Establishing a Constructive Climate.
Read Chapter Seven, Creating a Vision and Chapter Eight, Establishing a Constructive Climate.
Chapter Seven:
1. Can group members be working toward different visions and goals and still be effective? Why or why not?
2. Why do people resist change? What helps them overcome their resistance?
3. According to the Podcast, how did Steve Jobs define the vision of Apple? Use podcast link below. https://www.npr.org/2011/08/25/139948703/how-steve-jobs-ran-apple
Chapter Eight:
1. How can a leader have a significant impact on establishing group norms?
2. How would you go about finding out the unique ways that each member can contribute to the group?
3. Do you agree with Coach Boone’s tactic to achieve group cohesion in the video? See video link below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTVHJWi1PmA
References
Podcast/audio clip https://www.npr.org/2011/08/25/139948703/how-steve-jobs-ran-apple
Coach Boone’s Motivating Team Cohesion video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTVHJWi1PmA
Northouse, P. (2014) Introduction to Leadership: Concepts and Practice 4th Edition, Chapter 7 & 8, Thousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, Inc.