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PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 1
Discussion

Ohio State and Michigan Studies

Consider the findings from the Ohio State and Michigan
studies: Good leadership requires effectiveness on two dimensions – initiating
structure, commonly called task orientation, and showing consideration,
commonly called employee orientation. Evaluate a leader you know using those
two dimensions of good leadership. Describe how well that leader manages both
those dimensions. What is the outcome of their strengths or weaknesses in those
dimensions?

1. Describe a situation that would call for a more task oriented
leader.

2. In what situations would a more employee oriented leader
be more successful?

Which orientation do you reflect in your style of
leadership? Why do you tend to lean toward that style?

PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 2
Discussion

Communication & Power

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following
options:

Option 1: It has been said that communication controls,
motivates, provides release, and facilitates decision-making. What happens in
an organization when communication is limited? How does downward and upward
communication affect the functions mentioned above?

Option 2: TS Eliot wrote, “Half of the harm that is done in
this world is caused by people who have power and want to feel important. They
do not mean to do harm… they are simply absorbed in the useless struggle to
think well of themselves.” (Manning & Curtis , p. 167)

Please do Exercise 8-1, p. 169. What kind of power does your
supervisor commonly use, and what has been the outcome of their behavior…on the
employees, on the company?

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the
instructor. Respond to one peer who chose the option different from the one you
chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 3
Discussion

Personality, Values, & Ethics

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following
options:

Option 1: Values may be self-governing, but they do change
with time. The link between personality, values, and work ethic is difficult to
decipher. Your basic makeup is with you in every situation, especially in your
organization. Have your values changed as you have matured, or have they stayed
the same? Do you have different values than your parents or siblings? How do
values affect the cohesiveness of the workplace?

Option 2: A student who worked for Chipotle stated: “I love
the Chipotle standard that what’s best for the people (employees) is best for
the company and vice versa, so I always strive to do my best.” It sounds
simple, but in reality, that is a difficult culture to enact. Why do you
suppose that it isn’t common in most organizations? What is difficult about the
implementation of such a policy? Does everyone have the same definition of
“doing your best”? Will slackers perceive their best in a different
light? Can you count on most managers to model the appropriate behavior? Who
supervises the managers, and how are they held accountable, not only for
product, but for cultural expectations?

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the
instructor. If possible, respond to one peer who chose the option different
from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and
clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 4
Discussion

Employee Needs

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following
options:

Option 1: Please take a look at the bulleted needs described
on page 286: survival, security, belonging, respect, and fulfillment. Then,
describe how your organization meets those needs, and explain what they could
do differently to better meet the fulfillment needs.

Option 2: To kick off this discussion, remember what we were
discussing this week about happy employees. Our lecture talked about making
employees number one. How prevalent do you find this to be? Do you think it is
common? Why or why not? Is it a lack of knowledge, ignorance, or arrogance? You
would think that this concept was easy to understand. Do you think today’s
managers and leaders forgot to read the handbook on effective employee
management?

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the
instructor. If possible, respond to one peer who chose the option different
from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and
clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 5
Discussion

Organizational Climate

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following
options:

Option 1: Our text discusses the conclusion of research:
Diverse teams utilize diverse opinions and approaches and are generally more
effective in their accomplishment of tasks. Yet, the text states
“diversity appears to increase group conflict.”

In what ways does diversity make conflict into a positive
result? How can the appreciation and encouragement of people to be themselves
and share their thoughts result in cohesiveness and effectiveness?

What are some specific things you could do or say in any
group to decrease the conflict inherent in diversity and increase the
productivity inherent in many minds and styles working together?

How does dealing with diversity in teams help in avoiding
groupthink? Think about the forces of groupthink and how they can be dealt with
when diversity of opinions, ideas, strategies, is allowed to function in teams.

Option 2: As stated in Chapter 5, organizational climate is
the hallmark of integrated purpose, strong focus on the advancement of the
individual, and respect for all members. Discuss any situations you have
encountered in your vocational experiences where this cohesiveness was evident.
How did you feel? How do you think this climate affected turnover?

If you have not experienced this type of corporation, what
kinds of expectations would you have when you join it? How do you think the
employees feel about their situation?

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the
instructor. If possible, respond to one peer who chose the option different
from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and
clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 6
Discussion

Successful Change Management & Burnout

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following
options:

Option 1: Since change in the workplace is constant, a good
leader knows how to implement and lead effective change. A description on p.
418 and 419 explains how change affects top management, middle management, and
frontline employees. Read this section, and consider a time when you experienced
change in your organization.

Describe how people at those three levels in the
organization initiated or responded to the change. Did top management help his
or her middle managers prepare employees for and implement the change? Did
management understand the “losses” experienced by employees? Were employees
resistant to the change? How did management overcome that resistance?

