ldr630 all week assignments latest 2018 january

Week 1 assignment

Benchmark – Servant Leadership and Christianity

In the Topic Materials you were introduced to Robert Greenleaf's principles of servant leadership. You also read biblical passages related to servant leadership. Using a graphic organizer such as a Venn diagram, illustrate the similarities and differences between Greenleaf's principles of servant leadership and those presented in the biblical passages.

In 500 words, summarize how both Greenleaf and Christianity call people to serve and discuss how one feels when called to serve as a leader. In your summary, include discussion of the idea that power comes from giving it away and putting oneself in the position to serve others. Using Matthew 20:20-28 and Greenleaf's principles of servant leadership as a basis, discuss how taking the role of a servant can make one a leader. Provide specific examples to support your ideas.

Submit your graphic organizer and written response as a Word document or pdf.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Week 4 assignment

Nonprofit Servant Leader Profile

Conduct research and use the links below to locate a reputable nonprofit organization that serves people and the community as a servant leader:

https://topnonprofits.com/lists/best-nonprofits-on-the-web/

https://www.charitywatch.org/top-rated-charities

http://www.tampabay.com/americas-worst-charities/

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=521#.VgsXP_lVhBc

Create a poster, PowerPoint presentation, brochure, YouTube video, etc. that illustrates how the nonprofit organization puts servant leadership into action. Within the informational piece, include written or verbal documentation of the following:

Specific information about the servant leadership principles employed by the organization

Examples of how implementing servant leadership principles has helped the organization achieve success while having a positive impact on people and the community.

Discussion of which servant leadership principles you recognize as most valuable and would consider integrating within your own organization.

Submit your assignment as a Word document, PowerPoint presentation, a PDF file, or YouTube video link.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Week 5 assignment

Servant Leadership Experience

Find an opportunity to demonstrate servant leadership in your organization or community through volunteering or serving others. The experience should be something that is new for you and takes you out of your comfort zone. The goal of the experience is to get a tangible moment to think about leadership from a different perspective. Rather than looking at a leader in the hierarchical sense, look at it in terms of what the results of your volunteering could do for others and how, if done consistently, it might influence change or produce a positive impact for the greater good. Submit a one or two paragraph summary of your intended servant leadership activity for approval by your instructor. Include the name of the organization and contact information for the organizational leader. You will use this activity as the basis for the Servant Leadership Analysis assignment in Topic 8.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

You are not required to submit this assignment to Turnitin.

Week 6 assignment

Applying Servant Leadership

Select and research a contemporary political, social, religious, or business, leader to learn about how the leader employs Greenleaf's principles of servant leadership to motivate, influence, and lead others. You may use the "Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders" handout in the Topic Materials if you need assistance locating potential leaders. Write a 500-750 word paper that addresses the following.

Summary of the principles of servant leadership employed by the leader.

Specific examples to illustrate the leader's application of servant leadership principles.

Information about the unique way the leader inspires followership.

Discussion of what would you seek to emulate or see more of in your own organization from both the people who lead you and the leadership you provide to others?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders

Individual Servant Leaders

• Joe V. Tortorice

• James Hacket

• Al Walker

• Tim Hohmann

• William Pollard

• Cheryl Bachelder

• Eric Stenman

• Kip Tindell

• Bill Marriott

• Howard Schultz

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Albert Schweitzer

• Mother Teresa

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Truvett Cathy

• Herb Kelleher

• Tony Hsieh

• Richard Murphy

• Warrick Dunn

• DeAngelo Williams

• Henry Ford

• Bill Gates

• Major Dan Rooney

• Harriet Tubman

Corporate Servant Leaders

• Jason’s Deli

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

• Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen

• AutomationDirect.com

• SAS

• Wegmans Food Market

• Zappos.com

• Nugget Market

• Recreational Equipment (REI)

