning a championship. Without commitment, teams and groups will soon start to break apart and eventually completely lose sight of what they want to accomplish. Commitment is a choice, and if a team chooses to commit to one and other, great things will come.

Current Event

My current event is from a few months ago when University of Cincinnati head football coach Tommy Tubberville took away a local high school player’s scholarship for the upcoming school year. This would not have been that big of a deal if the player would have been notified of this news months before signing day. However, the player was notified only 25 days prior to signing day. When college coaches decide to offer a high school athlete, they are promising them that that scholarship will be available for them all the way up to signing day, so if that student-athlete decides to sign with that particular school, they are able to do so. This was clearly not the case in this situation. College coaches give their word to these eighteen year olds athletes, and going back on that word can be heartbreaking, especially in this situation. This is a very good example of what congruence is not supposed to look like, and coaches everywhere can learn from it.

http://www.freep.com/article/20130113/HSS1201/301130234/Mick-McCabe-Cincinnati-coach-Tommy-Tuberville-leaves-Lansing-Everett-s-Jaleel-Canty-twisting-in-the-wind