Option 2: What is burnout? Who gets burned-out? Read the
stories about Joe in “We Buried Joe Today” and the “A tragic story” about
ambulance attendants on pages 432 and 433. Comment on the stories and similar
ones you may have heard about.

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the
instructor. If possible, respond to one peer who chose the option different
from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and
clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 7
Discussion

Beneficial Conflict & Cultural Sensitivity

Initial Post Instructions

For the initial post, respond to one of the following options:

Option 1: Conflict can be beneficial to organizations,
stimulating cohesiveness and creativity if managed correctly.. Based on this
week’s reading, what are some ways that employees can effectively manage
conflict in the workplace? Provide any examples of your experience(s) with
conflict in the workplace and support your statement to fix the problem with
the textbook.

Option 2: Cultural sensitivity is crucial to local and
global success. It is very difficult to be aware of and sensitive to issues and
traditions we are ignorant about. How can we decrease our own ignorance? Can we
be proactive about it, or do we just have to wait until someone alerts us that
we are being insensitive?

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the
instructor. If possible, respond to one peer who chose the option different
from the one you chose. Further the dialogue by providing more information and
clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references

PSYC305 Motivation
and Leadership

Week 8
Discussion

Looking Ahead

Initial Post Instructions

Take a moment to review again our learning objectives for
this course listed below. Identify one of the course learning outcomes and
share with the class how you feel you have mastered that learning objective.
What new skills or knowledge have you gained throughout the class that relate
to that objective? What activities, resources or experiences in class helped
you to gain that knowledge or skill? What strengths or weaknesses have you
identified in yourself as a team member and leader that relate to that
objective? What do you still have questions about or wish to explore further?

Given the need to design an effective strategy for the
leader of a short-term academic or workplace team project, describe how team
members with varying personalities and communication styles can be led
collaboratively in the successful completion of the project. (Covered in Week
2)

Given a work scenario where an important organizational
change has recently occurred, design strategies a leader can use to establish
quality leadership in that new work setting, considering effective leadership
variables, leadership qualities, and situational work factors. (Covered in Week
1)

Given a competition-driven workplace where the leader is
aware of important changes that may affect the market and alter the structure
of the organization, assess the need for a vision, and factors contributing to
organizational climate and power while considering the importance of values and
ethics in the workplace. (Covered in Weeks 3 & 5)

Given a work-group situation such as a team’s discrepancy
about performance, where the supervisor/manager has been asked by the members
to intervene, generate possible relevant resolutions that will increase worker
morale, acknowledge variables that define human relations in the workplace, and
account for team development processes, placing emphasis on the
leader/supervisor/manager role as team developer and facilitator. (Covered in
Week 5)

Given that a newcomer to an organization is promoted to
leader of an existing work group that has gone through a period of negative
business transactions, low work quality, and low morale, demonstrate how the
new leader can gain authority, establish quality as an imperative, and also
empower subordinates. (Covered in Week 4)

Given that a relatively new leader is asked to appraise his
or her subordinates, evaluate the different appraisal tools that could be used,
the possible consequences of performance appraisal, and the effects of
performance appraisals on discipline, compensation, behavior modification, and
professional development.(Covered in Week 6)

Given that a group is assigned to a completely new work
venue (or project) under the responsibility of a new but highly technically
trained supervisor, determine the different strategies that can be used to
ensure effective work assignment and work delegation and specifically analyze
the role of personality and job fit. (Covered in Week 3)

Given that in a group with strong ethnic or cultural
identity the supervisor/manager hires two new individuals who differ from the
existing group, assess the variables that would affect the resulting work team,
such as personality, sources of diversity, emotional intelligence, motivational
levels, and conflict resolution skills of all stakeholders. (Covered in Week 7)

Given a chosen business sector where new technologies are
being introduced, determine the different training and human resource
development strategies that could be used, the consequences of ineffective
change management practices, and the possible effects of, and ways of
preventing, stress and burnout. (Covered in Week 6)

Given an individual who has leadership experience or
aspirations, generate a proposal for the development and/or evaluation of a
leadership development plan, based on leadership and situational variables such
as team processes, sources and effects of diversity, organizational change
factors, ethics, personal and interpersonal psychological factors, hiring,
training, and performance appraisal procedures, power relationships, and
motivational factors. (Covered in Week 2)

Follow-Up Post Instructions

Respond to at least two peers or one peer and the
instructor. Further the dialogue by providing more information and
clarification.

Writing Requirements

Minimum of 3 posts (1 initial & 2 follow-up)

APA format for in-text citations and list of references