• Container Store

• Whole Foods Market

• QuikTrip

• Balfour Beatty Construction

• TD Industries

• Aflac

• Marriott International

• Nordstrom

• Men’s Wearhouse

• CH2M Hill

• Darden Restaurants

• Starbucks

• Chick-Fil-A

• Southwest Airlines

• Hobby Lobby

• The Toro Company

• Medtronic

• Landry’s Bicycles

• Synovus Financial

• Folds for honor

• 7- Eleven

• Banner Health System

• Food for the Hungry

• Trilogy Health Services

• US Cellular

Week 7 assignment

Benchmark – Servant Leadership and the Greater Good

Research a servant leadership organization of your choice or one of the organizations listed on the "Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders" handout in the Topic Materials. Selections do not need to be limited to businesses. Entities such as hospitals or educational institutions are also acceptable. In a 750-1000 word paper, address the following.

Provide a summary of how the organization implements the principles of servant leadership in the way it interacts with or provide service to customers, hires and manages employees, and models its operations and policies.

Discuss specific commitments the organization makes to stakeholders and how implementing servant leadership affects not only the organization, but also the community and the common good.

Knowing that most organizations do not function with the principles of servant leadership as part of their operations, discuss how the concepts and behaviors associated with servant leadership might be a source of conflict or might create operational challenges within the organization. Provide examples to support your ideas and discuss specific ways the organization's leader has addressed these challenges.

What do you see as the greatest benefits for organizations that adopt the principles of servant leadership as their operational model? Provide specific examples to justify your opinions.

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.

Individual and Corporate Servant Leaders

Individual Servant Leaders

• Joe V. Tortorice

• James Hacket

• Al Walker

• Tim Hohmann

• William Pollard

• Cheryl Bachelder

• Eric Stenman

• Kip Tindell

• Bill Marriott

• Howard Schultz

• Nelson Mandela

• Martin Luther King, Jr.

• Albert Schweitzer

• Mother Teresa

• Mahatma Gandhi

• Eleanor Roosevelt

• Truvett Cathy

• Herb Kelleher

• Tony Hsieh

• Richard Murphy

• Warrick Dunn

• DeAngelo Williams

• Henry Ford

• Bill Gates

• Major Dan Rooney

• Harriet Tubman

Corporate Servant Leaders

• Jason’s Deli

• Anadarko Petroleum Corporation

• Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen

• AutomationDirect.com

• SAS

• Wegmans Food Market

• Zappos.com

• Nugget Market

• Recreational Equipment (REI)

• Container Store

• Whole Foods Market

• QuikTrip

• Balfour Beatty Construction

• TD Industries

• Aflac

• Marriott International

• Nordstrom

• Men’s Wearhouse

• CH2M Hill

• Darden Restaurants

• Starbucks

• Chick-Fil-A

• Southwest Airlines

• Hobby Lobby

• The Toro Company

• Medtronic

• Landry’s Bicycles

• Synovus Financial

• Folds for honor

• 7- Eleven

• Banner Health System

• Food for the Hungry

• Trilogy Health Services

• US Cellular

Week 10 assignment

Benchmark – Servant Leadership Analysis

Analyze your volunteer experience by writing a 1,000-1,250 word reflection focused on your volunteer experience. Examine how volunteering enabled you to practice the principles of servant leadership. Reference and address the following in the paper.

Summarize your servant leadership volunteer opportunity by sharing the who, what, when, where, why, and how of the experience.

Which of Greenleaf's principles of servant leadership did you implement and learn the most about through completing the servant leadership experience? Provide examples in your discussion.

Both Greenleaf and the biblical passages referenced in the various Topic Materials focus on the idea that power comes from giving it away and that taking the role of a servant can make one a leader. Discuss whether or not your servant leadership volunteer opportunity helped you to find yourself as a leader in this way. Provide supporting examples.

Use examples from your servant leadership volunteer opportunity to discuss the idea that serving others as a leader might influence change or produce a positive impact for the greater good.

Think about your personal leadership skills and style and discuss what your learned about yourself as a servant leader from completing the volunteer opportunity.

Looking forward, how will you use what you have learned about the principles of servant leadership in your workplace, organizations with which you are involved, and in your personal life?

Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.

This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

You are required to submit this assignment to Turnitin. Please refer to the directions in the Student Success Center.